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Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez

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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-06-08 10:44 PM (#370247)
Subject: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		This is an awesome guitar. And I am particularly happy that I managed to grab it.
The choice of sounds between the Viper P'ups and the undersaddle Piezo are great Fun!
That thing that looks like a missing switch on the front is a plug-in for 9v power for the preamp.
That is more Woody creativity.
Woody sent me a "Y" cable... I didn't realize it's importance.
I have a Roland "Cube Street" which has a Mic channel and a Guitar channel.
So I can plug the piezo side into the mic channel which has Delay/Reverb...
And plug the magnetic Viper p'up side into the side with the DSP emulators!
I can do all that and pretend that I can actually play the guitar! :eek:

The guitar itself is really Purdy. This is a one-of-a-kind guitar.
Plus it has the Breadwinner/Deacon shape. This is the definitive Ovation Solid-Body shape.
Kinda like epaulets, this is distinctly Ovation. It is just so Kewel! :D



Now I need to get back to playing with my new toy.
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2ifbyC
Posted 2010-06-08 11:15 PM (#370248 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast
Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
I can do all that and pretend that I can actually play the guitar!
Day-um, I knew I shoulda grabbed that one...

Thanx Arthur, nice report. Appreciate ya takin' the time out to fill us in. Now away with ya, back to keepin' the neighbors awake ...
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-06-08 11:45 PM (#370249 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Actually I play pretty quietly. And it is still quite early on the Left Coast.

To continue my report--

The Breadwinner/Deacon body shape is one of the most Comfortable I have ever played! :eek:

Besides Eastwood, why haven't more companies tried to copy/clone it?
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2010-06-09 3:08 AM (#370250 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez


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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest		"Besides Eastwood, why haven't more companies tried to copy/clone it?"

Actually several have over the years. There were at least two before Eastwood, but their names elude me. Someone else will likely have the links.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-06-09 5:56 AM (#370251 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR
Posted by Mr. Ovation:
"Besides Eastwood, why haven't more companies tried to copy/clone it?"

Actually several have over the years. There were at least two before Eastwood, but their names elude me. Someone else will likely have the links.
I discovered this website... Building the Ergonomic Guitar
They have some interesting guitars that lean towards the Deacon/Breadwinner design.

As to some other BW Clones, Shamway and Klien come to mind...
But only because I saw them while looking through webland.
Oh, and Forshage...
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guitarwannabee
Posted 2010-06-09 7:14 PM (#370252 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez


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Location: Michigan		is that mark farner " parker fly " i see in the background ? GWB
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Captain Lovehandles
Posted 2010-06-09 10:18 PM (#370253 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez



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Location: GA USA		That's quite a catch, OMA. And I agree totally about the comfort of the shape - standing or sitting.
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MWoody
Posted 2010-06-09 10:27 PM (#370254 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez



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Location: Upper Left USA		The best part is seeing the Boyful smile on OMA's face!
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MWoody
Posted 2010-06-09 10:30 PM (#370255 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez



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Location: Upper Left USA		It would be nice to see Mother put out a Deacon VXT retro themselves. Slice it and hollow it out like the Messina Deacon.

Hint, hint, nod, nod...
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-06-09 10:33 PM (#370256 - in reply to #370247)
Subject: Re: Deacon VXT Report - in compliance with Iffy's Rulez



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR
guitarwannabee asks:
is that mark farner " parker fly " i see in the background ? GWB
That is a P-Series, P-36.
Bolt-on neck, piezo bridge, made in Indonesia.
I got it "On Sale" after Parker decided that imports were bad for it's image... (Uh, Fender?)
Nice Tele-Clone if you see one for cheap.
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