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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I prefer to think of him as, "Soporific". |
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Location: WNC-God's Country | My first memories of Ovation are my Dad singing Jim Reeves, Eddie Arnold,Marty Robbins etc..I had no idea that I would become a collector of these guitars. I have a couple of buddies who own music stores and they constantly give me a rash of @#*( about my Ovations... I don't go for the flavor of the day guitar, I go for the guitars that have become a very important part of me...Welcome BT717...These guys are GREAT!!!
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Location: Nashville TN. | Originally posted by alpep:
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I know a "bunch" of you do not like Taylors due to their Expense and "snobbyness" portayed, ...
so so so so wrong
I have played many and have yet to have one speak to me. They tend to lack personality
in all wood I perfer Martin or Guild |
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Location: Jet City | This is a great forum for sure. Can't wait to hang out with some of you on the 4th.
As for Taylor vs Ovation.... We're talking Apple and Oranges.
Taylor vs any other wood box, I'll take another wood box.
My Washburn sounds and plays just as good, and to get a Taylor with the same sorts of woods and appointments...
Well I could buy at least 6 more Washburns... Actually, I think I need some more round backs! |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Basically, the Taylor people don't get it. The people here do. That's why they can appreciate Ovations and other guitars. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | By the way, I think taylors are OK, they don't do anything for, but they don't, as Al says, "speak to me." |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Yeah, this is a good place to come and unwind, bend a few bon mots with people who appreciate wit and a fine turn of phrase.
There's Americans too.
PS: 73% of what Tup said is 67% true, 8 times out of five. Keep in mind that 86.5% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
By politicians, salesmen, and Sociology Post-doc lecturers. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The only Taylor that has called out to me is the one I own (which is the Doyle Dykes Signature Model).
Not a typical Taylor sound and sounds like no other in the stable. Very smooth almost jazzy kind of guitar.
Every other "T" I have tried was underwhelming. |
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Location: CT | I almost bought a Taylor 12, I like them, but are a bit too much buck for the sound. If I had bought it, I would consider myself a Taylor owning Ovation player. In that respect:
A lot of "Ovation Players" own Taylors.
Few "Taylor Players" own Ovations. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I prefer to think of him as, "Soporific". Nobody has to get hurt here... just put the thesaurus on the table and back... slowly... away... |
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Location: CT | Im not looking anything up in the thesaurus today guys. Take it easy on me. Stick to easy words. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Silly buggers! The Thesaurus has been extinct since the Plasticine Age! |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I prefer to think of him as, "Soporific". Nobody has to get hurt here... just put the thesaurus on the table and back... slowly... away... |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by fillhixx:
Silly buggers! The Thesaurus has been extinct since the Plasticine Age! I thought it was the Thorazine Era. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Weaser P:
I'm afraid I disagree, Wask. Soporific? I think somebody does have to get hurt. Eh. I figure if I can contribute to the amount of time Jeff spends unconscious I've done my part to improve the quality of life for the rest of us. |
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Location: NJ | The Ambien of the OFC . . . |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Well Wabbit, you got me there. I know much more about Plasticine than Thorazine, and I intend to keep it that way.
As long as they keep making coloured comics I'm fine. (calm down, I meant the paper kind, not Richard Pryor!) |
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Location: GA USA | Dead honky! |
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Location: NJ | :D |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Back on topic: The point is not Taylors or any other guitar brand. The point BT makes is that this is GREAT forum. And I know that everyone of us completely agrees on THAT. Welcome again.
Dave
PS - I'm really not a bad guy, honestly.
PSS - 50% of what I say is not true. 90% of what others say about me is not true. Let's start with the facts though. Tuppy not normal, he's a ukelele player! He owns lots of guitars, but I've never seen him play one, just those stupid 4 string mini things. :D
As far as guitar forums go, this one really is great. I would never have believed that I could make friends through an internet site. I've been to several OFC events and can say that the members I've met are the absolute best.
So BT717, we will look forward to meeting you at the next OFC Factory Tour. Just make sure that you leave the Taylor at home. Not because you might get ridiculed or won't sound good at the jam, but Jeff W. might be tempted to launch it in his trebouchet. ;)
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I heard a rumor that Jeff was very different from his online persona. Fairly quiet and reserved. That was before he brought the trebouchet to the last OFC tour. Haven't heard the rumor since. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | trebuchet videos |
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Location: south east Michigan | Having met Jeff a couple times now I'll still stick with "quiet & reserved" in person personna. To quote Dr. Fronkensteen, "Quite, Dignity, & Grace". |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
I heard a rumor that Jeff was very different from his online persona. Fairly quiet and reserved. That was before he brought the trebouchet to the last OFC tour. Haven't heard the rumor since. Still water....
by Slipkid:
Having met Jeff a couple times now I'll still stick with "quiet & reserved" in person personna. To quote Dr. Fronkensteen, "Quite, Dignity, & Grace". ... after years (and years) of admonition and advice from mental health professionals, judges, parole officers and random women, I've learned to edit my "blurt" impulse in public.... |
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