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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Just wondering, since most Ovations are A/E, how many of you plug in to play versus just playing it as an acoustic?
Or what percentage of the time is it plugged in versus unpluged.
I think I am about 80% unplugged and 20% plugged.
Stephen
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Location: Vernon, CT | Right now I am 100% unplugged. Next month I'm going to look for a small, used but decent acoustic amp at $200 or less. I have played my Legend LX and CL 1779-USA guitars through amps and they sound absolutely fantastic! Play On!
John L.
Custom Legend 1779-USA
Legend 1777LX-CCB
Std. Balladeer 1771LX-Blue
Std. Balladeer 1771-Black
Tornado (1970)
Takamine 12 String
Martin D16GT
Fender P-Bass (1975)
Fender 50th Anniversary Strat-
Fender Nashville Tele- |
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Location: south east Michigan | Up until seven months ago my only acoustic Ovation was from the pre-electric days. Now that I can, I'm plugged in about 1/3 of the time. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 99.9% UN-plugged. My manager has not been doing such a good job lining up any gigs recently! Dave
PS - Actually what I said about 99.9% isn't exactly true. I tune them by plugging into a Korg rack mount tuner. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | When I play by myself, I play unplugged. But when I play before an audience, I play plugged. |
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Location: Vermont USA | I would have to say most of the time I play pluged in, I run through a Fender Acoustasonic Jr.
When I play at nursing homes it is unpluged. Either way I get plenty of volume and tone. I love the Ovation because it is plug and play, I don't have to mess with it.
Paul :cool: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Unplugged, but then they didn't have pickups on 1927 Nationals. |
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Location: Scotland | as far as I'm concerned the only reason to plug in is for live performance. Playing at home is always unplugged, and when I record I use mikes rather than pickups. |
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Location: NJ | 98% of the time, my A/E's are used for playing "out", so they're plugged in most of the time I'm playing 'em . . .
The one's that are strictly acoustic . . well, . . duh . . |
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Location: Monroe, Ohio (Cincinnati) | Ditto what Paul said.
Plugging in at home wakes the babies. |
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Location: NJ | I don't even play my electric guitars plugged in at home... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Al, the amps make great coffee tables, don't they? |
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Location: SE Michigan | I am probably 90% unplugged 10% plugged in.
Part of enjoying playing guitar is to just relax and play songs with a minimum of hassles and red tape. Thats why I like the built-in tuner so much. On my way to my favorite jamming spot I can carry a guitar in one hand and a cold Miller in the other. Needing additional equipment and parts detracts from the mood. |
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Location: NW NJ | I play alot in church. About 80% of that is plugged in because of the size of the venue, but sometimes, in smaller groups, unplugged. At home, 90% unplugged just playing for myself. 10% of the time at home I play plugged in to try out different effects before I unleash them on the congregation -- but only when momma isn't home! |
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Location: Tennessee | Electrics ... 95% plugged in, the rest of the time it's just a quick noodle. My Line6 has stereo xlr outs so even late at night I can put it through my board and listen via headphones if necessary, but usually it doesn't matter.
Bass ... 90% plugged in. Sometimes I work on licks without plugging in, but you really can't get the tone and nuance so why bother?
Acoustic ... this is the interesting part. Probably 80% of the times I grab one off the wall I don't plug in, but that's usually for short durations or when something strikes me that I just gotta try out. However, probably 60% or more of my actual playing time is plugged in. Usually through my board where I can add some effects and listen over headphones. I find that I hear all my mistakes much better and it forces me to play better and cleaner.
I don't play out of my house very often ... I tend to travel more for business than I stay at home, so it's a hard one to make band practices, etc. I have to be content multi-track recording and jamming with my boys and friends from time to time. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by cwk2:
Al, the amps make great coffee tables, don't they?
if you only knew........ |
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Location: Munich | I just use ovation electric guitars. and then most times I use 'em plugged.
but also when I write songs I use 'em unplugged. It's good when a song rocks already unplugged, then it'll sound really great plugged.
merry x-mas |
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Location: Asheville, North Carolina | Plugged at full band gigs, with some effects at times....unplugged at home and at living room jams. If it's a sit down acoustic gig, I blend mike and pickup together through a direct box for a more acoustic tone..My Elite LX sounds great acoustically. I do some gypsy jazz stuff at Cafe Solei... my new Ovation works great for this type of music.
Cafe Solei |
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Location: chicago | PLUGGED IN CAUSE LITTLE REVERB SOME STEREO CHORUS AND BAM...YOU CANT BEAT IT FOR LEAD WORK AND ARPEGGIOS :eek: |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | 99.9% unplugged, 0.01% plugged. I wasn't playing plugged in at all until lately; I had a "eureka" when I was playing my 2002 Collectors plugged in prior to buying it---it sounded SO good---and I've been playing plugged in a bit since then.
Roger |
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Location: East Tennessee | Hi,
At home unplugged, At church direct box into sound board, and when playing at nursing homes etc I use an amp. The amp I currently use is a Peavey Backstage Chorus 208 but I'm thinking of trading up to a Roland AC-60 they are a little expensive but offer more flexibility, some excellent features and whould be more portable than my Peavey. |
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Location: Toronto | Plugged in baby - loud and proud!!
Plug it in, plug it in!! |
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Location: North Carolina | At gigs, always plugged in. At home, about 50/50.
Franklin
http://www.franklinmoore.com |
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| Any experiences with the Fishman Aura? I play my Custom Elite unplugged even for recording, but it would be easy to be able to play plugged sometimes. However, I do not like the piezo sound all that much. Seems the Aura improves things but I'd like to hear from "real" users.
Cheers, Bob.
PS Best wishes to all for 2005!! |
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Location: Asheville, North Carolina | Songman...I do not use it regularly but did demo one for a few days. It's pretty cool....I personally use a Baggs Para DI..which works great for me. My Elite is however easily EQ'd to remove any of the quakiness associated with piezo pickups of which I think Ovations have the least of. OP Pro onboard my Elite. I do in the studio use a bit of direct signal and blend in more mike. The Baggs box is much needed for live band gigs at higher volumes with wireless systems. Gives a very natural acoustic tone, without loosing the Ovation signature focus we all love so much. |
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