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Location: Chicago | Strong testimony about an all-acoustic Ovation record made in 1969/70 (From an interview with John McLaughlin; thanks to Numbfingers for the link). JM makes the comparison between recording on his first axe--Balladeer--and pianist seeking acoustic and lyrical beauty in doing a solo recording on acoustic piano (as opposed to a synth):
Q: "MY GOAL\'S BEYOND" had you playing an Ovation?
JM: That was the best acoustic I could find. I never liked a Martin sound; it's great, but it was a folk guitar. And liked the Hummingbird, but what I liked about the Ovation was its projection. Plus, you ever throw an Ovation on the ground? It bounces back up. It's really hard to break. But that record ... in a way, it's the difference between synthesizer and piano. You hear recordings of acoustic piano, and there's a sonority that goes with beautiful music, or more lyrical music, anyway. |
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Location: Chicago | Just learned this from Moody. So there was a relationship with Ovation for well over a decade!
Moody p.i. wrote McLaughlin never played with a 1773LX. That guitar only came out in the last 4 years. He played a full bodied Ovation Classical, a 1613, if my memory is correct. I don't remember ever seeing him with a different Ovation nylon string....... |
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Location: SoCal | Dob, he played Ovation steel strings as well.... |
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Location: Chicago | That is what this post is about: The link is to "My Goal's Beyond"--my starting point on guitar and Ovation. It is a Balladeer, all-acoustic, beautifully recorded. He is responding to a question about this album and his steel-string. I just continued into nylon territory. |
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