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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | The 97C and 87C are both EXCELLENT guitars that don't sound anything like the 02C or each other. I'd warn you about the slippery slope, but methinks you may just be in free-fall already.  |
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| Reading some of your posts gave me this envy of 97C and 87C. And you are one (the only one ?) who owns both. What are the pluses of each one ? If I have to get one, which one first ?
Free-fall ? For the moment I'm gliding with this beauty, together high in spite of my poor guitaristic level.
But... how could I wait for a so long time before getting an Ovation ? I'm 45 years old, and I was dreaming of an Ovation at 18 ! I started playing again guitar recently, after a long stop.
And I'm really delighted with my first Ovation. So... the fall is imminent ! I hope laws against "wooden parachute" will not be taken... [Sorry Mr Administrator, that's not politics but only a bad joke !] |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Hollymood, you like many here including myself are experiencing the same sort of mysterious force, don't try and fight it, you cannot win.
I came here with a £50 Applause and since have had too many Ovations. My 97 (wide nut) is STILL residing in Texas waiting for delivery and a 87-4 is finding tough to source. But I've owned all the other collectors I think worth considering and have settled on the 06 and 07, they're kinda of ying and yang.
Now if you're after wood then a large number of people here think (and remember this is just opinion) that the Elite 1537 is probably one of the finest wood tops ever made, it's certainly one of the loudest! So perhaps that would be a good one to try next, and possibly easier to locate than a 97 or 87.
So I am in the unenvious position of having run out of Ovations to covet/own. I am now working my way through the Adamas range, I only mention this as it could easily happen to you!!!
Be careful out there, the slope is slippery. |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by Hollymood:
But... how could I wait for a so long time before getting an Ovation ? I'm 45 years old, and I was dreaming of an Ovation at 18 ! I started playing again guitar recently, after a long stop. You sound like at least half of the membership here. |
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| I thank you a lot for your advice Dweezil, coming from someone who knows about what he is speaking !
I've seen the Elite 1537 on the Ovation website. Very nice guitar.
But tell me Dweezil, how do you act to buy in USA from UK ? Do you have personal postal adress there ? Or do you "babysit" your purchase at one's OF home ? I am very interested because of my own "far from everywhere" living... |
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What about 2002 collector's ?
