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kentrookie
Posted 2021-06-28 1:40 PM (#555785)
Subject: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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4 videos on YouTube posted in last 12 +/- hours……looks like Gewa content as part of Sweetwater Gearfest.



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moody, p.i.
Posted 2021-06-28 2:16 PM (#555786 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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Cool. Hope they are widely successful. Glad they are moving forward......
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2021-06-28 3:02 PM (#555787 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Here ya go... Listen to the German guy.

Good to know.

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bburg
Posted 2021-06-28 3:42 PM (#555788 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Well,..... it's a little bit special to listen to a German-Enlish-Speaker....... LÖL
Bernie

PS: But I think in this situation I would not be better!!!!

Bernie
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MWoody
Posted 2021-06-28 5:36 PM (#555789 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Finally! Someone that knows how to pronounce Kaman!
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DanSavage
Posted 2021-06-28 5:40 PM (#555790 - in reply to #555788)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Bernie,

Uber and your English is much better than my German. By a wide margin. :D
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2021-06-29 3:24 PM (#555791 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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And now we know how to pronounce Gewa (geevah with a hard G)
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Love O Fair
Posted 2021-06-29 10:26 PM (#555792 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Not long back Sweetwater seemed to have a fairly decent selection of Ovation guitars on their website where the customer was able to select the exact unit from a choice that included specific photos and specs for each one. I have never been disappointed with any purchase from Sweetwater. Their customer service is excellent and they send the thick catalog twice each year (great gear porn). I hope that the relationship with them and GEWA is one that will aggressively promote sales to folks who may not have otherwise shopped for an Ovation. We shall see.
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alpep
Posted 2021-06-30 9:32 AM (#555799 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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it's advertising people
nothing more nothing less ....
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seesquare
Posted 2021-06-30 10:30 AM (#555800 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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Well, still, I hope GEWA makes some salutary sales volume, or Ovation gets dropped (again!) like a hot potato. The loyal & faithful, "true believer", geezer population won't last forever.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2021-06-30 4:51 PM (#555807 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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oops. Ignore this and read the next.


Edited by Old Man Arthur 2021-06-30 4:55 PM
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2021-06-30 4:53 PM (#555808 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Just to state the obvious.... Ovation/Adamas needs to be in the Showroom for people to PLAY.
Otherwise.... Potential customers are flooded with rumors of guitars slipping off of your lap.
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adamkrz
Posted 2021-07-01 4:07 PM (#555809 - in reply to #555808)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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Old Man Arthur - 2021-06-30 5:53 PM

Just to state the obvious.... Ovation/Adamas needs to be in the Showroom for people to PLAY.
Otherwise.... Potential customers are flooded with rumors of guitars slipping off of your lap.
So True..
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Love O Fair
Posted 2021-07-01 10:46 PM (#555812 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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@Arthur - >>>Ovation/Adamas needs to be in the Showroom for people to PLAY.<<<

The instrument showrooms at Sweetwater incorporate many acres under roof, and their whole campus is a sprawling huge tourist attraction (even has its own restaurant) with no shortage of Ovations there for customers to play, but as far as I know the one in Indiana is the only "location" they have (does anyone know of another?). Everything else is online. As for "showrooms-at-large" in America, Guitar Center is about the only common-laced ones I can picture, and the last time I was in one there were maybe 4 Ovations out of around 100-or-so acoustic guitars. Sadly, not a very good sampling.

Edited by Love O Fair 2021-07-01 10:52 PM
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alpep
Posted 2021-07-02 10:05 AM (#555813 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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so they stock imports......
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Mike S.
Posted 2021-07-02 1:21 PM (#555816 - in reply to #555813)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Hello, Everyone,
The major music retailers here in CANADA, are Steve's Music, and Long & Mcquade Music. They actually still do stock a very limited number of USA made Ovations, but again, to concur with alpep, the models in store are mostly imports. I always check out Kijiji Ottawa, and/or Reverb.ca, for the so called, "Legacy Models" as the Ovation website terms them now, and every so often a good deal does show up. " Just keep your eyes peeled." I sold my previous Ovation guitar, and bought my current Ovation on Kijiji Ottawa, but I haven't shopped on Reverb.ca, as of yet. You can always make a good deal with a fellow musician that you know, and trust, from playing with them, too. I've done that quite often in the past to get the gear I needed for both teaching and playing, and yes, I am a loyal Ovation geezer.
Mike S.
Ottawa, ON.,
CANADA
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Love O Fair
Posted 2021-07-02 2:44 PM (#555817 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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@alpep >>>so they stock imports......<<<

I've seen USA Ovations in Sweetwater's lineup.. but as for Guitar Center, I don't recall seeing a USA Ovation actually on display in any of their stores for years. At least not out west. The newest USA Ovation I own is a 2000 that I bought at a private-owned shop like yours, out here in CA, but it doesn't play/sound as well or impress me near as much as my 70's and 80's USAs.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2021-07-02 4:20 PM (#555818 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Talking about "imports"... I have a White 1778TX-6, that looks interesting.
I allowed a stray street musician play it for a bit.
He said: "That does not sound like the Ovations that I remember."
He is correct.

That said, I have owned many Celebrity guitars that sounded Great... for Celebrity guitars.
But they don't sound as good as an USA Ovation.
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Standingovation
Posted 2021-07-03 7:56 AM (#555822 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS



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Ignoring my love for Ovation and just looking at the business side, this is a very tricky puzzle for a real brick and mortar guitar shop ...

1. you need inventory that you can turn quickly with favorable payment terms from the supplier
2. you need inventory that is high demand but scarce enough that you can make a decent margin
3. you need inventory that does not have a large number of competing distribution channels

A good example of this would be Harley-Davidson. The country is covered with HD dealers that have a significant amount of inventory. I'm not a "bike guy" but my jaw drops every time I pass my local shop who must easily have a million dollars (retail) of bikes on display. How is this possible? Well, it probably has something to do with points 1-3 above.

Now imagine if the same scheme could be applied to guitars ...
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seesquare
Posted 2021-07-03 8:27 AM (#555823 - in reply to #555822)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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Pursuant to "conjectural analysis", GEWA needs to somehow remind & convince the guitarplaying populace that Ovation remains "the better mousetrap", whether of domestic or foreign manufacture. Probably need a new propaganda genius for that scenario. And, a lotta bucks.
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Jonmark Stone
Posted 2021-07-03 4:16 PM (#555825 - in reply to #555785)
Subject: Re: Sweet water Gearfest 2021 OVATION GUITARS


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Well, the brand is still alive. That's a good thing.
The person overseeing is a fan. That's good as well.
Knows how to pronounce Kaman. Bonus.
Best of luck... Viel Glück... GEWA.
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