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Location: SoCal | I can't post on the welcome thread, but my 2 cents is that instead of having the factory build you a guitar for $4-5k, find a beat up old Legend (acoustic electric) and hire Dan Savage to put on a torrefied Adirondack spruce top and braces. X or A braced, your choice. For probably a third of the price of the new guitar, you'd have a really incredible bluegrass instrument.
I know. He built me one...... |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | You're not welcome in the Welcome Center??? Your reputation precedes you. heh heh heh |
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Location: Canada | Apparently Tony Rice recorded the bulk of two records using a regular Balladeer (or Custom Legend?) and no-one can hear the difference to his Franken-Martin. That's really as much Endorsement as there can be ...
https://bluesgrassscenesandsounds.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/the-manza... |
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Location: Flahdaw | When I think bluegrass, I instantly think of you |
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Location: Taxed To Death State | He built me one as well and I'm with Mr. Moody. Great sounding guitar. |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | When the NewGrass Revival played a street concert in the Fort Worth stockyards area years ago their guitarist Pat Flynn played a Balladeer. I used to have one of their lp's with him holding the Ovation in the band pic on the cover. I did signs for the concert organizer and had an in to meet them in their trailer. I was gonna have Pat autograph my custom Martin D28 but decided against it since I didn't think he was all that well known. |
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Location: Lake Forest, CA | I've re-topped two Ovations with Martin forward X-braces. Both sounded great. Very bright guitars.
The first was a 1976 1619 CL and the other, a 1978 1617. The 1619 got bearclaw Sitka and the 1617 got torrefied Sitka spruce.
I've re-topped three Ovation guitars with torrefied Adi spruce, but none of these had x-braces, forward or otherwise. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | In my not so humble opinion it's all in the attitude.
Bluegrass is an approach and a state of mind regardless of what instrument your holding.
Wash Tub or Bass?
Violin or Fiddle?
Banjo or, ah, you know what I'm saying! |
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Location: undisclosed | I'm with Woody. I've toured with a bluegrass band in Canada but make sure they introduce me as a jazz violinist to keep me from being lynched.They do have a state of mind or attitude but are willing to make allowances if you tell them where you are coming from. I used my gypsy fiddle from the 1800s which helped. |
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Re: Bluegrass Ovation guitar
