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Location: Derby U.K. | 3 years ago I was diagnosed as having degenerative disc disease so I had to pack in my job and stop playing guitar. I have undergone extensive physiotherapy and have recently discovered that as long as I only use shallow or super shallow bowl Ovation guitars I can comfortably play again. I managed to get a Special Balladeer which is fantastic but I would like to know which Ovation would be considered 'top of the range' with a shallow or super shallow bowl so I can get one of those too. Do any of the yearly specials come with shallow bowls?, the only ones I have ever seen have been deep bowls.
I promised my father that I would buy the guitar of my dreams with my inheritance but I've had to wait till now to start looking and I don't want to waste a once in a lifetime chance. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome TLG!
There are super shallow Adamas guitars as well as some Custom orders available! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Custom Elite or Custom Legends came with shallow bowls. Last I knew, Noah had a beautiful red Custom Legend for sale that I passed up because I didn't want a shallow bowl. You could spend more money, but it would be tough to beat. Maybe you could buy 2. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Hi TLG,
if you are looking for a used one, the 83 and 84 Collector's came with Super Shallow Bowls and especially the 84 should sound, from what I have heard, very good. I have a 1869 Custom Legend from the late ninetys (with the Optima Preamp with built-in tuner, if this is a criteria) that sounds very good. Only beaten by a Shallow Bowl Adamas II I have played in a Guitar Shop once. But even my 1868 Elite I used to have had a good acoustic sound.
So, if you are looking for acoustic sound in a shallow Bowl, the first to look for would be a Adamas II 1881, a Custom Legend or a 84 Collector's.
Or go the Custom way, like MWoody said, and let the factory build the guitar of your dreams. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | '84 Collectors or an Adamas 1881....
but a Custom Legend would work too... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Ditto Jeff (with my vote going narrowly to the Adamas 1881). |
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Location: SoCal | Welcome TLG :)
Dream analysis... You want to acquire the guitar of your dreams. Can you make out anything else about the guitar other than its bowl is shallow?
In the wood-top shallow bowl category, the guys forgot about the '92 Collector's Edition which had a Tamo Ash top.
Ordering an Adamas with a cutaway shallow bowl would probably be your best route. You would be getting a new guitar with the new electronics and a lifetime warranty. The Adamas, with its composite top, has an inherent immunity to temperature/humidity changes.
In my opinion, if you are thinking of collecting shallow bowls, get an '84 and '92 Collector's along with a Cherry Cherry Burst Custom Legend. And then order an Adamas.
Oh, by the way, did anyone mention that the Adoption Center has a '92 Collector's and a near mint CCB Custom Legend (w/XLR and OP50 preamp) :D
I would suggest to experience many different Ovation models before deciding on wood-top or Adamas. |
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Location: SoCal | The 1997 Collector's with its parlor bowl might also be something you might want to try.
If you plugin, but like that Ovation look, you might want to try an EA68. If you like nylon strings, maybe an EA63 or a Godin Multiac. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | and TLG, have you tried the new Contour bowl? If that works for you it opens up a world of possibilities... best of luck in your quest. |
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Location: Derby U.K. | WOW, thanks guys, I've left messages and requests on other non-related forums and it usually take around a month to get one reply let alone 8! of them.
All I have to do now is find a shop in the U.K. that has any of these models in stock so I can try them. I wont be gigging but I will be recording a lot so the pre-amp is a concern, the op24# on my Balladeer sounds great and I have no problem tunig up so an older model wouldn't be out of the running. I think I'll have to do a bit of travelling and try as many as I can and if that fails I'll consider enquiring about a 'custom' model. Is there anyone on here from the U.K. who has or knows of anything suitable for sale?
regards Ian (TLG)
http://www.myspace.com/senutreldrag |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | I had the Mothership make me my dream baby, a S/S Custom Elite LX. It took about 3 months to get from the time it was ordered, but it was worth the wait; Al Pepiak was the coordinating genii who made it possible. If you want the particulars, I'd be glad to e-mail them to you. I've had her for almost a year now; it was a very good decision for a bunch of reasons.
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Location: CT | If you don't wanna wait for a custom ordered guitar, S.Shallow bowls come up on eBay all the time. You should be able to get 2 top of the line guitars (I'm thinking a 6 and a 12 string here) in excellent condition for less than a new custom ordered guitar. A couple of the collector years had a 6 & 12 ('85 and '86, maybe others), you could get a matched set. Cool! 
...or custom order one of these!!!
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Location: Upper Left USA | TLG,
In order to become an official member you may want to adopt a Blues Name. Feel free to use your initials, your login letters or just wing it. Generally a Good Blues name contains an infirmity, a fruit and a Farmer's last name:
Follow the instructions below for the genuine thrill that comes with discovering your real Blues Name:
From the first list, take the name using the initial of your first name.
From the second list, do the same with your middle name.
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | 1881 or 1869, or a custom order like everyone else has said.
Definitely find exactly what you want first, that makes picking one easy. The great thing about custom orders is you can get literally anything you want. Even this:
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Location: Upper Left USA | One of our own, Paul Templeman is a Dealer in the UK. He may chime in and assist any time.
If he starts orating on cappoes and G-Bands don't let him scare you away!
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Location: Derby U.K. | MWoody....Somehow I just don't find the name 'Happy Jones' very appealing so I'll stick to TLG(The Lawn Grower) if that's ok with everyone.
Jewel's Mom...yes please send me all the details you've got!.
Brainslag...I don't really want a 12 string and a twin neck would be physically impossible for me to play.
Edensharvest...oooh that's pretty!
Paul Templeman...PLEASE CHIME IN! |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Odd. I would have thought JW would have been all over that "Happy Jones" by now.
Verbally anyway. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Yep, Master Templeman would be an excellent source. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | What is the Brit version of "Olly-Olly-Oxen-Free"? |
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Location: Spain | TLG there is nothing to stop you buying the guitar in the US and shipping it, both my Adamas's(adamii?) came that way to spain. Taxes may apply though . |
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Location: Derby U.K. | I hate to tell you this but Olly-Olly-Oxen-Free is a brit phrase! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | No way! You stole that too!
That was the game ender when we played ring-a-leevio about... 35 years ago on the East Coast.
The other game was Football, Kennedy style... |
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Location: Derby U.K. | It was used as a way to tell children to run to 'home' during hide and seek(as in run run or you'll be trampled) and it dates back to the 1300's and obviously came over there with the emmigrants...sorry! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | So next you'll tell me that my Dad didn't invent French Toast... |
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Location: ranson,wva | i though mind did....damn this truly is a sad day..lol jason |
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Which Ovation should a disabled guy buy?
