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Location: Iowa | I've noticed that some Ovations have a differently colored bowl, notably brown. Why is that, and what models/years feature it? |
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I know. I was bad. I'm sorry! I just couldn't help myself. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | From mid-70's until ??? many of the USA models with natural tops had brown bowls. Black and sunburst tops always had black bowls. All imports had black bowls. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | My 1979 model 1619 Custom Legend has a brown bowl. I like the look of the brown bowl. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | I forgot to tell you that my Custom Legend is sunburst with a brown bowl. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That's what I said - sunburst sometimes is black bowl (ha ha). Actually I think the correct rule of thumb is that black guitars get black bowls. Moody had proven that one or the other (brown or black bowl) was sonically superior, but I forget which one. It also had something to do with chrome vs. gold jack washers. |
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Location: SoCal | re: correct rule of thumb is that black guitars get black bowls
that is probably the only statement that would be correct.
heck, my dark sunburst 1658 bowl is more brown that the natural 1658's brown bowl. |
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