Ovation, or not?

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Unread post by dmbfaninmass » Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:57 pm

I'd check out Seagulls. That was my first axe and I still love the sound of it. I bought a Larrivee a couple years ago but still go back to that seagull and love that sound. Can get superb deals on these puppies and they are wonderful, have a great dynamic range and the scale length is a bit shorter than most so that it's easier to get to learn those awesome Dave stretches that make the hand cramp up like a mo fo. If anyone ever asks me for a low priced excellent guitar, I will always say Seagull or any of the couple low dollar things that the LaSiDo / Godin guitar line offers. Excellent Canadian woodworking craftsmanship to produce wonderful tap tones that produce great sonic range from the guitars when strung up. Go for the gusto go with a gull. You won't be let down. That's my 2 cents for y'all.

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Unread post by RaSh » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:03 pm

hey didnt dave use to play an Ovation ?
he did, he use to play a celebrity model i think

i played the celebrity model and it was gr8 but to be honest i didnt play an alvarez or takamine so i dont know if its better.

also does anyone knows what size picks does dave uses ?

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Unread post by bassman462 » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:18 pm

the plastic bowled body, is not a way to go when it comes to acoustic guitars "." alvarez are amazing for the price, everyone guesses i payed like 250-300 for my RF8. when i couldn't even put it on re-sale for 200.
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Unread post by Kahn » Thu Mar 23, 2006 2:05 pm

Ovations suck

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Unread post by dmb66 » Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:09 pm

dmbfaninmass wrote:I'd check out Seagulls. That was my first axe and I still love the sound of it. I bought a Larrivee a couple years ago but still go back to that seagull and love that sound. Can get superb deals on these puppies and they are wonderful, have a great dynamic range and the scale length is a bit shorter than most so that it's easier to get to learn those awesome Dave stretches that make the hand cramp up like a mo fo. If anyone ever asks me for a low priced excellent guitar, I will always say Seagull or any of the couple low dollar things that the LaSiDo / Godin guitar line offers. Excellent Canadian woodworking craftsmanship to produce wonderful tap tones that produce great sonic range from the guitars when strung up. Go for the gusto go with a gull. You won't be let down. That's my 2 cents for y'all.

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Unread post by Gold » Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:12 pm

RaSh wrote:hey didnt dave use to play an Ovation ?
he did, he use to play a celebrity model i think

i played the celebrity model and it was gr8 but to be honest i didnt play an alvarez or takamine so i dont know if its better.

also does anyone knows what size picks does dave uses ?
not sure, better make a new thread about it.

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Unread post by bassman462 » Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:55 pm

ya also ask what the strumming pattern for crash is in it.
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Unread post by mangold » Thu Mar 23, 2006 6:40 pm

i need to know what size shoe dave is
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Unread post by czech » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:23 pm

pizzle is gonna beat the OP's ass!!! :lol:

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Unread post by Machtimus » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:21 pm

czech wrote:pizzle is gonna beat the OP's ass!!! :lol:
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Unread post by dmbvideos » Thu Mar 23, 2006 8:37 pm

Don't listen to these naysayers. I have two Ovations (one is for sale).
Ovations aren't that bad, and they especially kick ass plugged in.
Obviously it doesn't sound as good as my D35, but that's not the point.
You don't go recording with the O; it's made for playing out.

The back does take a little getting used to, but it's not too bad.

Just go to the store and play an Ovation, as well as Alvarez, Takamine, Seagull, etc.
Choose the one you like.

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Unread post by bassman462 » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:04 pm

dmbvideos wrote:Don't listen to these naysayers. I have two Ovations (one is for sale).
Ovations aren't that bad, and they especially kick ass plugged in.
Obviously it doesn't sound as good as my D35, but that's not the point.
You don't go recording with the O; it's made for playing out.

The back does take a little getting used to, but it's not too bad.

Just go to the store and play an Ovation, as well as Alvarez, Takamine, Seagull, etc.
Choose the one you like.
that has alot to do with it too, surprised this hasn't got broughten up, you have to buy what you like.
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Unread post by mangold » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:14 pm

bassman462 wrote:
dmbvideos wrote:Don't listen to these naysayers. I have two Ovations (one is for sale).
Ovations aren't that bad, and they especially kick ass plugged in.
Obviously it doesn't sound as good as my D35, but that's not the point.
You don't go recording with the O; it's made for playing out.

The back does take a little getting used to, but it's not too bad.

Just go to the store and play an Ovation, as well as Alvarez, Takamine, Seagull, etc.
Choose the one you like.
that has alot to do with it too, surprised this hasn't got broughten up, you have to buy what you like.
damn i should have remembered to broughten that up
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Unread post by buffjam9011 » Fri Mar 24, 2006 11:28 am

broughted up on the first page
jsgksu wrote:Choosing which guitar you want to buy is ultimately your decision, go out and play a bunch of different ones in your price range and buy the one you like the most.

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Unread post by dmbvideos » Fri Mar 24, 2006 2:40 pm

The grammar is killing me! :shock:
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