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Post by coachdoc on Apr 24, 2014 8:02:52 GMT -5
I remember playing an Ovation guitar in 1968 or so in a music shop in Chicago. I thought it was amazing that a guitar with a plastic bowl on the back actually sounded decent. I loved the neck. It felt so good to play I almost considered buying one. Fortunately, I had no money so was spared the experience. I never could figure out why accomplished people like Glen Campbell played them. I guess because those people really relied on the amplified sound, not the acoustic. In my opinion, this is by far the best use to which any Ovation guitar was ever put... Marcel Dadi is the only guitarist I can forgive for playing an Ovation. His playing was so good, it could overcome the lack of tone from the guitar. But I bet he would sound much better on a real guitar.
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Post by Dub on Apr 24, 2014 8:16:37 GMT -5
Always loved how this guy made Ovations sound (heavily modified, and played through quite a rig, too): That guy Is clearly a VERY skilled player. I watched the entire piece even though my soul kept screaming at me to turn it off. It seemed as though he'd have been better off on a Telecaster. He's so good… why doesn't he play some actual music?
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Post by coachdoc on Apr 24, 2014 8:22:26 GMT -5
I'm with Dub on both Legg and the guitar. Your playing and tools should be in service to the music, not to show off.
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Post by drlj on Apr 24, 2014 8:34:32 GMT -5
Back in the 80's I think I paid $450 for the deep bowl cutaway Balladeer. I sold if for the same price in about 1999 to my ex-partner. No loss, no gain. They were the only game in town for quite a while if you wanted to plug in an acoustic. By the time I sold it, everyone made acoustic/electrics that sounded better. It was virtually indestructible, though.
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Post by PaulKay on Apr 24, 2014 14:03:32 GMT -5
Preston Reed also made some pretty unique music with them.
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Post by lar on Apr 24, 2014 18:47:05 GMT -5
Todd, being of approximately the same body shape persuasion that I am, correctly identified a primary reason why some of us have never owned an Ovation.
I came close to buying one as my first acoustic electric around 20 years ago. But that bowl, placed against my convex midsection, was not a comfortable fit.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 19:22:51 GMT -5
I presume the Connecticut factory will still be producing Hamer and Guild. I don't think that's in the plan, Marty.
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Post by Marshall on Apr 25, 2014 7:06:45 GMT -5
Todd, being of approximately the same body shape persuasion that I am, correctly identified a primary reason why some of us have never owned an Ovation. I came close to buying one as my first acoustic electric around 20 years ago. But that bowl, placed against my convex midsection, was not a comfortable fit. Why hasn't some astute business/luthier (ha, ha) come up with a concave backed guitar. . . , it seems so natural.
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Post by drlj on Apr 25, 2014 8:10:25 GMT -5
Todd, being of approximately the same body shape persuasion that I am, correctly identified a primary reason why some of us have never owned an Ovation. I came close to buying one as my first acoustic electric around 20 years ago. But that bowl, placed against my convex midsection, was not a comfortable fit. Why hasn't some astute business/luthier (ha, ha) come up with a concave backed guitar. . . , it seems so natural. www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Ferrington/194366104043272Scroll down to view Ferrington's gourd backed guitars. Could this be what you mean, Marshall??
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Post by Marshall on Apr 25, 2014 17:12:34 GMT -5
Those would be convex, not concave, Howard
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Post by millring on Apr 25, 2014 17:15:25 GMT -5
Tupperware bought them? Mike
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Post by drlj on Apr 25, 2014 18:59:15 GMT -5
Millring, you are just a hater.
Did you guys look at Ferrington's gourd guitars or am I just wasting my time here?
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Post by millring on Apr 25, 2014 19:16:30 GMT -5
Millring, you are just a hater. Did you guys look at Ferrington's gourd guitars or am I just wasting my time here? Why wouldn't he just save time and call them gourdtars?
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Post by drlj on Apr 25, 2014 19:25:59 GMT -5
He is getting $2500 for the basic gourd model. Let's grow some gourds and start making gourdtars and goudolins. We could use really small gourds and make ukeagourdilies. Marshall would buy at least two of them. He loves that kind of stuff.
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Post by millring on Apr 25, 2014 19:31:38 GMT -5
Marshall would buy at least two of them. He loves that kind of stuff. Only if we leave them unfinished so's he can sunburst 'em. Remember that Martin you saw once that the guy had sanded down so's the surface would better accept the purple paint he was using to customize it? That was Marshall in his "Pre-burst" period.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2014 19:33:06 GMT -5
Those would be convex, not concave, Howard It would be concave if you were looking at it through the sound hole.
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Post by drlj on Apr 25, 2014 19:37:32 GMT -5
That was a 50's D-28 and he spray painted it with purple hardware store spray paint. It sounded like a cardboard box with rubber bands on it. Marshall is more of an artist and paints flowers, kitties, smiley faces and stuff like that on his guitars. He does not go for the basic rustoleum purple. Marshall has standards. Granted, they are low standards but they are standards none the less.
Did Marshall call me Howard? I thought he said How weird. I missed that completely. I know Howard. I am friends with Howard. And I,sir, am no Howard!!
And to the real Howard, good point about looking into the soundhole.
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Post by RickW on Apr 25, 2014 20:43:23 GMT -5
Oh.... My.... God. Purple spray paint on a 50s D28. That boy oughtta be hurt, he should.
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Post by drlj on Apr 25, 2014 21:09:10 GMT -5
Oh.... My.... God. Purple spray paint on a 50s D28. That boy oughtta be hurt, he should. The guy sanded the finish off and spray painted the guitar purple because he thought it would look great on stage. He took it to a luthier/repairman I knew to get it fixed but there was nothing that could be done. The repairman told him to use it as a planter.
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Post by coachdoc on Apr 26, 2014 8:15:22 GMT -5
Played a cutaway custom shop 000-18 on the Martin factory tour. It was spray painted with royal blue, autoshop metal flake paint. Sounded and played great. I would buy it in an instant if it was available and not too pricey. It would catch your eye.
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