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Tommy M.
Posted 2005-06-28 4:39 PM (#145847)
Subject: Celebrity by Ovation


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I receive flyers and catalogs from Musicians friend, and Sam Ash, like the rest of us, each week. Usually, they upfront cheaper guitars, to get your attention. What bugs me is that, they show a Celebrity Ovation, with Ibanez, and Fender acoustics, all imports of course, and show a LX model or American made O on the same page. The USA O's are 3 times the price, as we know, but how does the new customer know the differance. I don't mean to belittle the Celebrity owners (actually you should have seen Kim, and Temp, do a Pete Townsend or that poor Celeb last week) but the name on the head stock is doesn't represent the difference of guitars. My suggestion is: I think the Mothership should call the line" Celebrity by Ovation" It is simply a truer marketing name.
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schroeder
Posted 2005-06-28 4:49 PM (#145848 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation


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Squier by Fender
Epiphone by Gibson

Toyotas are good cars, but they don't put the badge on a Lexus.

Tommy's right.

Action please.
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Waskel
Posted 2005-06-28 4:59 PM (#145849 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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They certainly don't market Applause as Ovation the way they do Celebs. And I don't blame them.

I just got the newest flyer from GC and they have LX's on the same page as 2k to 3k Taylors and Gibsons. Not that the LX's aren't great, but why the heck don't they put up an Adamas or at least an 05C???
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Beal
Posted 2005-06-28 6:54 PM (#145850 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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And then there's the thought that a Lexus is just a Toyota with a fancy badge on it....
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Old Applause Owner
Posted 2005-06-28 7:01 PM (#145851 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation


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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI
cwk2 is right.......

The reason that GC doesn't show 2005-ESs and Adamii with the 2K Taylors is that most GCs DON'T CARRY the more expensive Ovations....they certainly aren't going to spotlight something they don't carry!!!!

Roger
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cholloway
Posted 2005-06-28 7:45 PM (#145852 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation


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My CC11 says 'Celebrity' on the headstock and 'Celebrity by Ovation' on the label.
I didn't realize the practice had changed.
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Waskel
Posted 2005-06-29 8:31 AM (#145853 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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Originally posted by Old Applause Owner:
cwk2 is right.......

The reason that GC doesn't show 2005-ESs and Adamii with the 2K Taylors is that most GCs DON'T CARRY the more expensive Ovations....they certainly aren't going to spotlight something they don't carry!!!!

Roger
That's my point - they OUGHT to! Our local GC has had 2 05C's. They have gone through several Legend & Elite LX's (I know - I bought 2).
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-06-29 8:43 AM (#145854 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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Does anyone know if Kaman has a product line policy? By that I mean, is a retailer like GC required to order a certain mix of guitars or can they just pick and choose (order only cc057, if that's all they want to stock).

The reason I ask is that I used to work in a camera store and I know when we would order it was like a chinese menu. Products were divided into 4-5 categories and we had to order a certain minimum from each category. Thats how the manufacturer assured that his line was well represented. So we would order 1 from each category and then 100 from the single category that we knew would sell.

Related story, I went to buy a new lawnmower. My previous one was an Areins and I wanted to buy another of the same. But the local shop said he dropped the line because they had enforced a new policy where the retailer had to stock and sell the entire product line. The snowblowers don't sell very well here in Arizona.

Dave
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Waskel
Posted 2005-06-29 8:59 AM (#145855 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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It snowed once for about 10 minutes when I lived in Phoenix (circa 1974).


Traffic stopped.
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Jeff W.
Posted 2005-06-29 9:22 AM (#145856 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation


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A LAWN!!...IN PHOENIX!!

Shame on you.

(born there and served my first jail sentence there, so...I'm kinda protective)

(just kidding about the first jail sentence...i think it was the forth)
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MWoody
Posted 2005-06-29 9:46 AM (#145857 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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Arizonans can water their lawns but only by washing their Hummers at the same time.

Good time to scrub the walkers and the "Lil Rascal" too!
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Waskel
Posted 2005-06-29 9:59 AM (#145858 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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Originally posted by Jeff W.:
(born there and served my first jail sentence there, so...I'm kinda protective)
(just kidding about the first jail sentence...i think it was the forth)
My one and only was there.
Maricopa County Jail? What a lovely place to spend a night or two...
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Jeff W.
Posted 2005-06-29 10:03 AM (#145859 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation


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ahhhh, Maricopa County...

Born at St. Josephs.

Interred at County lock-up...

Takes me back.
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-06-29 10:05 AM (#145860 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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For the record:
1. Yes I do have a small lawn and I pay outrageous water bills
2. I'd rather waste water on a lawn than give it to California
3. I don't have a Hummer, but I do have a gas guzzler (X5 4.4i)
4. I've never been in jail ... yet
5. I don't own a Rascal ... yet
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Jeff W.
Posted 2005-06-29 10:14 AM (#145861 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation


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I've got a few pointers to remedy #4.


(Kinda funny that your squeezing Moody for water, too)
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-06-29 10:29 AM (#145862 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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Aren't we all squeezing Moody for something?
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Waskel
Posted 2005-06-29 10:41 AM (#145863 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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pass.
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shawn
Posted 2005-06-30 9:26 AM (#145864 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation


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Location: Chapin SC
EEEWWWWW!
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Capo Guy
Posted 2005-06-30 9:32 PM (#145865 - in reply to #145847)
Subject: Re: Celebrity by Ovation



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Somehow I believe there is a song in the making.

One of those blues type songs.
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