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| Very cool site and glad I found it.
I’m a long-time Ovation player and recently revisiting the brand. I have an Ovation Balladeer that I’ve owned since about 1990, but at some point the electronics went wonky and the soundboard cracked, so it was relegated to camping guitar duty. I replaced it with a Yamaha which has been a very nice gig guitar. About a year ago it got run into by an amplifier and it cracked on the edge of the soundboard/side. I had it repaired, but it recently cracked again (rats) and I’m playing a lot more acoustic these days. The Yamaha still plays and sounds fine, but I thought a backup was in order.
I love the neck on my Balladeer, so when I saw a deal on a barely used CC057 I jumped on it. When it’s unplugged, it sounds like plastic. But plugged in and EQ’d properly, it sounds great. I’m very pleased, so much so that I expect I’ll be using it a lot on stage.
I live in Metro Detroit and play in three bands, The Robin Moore Band (americana), Brother’s Inc. (classic rock), and Madigan’s Attic (traditional Irish).
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Welcome Bruce! If you're anything like the rest of us, you'll have two different Ovations for each of your bands within about a year.  |
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Location: Jet City | patchmcg - 2012-02-17 1:49 PM ...If you're anything like the rest of us, you'll have two different Ovations for each of your bands within about a year...) 2? That's all? Guess I went a bit overboard. Welcome Bruce. You're still a newbie, but now you can post with the rest of us throughout the site. |
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| Thanks for the welcome and access. Much appreciated.
I don't think I'll make it up to two per band because I have a strict "use what you buy" policy that makes things easier between Ms. lp_bruce and I. As it is, I've got four electrics, three six-string acoustics, and a 12 string. BUT as I said, I've always loved the way they feel in my hands (which is critical to me) and I'm a fan of that signature Ovation sound. So you never know...
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