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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | What are some of the better Ovation guitars for Blues music?
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Location: Orlando, FL | For acoustic, I like my 07 collectors, the 47 RI and the 1537. For electric, the viper sounds good, I used to have a Breadwinner and I like the Viper better for blues.
But honestly which ever one you like to play blues on works. I think the touch and feeling you put into it is what makes it bluesy. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | A guitar is a canvas. Paint upon it whatever picture you like. I've never heard of a blues guitar unless maybe you play way up the neck so you need a cutaway. |
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Location: Tennessee | The Josh worked pretty well for him. |
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| Originally posted by Gallerinski:
A guitar is a canvas. Paint upon it whatever picture you like. +1
When you see jazz played on a Tele, you know anything's possible. |
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Location: NJ | i use an adamas |
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| I have been told that if you add Cashew Nuts to any guitar you get a much better Blues Instrument. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Any guitar works. As suggested, a cutaway allows you to get up into the higher fret range. I prefer what some folks call a "Texas Blues" sound (think SRV) by using a small tube amp with the volume cranked up into its top 25% range. A larger tube amp with a master volume control (channel volume high and master volume low) also works good because you can obtain the tone without the overall volume. There are numerous pedals that also simulate a good blues tone. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I guess when I think of a "blues guitar" an archtop is the first thing that comes to mind. (are the Storm Series Ovations considered archtops?) Perhaps that's the reason for the double cutaway.
... Of course Eric Clapton seems to do a pretty good job on that Strat of his, I'd have to agree with tuppo/gallerinski
I guess when it really comes down to it, blues come from the heart, through an instrument whether it be a guitar, sax, vocal, etc... I do the blues best on my old cornet with a wa-mute.
(I know ... I'm doing that middle-aged rambling thing again) |
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Location: Orlando, FL | I play the blues on all my guitars, but the ones I'll pick up to get a specific sound or feel are my National, my Eastman Archtop and my Carvin H2. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | anything with cashews.......... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | According to lore, the only guitar qualified for real blues playing is one that (a) was initially purchased at a pawn shop, and (b) had to be retrieved from that same pawn shop on no less than three subsequent occasions. |
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Location: Indiana | "Blues" is almost as meaningless a term as "Jazz" is to me. There's a world of difference between Robert Johnson and SRV. W.C. Handy and Gatemouth.
I've worked with a couple of young players in the last year diligently carrying on old style with Nationals and such.... which to me is a close cousin to Folk tradition. Then you have Claptonish stuff offered up in Blues bars everywhere, which is closer kin to early black R&R/R&B.
Just a very broad paint brush to my ear. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | and of course there's the UK2........ |
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Location: Texas | Sunburst |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Thanks guys. I love the blues and enjoy playing the blues. I recently bought an Ovation Idea to play with so I can hopefully hear what I really sound like...a scary thought.
Maybe I'll head on down to the pawn shop and see what they've got for sale. |
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