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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Charlie Ramon:
I've never realized that the contour bowl has no rear door. How do you access the electronics?
Good question, Karl!
 
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Charlie Ramon:
I've never realized that the contour bowl has no rear door. How do you access the electronics? Standard plastic contour bowls on single soundhole guitars do NOT have an access hatch.
Standard plastic contour bowls on multi hole guitars DO have an access hatch.
Hand laid contour bowls do NOT have an access hatch.
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Location: SoCal | Always hesitant to express an opinion unless I am laying my money on the table.
However, the ONLY reason I am not considering is that I have the U681T, the 47RI and the OFC...means that I am broke!
Personally, I think they made an awesome instrument...top of the line pre-amp, 1st example of a production contour bowl for an Adamas, cutaway, etc. No question in my mind as far as playability. Far better package for the stage or studio performer.
And, if any are left by NAMM, I would expect the dealers (domestic and foreign) to close them out.
OFC does influence the market as there are pictures, comments, and reviews. We saw it in the 47RI and some of the other Ovation/Adamas reissues. I believe that the OFC helped push the production numbers of the 47RI up due to excess demand. Even the 30th Anniv CL - I know of one San Diego dealer who told me a couple of the CL's sold to buyers who had seen it on the OFC.
Hint to the factory - would be better for the bottom line to give us pictures and description prior to shipping, not after. Our membership are fanatics from all over the world. Where else can you have FREE ADVERTISING. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | I know of another forum where this is done. Where the forum members are asked for their wishes for guitars to come in the future. And future limited editions are pronounced early enough to see how they are appreciated.
Clever from the marketing side, yes, but it also gives the customer a warm feeling of being recognized and integrated in the process. You do not just feel like a number that either buys or not.
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Originally posted by Charlie Ramon:
I've never realized that the contour bowl has no rear door. How do you access the electronics? Standard plastic contour bowls on single soundhole guitars do NOT have an access hatch.
Standard plastic contour bowls on multi hole guitars DO have an access hatch.
Hand laid contour bowls do NOT have an access hatch.
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Location: NJ | Can you pop the preamp out from the outside?? . . . |
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Location: SoCal | All the preamps from the last 5-6 years pop out of the side for battery changes. |
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Location: NJ | but can you take the "can" out?? |
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Location: closely held secret | Of course you can pop out the preamp. How do you fix a broken brace? What if you lose the lead to the pickup inside? How do you fix a loose wire on the the output jack? For that matter, considering the issues they've had with the VIP, how do you change out the XLR CB? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I forget why I did it but, I popped the can out of the UTE once. |
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Location: NJ | My SlotHead has no access door whatsoever (course, being "acoustic", it doesn't really matter . . . |
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Location: Scotland | The can slot must be big enough to work through for wiring, otherwise they couldn't get it in there in the first place. I guess with a custom jig it would be possible to clamp up a loose brace through the can slot too. They must have made contingency plans for such an occurance |
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Location: NJ | Everything got "IN" there! . . . there must access through the preamp aperture . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
The can slot must be big enough to work through for wiring, otherwise they couldn't get it in there in the first place. I believe they use a gerbil. Shave him, clip his nails, grease him up and shove him in through the sound hole. Once inside he works his magic.
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Location: NJ | Yer spending WAY to much time in the Village.
". . Meow! . ."
- a gerbil in a GreenwichVillage pet shop |
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| Originally posted by Jeff W.:
I forget why I did it but, I popped the can out of the UTE once. You did WHAT to my guitar you ba$+a*d? |
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Location: NJ | I may have read it all a bit too quickly, but I think he said he popped a gerbil into Witko's can . . .
. . . or something t'that effect. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I was hoping you didn't read that... |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | At least it wasn't pooped a gerbil ... that would be disgusting. |
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Location: NJ | hey, . . I didn't say there was anything "wrong" with it . . . |
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| I know no breathing, vaguely sentient creature is safe around him, but to think he violated my favourite guitar.... My eyes water to think what he might be doing to that 47RI and the custom ute alone up there in the hills. For pity's sake somebody go and rescue them.
At least now we know why the FD had to go to hospital. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | though having a hatch is probably a good idea. |
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Location: NJ | ". . It rubs the Dunlop on It's top . . .
. . . It does this whenever It's told . . . . ." |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | "Bill's the name... Buffalo Bill" |
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