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| Hi all, name is Jack and I just purchased an Ovation GC057. Let me give you a little background so you can better understand. I go into nursing homes and entertain. I have an Ibanez AEG10E, which is about the same price as the GC057, around the 300 dollar mark. The sound I get plugged in with the Ibanez is very good. Of course, it's always good to have a second guitar as a 'backup' and to switch off with. I wanted to try and stay within the 300 dollar mark and decided to purchase the GC057. It has a very different sound and I don't seem to be able to get the bottom sound from it that I do with the Ibanez. The Ibanez has a very clean and balanced sound with good bottom, middle, and top. The Ovation has a good clean sound, but not just good bottom punch. I have the same type of strings on both guitars and have tweaked the guitar EQ and my EQ pedal. Being a one man band, without a bass guitar, I need that bottom punch. I bought the guitar at Guitar Center, so I can take it back and exchange for something else within 30 days. I was considering pushing my budget up to 500.
My questions are this? Does anyone else have a GC057? Do you find to have the same problem? Would upgrading to a more expensive Ovation be a fix? Anyone? Thanks.
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Location: South of most, North of few | That being a Celeb, it has a laminate top. I think you'd do better finding a US made O. Maybe they have an Elite T. One of the best bang for the buck in the line. |
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| Thanks Trader Jim. Do you think the laminate top could contribute to my bottom end problem? Love the signature by the way.
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| PS What do you mean when you say USA? |
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Location: SoCal | United States of America.
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| How would one identify that it is US made? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | It'll say on the label. All the Celebs are overseas production. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
It'll say on the label. All the Celebs are overseas production.  |
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