|
|
Joined:
September 2006
Posts: 347
Location: Reno, NV | Topic: Do the "pro's" really play Ovations?
What I mean by asking this is...
Does the Ovation that a professional plays really resemble the same Ovation that you can buy off the shelf? For example, in motocross, Ricky Carmichael rides a Suzuki. However, the factory bikes have probably 35k to 50k in factory modifications to make them perform up to a professional standard. The only thing that really resembles a Suzuki consumers could buy is the name and color. In effect it just becomes a marketing tactic.
Do we have the same situation in guitars? Is the Dimeola signature model really what Al would play, or is it really just a name branding? Do the factory sponsored guys get special custom shop models that look like a standard retail model on the outside but in reality they are totally different on the inside? |
|
| |
|
Joined:
December 2001
Posts: 7210
Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Mostly yes, they are the same. Like any artist they may add their original touch, or ask for some original touch or accessory, but anyone can do that.
In some cases, like with Melissa and Al DiMeola, I have heard they work closely with those artists to create what is sold as the Artist models. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
May 2003
Posts: 4389
Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | |
|
| |
|
Joined:
July 2002
Posts: 1900
| I would imagine a professional entertainer/player would be simply be able to visit the factory of his choice and handpick the woods, etc., used for his instrument, especially if he has an endorsement contract. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
December 2003
Posts: 1071
Location: Carle Place, NY | My understanding with guitars is that the pros play for the most part the same "off the shelf" guitars that any of us could buy. I always thought that the AD and ME models were exactly the same as what those artists actually used in concert. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
January 2002
Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | Speaking from 10 year old knowledge...
Most are off the shelf. Some are custom a bit but no more so than the customs that people here get. Just got to think it up and have it made.
To the bike analogy, they use different engines, brakes etc. The guitars use the same tops, bowls electronics.... |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | I've been told I need brakes on my guitars... |
|
| |
|
Joined:
November 2003
Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | or at least a new muffler.... |
|
| |
|
Joined:
January 2002
Posts: 14127
Location: 6 String Ranch | boom crash. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | Funny, that's the sound I heard last night when I knocked the guitar stand over... |
|
| |
|
Joined:
November 2003
Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | :eek: |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | ...but the good news is there wasn't a guitar on it. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
November 2003
Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | :D |
|
| |
|
Joined:
April 2006
Posts: 972
Location: PDX | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
...but the good news is there wasn't a guitar on it. ... that he owned :) |
|
| |
|
Joined:
November 2003
Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I had little anti-gravity generators installed for just such an occasion. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | ...but the bad news is that it fell on top of... |
|
| |
|
Joined:
November 2003
Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | :eek: |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | ...my Napoleon Dynamite inaction figure. |
|
| |
|
Joined:
November 2003
Posts: 11039
Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | didn't do much then... |
|
| |
|
Joined:
February 2005
Posts: 11840
Location: closely held secret | You could hardly tell his head was missing. |
|
| |
Do the "pro's" really play Ovations?
