|
| Random quote: "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." - Bob Marley |
 Ovation Ultra GP 1431-1 - Red Blanket Redux, Part III
| View previous thread :: View next thread | |
| Members Forums -> Ovation Electric Guitars | Message format | |
Damon67 |
| ||
Joined: December 2006 Posts: 6994 Location: Jet City | Another one I kick myself over everytime I think about it. Frickin gorgeous top, smooth neck transition, killer Super Distortion pups... man! At least it's close by. I had the chance to visit with it again during our NW Gathering last summer. ♦Ovation Ultra GP♦
| ||
| |||
| Mr. Ovation |
| ||
| It really is an awesome guitar. It was just the right combination of parts that make it work I think. I honestly don't think it was planned to come out as good as it did.. Oh sure.. set neck, schaller hardware and dimarzio pickups and you can't go too wrong, but I think the combination of woods that were used, the finish, and all that resulted in a special "mojo" combination. Other guitars, made at different times by just about anyone who makes guitars, just do not sound or feel the same as these GP's. The GS's are nice guitars, with the same sort of theory behind them, but they sound like any other strat copy with dimarzio pickups, but the routing around the body makes it look cool. You could buy all the parts easily today, you'd pay way more than you could pick up a GS for, and it would sound as you'd expect. It would sound like a strat style guitar with dimarzio pickups. I used DiMarzio Super 2's on several guitars and frankly didn't notice anything special about them until I played a GP the first time. They sound different in a GP. Don't know why, don't really care... they just do. For those that have played the Academy guitars.... it's same kinda thing.. compared to other guitars, even other ovations in the same class, it sounds Waaaaay better than it should. The GP wasn't a cheap guitar to start out, just a combination of import and usa products assembled in Connecticut. But I'll hold it up against a Les Paul any day of the week. The only department that it falls short is weight. It's a heavy bugger. But, maybe that in itself is the reason for the tone. Who knows... but glad I have one  | |||
| |||
| Tim in Tidewater |
| ||
Joined: December 2005 Posts: 1234 Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | I lack your photography skills Damon, but a good friend was able to take these of my Wine GP. Edited by Tim in Tidewater 2012-02-15 6:06 AM (100_0072 (Large).jpg) (100_0073 (Large).jpg) (100_0074 (Large).jpg) (100_0075 (Large).jpg) (100_0076 (Large).jpg) (100_0077 (Large).jpg) (100_0078 (Large).jpg) (100_0079 (Large).jpg) (100_0080 (Large).jpg) (100_0081 (Large).jpg) (100_0082 (Large).jpg) (100_0083 (Large).jpg) (100_0084 (Large).jpg) (100_0085 (Large).jpg) (100_0086 (Large).jpg) (100_0088 (Large).jpg) (100_0089 (Large).jpg) (100_0091 (Large).jpg) (100_0092 (Large).jpg) (100_0093 (Large).jpg) (100_0094 (Large).jpg) (100_0095 (Large).jpg) (100_0096 (Large).jpg) (100_0097 (Large).jpg) Attachments ----------------  100_0072 (Large).jpg (76KB - 6 downloads) 100_0073 (Large).jpg (63KB - 0 downloads) 100_0074 (Large).jpg (55KB - 1 downloads) 100_0075 (Large).jpg (61KB - 0 downloads) 100_0076 (Large).jpg (44KB - 0 downloads) 100_0077 (Large).jpg (61KB - 0 downloads) 100_0078 (Large).jpg (59KB - 0 downloads) 100_0079 (Large).jpg (49KB - 0 downloads) 100_0080 (Large).jpg (59KB - 0 downloads) 100_0081 (Large).jpg (54KB - 0 downloads) 100_0082 (Large).jpg (99KB - 0 downloads) 100_0083 (Large).jpg (67KB - 0 downloads) 100_0084 (Large).jpg (69KB - 0 downloads) 100_0085 (Large).jpg (65KB - 1 downloads) 100_0086 (Large).jpg (57KB - 0 downloads) 100_0088 (Large).jpg (47KB - 0 downloads) 100_0089 (Large).jpg (88KB - 0 downloads) 100_0091 (Large).jpg (58KB - 0 downloads) 100_0092 (Large).jpg (64KB - 0 downloads) 100_0093 (Large).jpg (50KB - 0 downloads) 100_0094 (Large).jpg (56KB - 0 downloads) 100_0095 (Large).jpg (58KB - 0 downloads) 100_0096 (Large).jpg (80KB - 0 downloads) 100_0097 (Large).jpg (58KB - 0 downloads) | ||
| |||
| WillaMuse |
| ||
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 1433 Location: Right now? | Aye karumba! Gorgeous. Both of them!  Willa | ||
| |||
| GregDK |
| ||
Joined: October 2003 Posts: 148 Location: Munich | |||
| |||
| AussieJames |
| ||
Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3084 Location: Brisbane Australia | Here's one of mine........Moody still has my black one ......I hope!! AJ Edited by AussieJames 2012-04-10 5:26 AM (Ultra GP with friends.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Ultra GP with friends.JPG (52KB - 2 downloads) | ||
| |||
| ProfessorBB |
| ||
Joined: January 2006 Posts: 5881 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | |||
| |||
| moody, p.i. |
| ||
| |||
| stonebobbo |
| ||
Joined: August 2002 Posts: 8307 Location: Tennessee | |||
| |||
| Jump to page : 1 Now viewing page 1 [25 messages per page] |
| Search this forum Printer friendly version E-mail a link to this thread |
| This message board and website is not sponsored or affiliated with Ovation® Guitars in any way. | |
| (Delete all cookies set by this site) | |