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Location: south east Michigan | stunning
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That little piece of koa at the base of the neck heel is an inspired feature.
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Location: Central Massachusetts | anybody wanna buy a redwood collector... and an eclipse... and a borrowed 1674... and uhhh uhhhh some mac laptops.. and uhhh... how about a wedding ring .. and and and... :eek: :eek: :eek: |
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Location: south east Michigan | Hold on...
Where the heck is the classic skunk stripe???
Perhaps it would not go with the starkness of that fantastic ebony fretboard. |
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Location: PDX | Hey Dave: when mine comes in you can bring the family over for a BBQ and play it.
Oh, and i'll buy that borrowed 1674 ;)
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Hold on...
Where the heck is the classic skunk stripe??? Brad, no skunk. Neck is 2 piece maple, glossed of course. The grain of the koa top gives a lot of "lines" to the overall look of the guitar. The skunk strip would not have looked good on here.
Here's a little sound sample. Acoustic only. Just popped a mic in front of the guitar, VERY rough. One take and plenty of mistakes but it'll give you an idea. The recording does not come close to capturing how nice this guitar really sounds.
Sound Sample 2006-X |
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Location: big island | sounds and looks MIGHTY FINE! stunning guitar!
i know they do not make wood-topped "adamas" branded guitars, but this one would appeal to me even more if it said "adamas" on it. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Very nice.
It still has that intangable Ovation quality but definatly a distinct flavor of ice cream. |
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Location: Sun City, California | That is some serious eye candy... |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Almost speechless!!! |
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Location: Vermont USA | I would sell my wife but than I would have to back to eating cheerios.
Pauly :( |
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Location: Thailand | Very nice. 1/12
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Sorry guys, but I just can't like it. All those stripes all over the whole top. One piece neck...what up with that? Tortoise binding all around? Humph!
Then they short changed the neck...missing two frets to the body? Dave you need to check these guitars out more carefully before you commit.
And the headstock is full of holes!!!Whoa! And did they ever screw up the sound hole placement...not even close to center. Man, you got took.
I must admit that it does sound really good though.
Nope I can't like it. Not me. No way. Not a chance. Forget it.
That's right, I just can't "afford" to like that guitar! :)
Nice, Dave!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | That has to be the coolest binding I have ever seen. And I feel badly that I didn't hear any of your mistakes, Dave. Maybe the guitar corrected them. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
That has to be the coolest binding I have ever seen. It's the same binding as the FD14. HEY, maybe it's the BINDING that makes these two guitars sound so great???
Time to order a 1627 reissue with torty binding ...
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Location: Houston, Texas | Very stunning, Dave. And nice work with the camera, as well. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by colt357:
Sorry guys, but I just can't like it.
I just can't "afford" to like that guitar! :)
Nice,Dave I gotta agree on that one!
One of the first things I noticed was the Binding, (regardless of whether that affects the sound) I like it. And the sound aperture placement is kinda nifty also. (Nifty is another technical term)
That will definitely draw some compliments...
"Nope, you cannot get one just like it at Guitar Center!" :D |
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Location: Houston, TX | I think I just peed a little bit. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | where's my jizz-rag... |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | The binding is definately cool. My sons' Fender acoustic is bound like that; unique look that adds that "coool" factor. Very nice touch! |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Stunning! |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | how much it costs?
it looks beautiful. |
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Location: SoCal | Totally amazed! Not just on the looks and sound of the guitar, which is just flat out wonderful, but that Dave brought in a good player and passed that player off as him..... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | F@@@@@@@CK!
As Cliff would say,
it does look nice |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Wow, beautiful guitar. Very unique! I have to stop looking at these kind of threads. I have been trying to convince my wife my last purchase cured my GAS. |
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Location: SoCal | It's very frustrating that Ovation could have put this out for the '06 Collectors and chose not to. This would have been unique and different and I think it would have sold.
Oh well..... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yep Paul... I think we all think they missed the boat on that one.
My local music store of choice still has an 06 koa on display.
Brad, no skunk. Neck is 2 piece maple, glossed of course. The grain of the koa top gives a lot of "lines" to the overall look of the guitar. The skunk strip would not have looked good on here.
I'm sure you're right Dave.
But here's a thought for somthing down the line... how about the light maple neck with dark mohogany as the skunk stripes. Kinda the reverse of what we are used to seeing |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
It's very frustrating that Ovation could have put this out for the '06 Collectors and chose not to. This would have been unique and different and I think it would have sold.
Oh well..... nope it would not have. yes the look is unique but the majority of people want 14 fret guitars not 12.
the unique sound hole is a stretch for Ovation. This could also ruffle the suits. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Please keep on putting wrinkles in their suits Al.
Baby steps boys...baby steps.
I had doubts about that soundhole when I first saw it too. I just took a little getting used to. |
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Location: NJ | I prefer THIS sound hole over the Robotic Mongoloid Cat'sEye of the 2080 . . . |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by Designzilla:
Wow, beautiful guitar. Very unique! I have to stop looking at these kind of threads. I have been trying to convince my wife my last purchase cured my GAS. Geez, DZ. When are you going to learn? Mine said the OFC guitar has to be the last for a year or two. My translation: A year from when I started thinking about it. By the time I get it, the time will be up! Three years of law school and 30 years of practice has to be good for something. I don't handle divorces, though, so don't blame me if my advice screws up your marriage. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I have to agree with Al. This guitar is very unique by Ovation standards. That's one of the things that appeals to use here on this board because we've pretty much got all the standard stuff already (or at least have had it at one point and moved on).
It's a stretch for any Guitar Center shopper to buy any Ovation model at all. So what's the chances of someone off the street laying out two grand to take a chance on non standard sound hole placement, non standard wood (koa), non standard neck (12 fret 1-3/4 wide), non standard back (plastic), ... Ain't gonna happen.
Guitars like this are best left to eclectic dealers (such as Lost Art Vintage), and passionate ovation homos like us.
I played around with the VIP electronics this morning. Very cool stuff. I doubt I'll ever have a need to use it, but that's true of a whole lot of stuff that I own. This has been said ad naseum but I'll go on record again - HAVING TO PLUG SOMETHING IN THE JACK JUST TO USE THE @UCKING TUNER IS THE STUPIDEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN - DUMB, DUMB, DUMB. It would be like having a BIC cigarette lighter that only works if you plug it into an A/C outlet.
But even with the stupid tuner, this is definately one of the nicest wood topped Ovation guitar I have ever played. It's right up there with the FD14 and a few select others.
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Location: Stratford, Connecticut | My Koala:
Awesome right? hahahaa!
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Location: Orange County, California | TeeHee!!!
I posted it over at the AFG |
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Location: North Idaho | I haven't posted for a while because of extra responsibilities being tossed my way for the rest of the school year, but I try to check in often enough to see what's going on. Although I can't keep up with all the threads which go flying by so quickly, my eyes caught this one for sure.
I am extremely pleased to see these guitars coming through now. It really makes my day, and I am delighted and grateful to all involved with this model. I don't know of another company who would do what kaman is doing for us. Thanks Al and all the people at the factory who made this guitar possible. To me, the affordable 12 fret cutaway is all that counts--not the marketing. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Welcome back, Tim. I was up your way last Sunday, but had to make such a quick trip, I didn't have time to stop and see my daughter, much less you. Hope things slow down so we can get together one of these days. Maybe I'll bring up the OFC guitar. |
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Location: SoCal | Al, the suits should be ruffled over this guitar.
And in regard to the comments about the sound hole, I seem to remember a number of people from 2 years ago comparing it unfavorably with the McPherson soundhole.
Whatever happened to the prototype? |
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| Sorry, but koa does zilch for me. I'm very happy you're so happy.
Does this mean the sunburst, wide-neck, slothead, Custom Legend is now surplus to requirements? I am seriously first in line if it is..
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Location: south east Michigan | And in regard to the comments about the sound hole, I seem to remember a number of people from 2 years ago comparing it unfavorably... I'll admit I was one of the doubters. I think I said it reminded me of a Tacoma.
I thought the 12 fretter with the inlaid maple might be the right combination at the time. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I seem to remember a number of people... Paul... you do have one of those minds that picks up and remembers details. You outta be a detective or private investigator or something like that. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Al, the suits should be ruffled over this guitar.
And in regard to the comments about the sound hole, I seem to remember a number of people from 2 years ago comparing it unfavorably with the McPherson soundhole.
Whatever happened to the prototype? Paul
you are right but I also remember a bunch of people belly aching over "why does Japan get all the cool stuff"
I thought about it.
they don't have to get all the cool stuff.
Why can;t I get cool stuff for people in the states?
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Adamas slothead OFC
U681T 12
Koa LAV
more to come!
I think Darrin has the proto but I am not sure. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by schroeder:
Does this mean the sunburst, wide-neck, slothead, Custom Legend is now surplus to requirements? I can put you in the will, but right now that custom isn't going anywhere.
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Location: Munich, Germany | Originally posted by alpep:
...a bunch of people belly aching over "why does Japan get all the cool stuff"
I thought about it.
they don't have to get all the cool stuff.
Why can;t I get cool stuff for people in the states?
[/QB] Al, what a wise decision! And you make two guys in the old world very happy with it as well.
So keep on thinking about those real collector's editions.
By the way - great looking guitar!
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Thanks, Al, for making this guitar possible. It is really unique and employes a variety of features not typically found combined in a single model. The looks are to die for. I can hardly wait to try mine with the band. This will be one they haven't seen before. Because I have been trying out different models at band practice, the bass player now has his own bad case of G.A.S. and has recently picked up two new basses and has a third on order. I guess I wasn't convinced that G.A.S. is contagious, but it is and there is no cure! All we can do is hide it awhile with a band aid, but the dressing has to be changed, sometimes quite frequently. |
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Location: NJ | if you only knew the ideas that are floating around in my head......... |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Al "Guided By Voices" Pepiak |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Fred posted this over at AGF for the Taylor homos to pick on. Some interesting replies so far:
"Nice Ovation. To those that don't like it. Tell them not to play it."
"Nice Koa, never been too crazy about Ovations but yours rock!"
"The Ovations have never been comfortable for me (my front is too round for their round backs) but that is one gorgeous instrument."
"That headstock is tasty as well."
"Beautiful instrument! That's one Ovation I would like to try, though I'm still holding to my traditional 'not my cup of tea' line. Others like them just fine, and I certainly won't quibble. We all have our own tastes, and a special guitar like this might just cause me to change my mind."
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I see that Al has put this in his latest newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter over at lostartvintage.com
Just spreading the love, this is a NICE ONE !
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | First the custom Ute 12, then the Tak EF75J, now the Koala, then up next will be the OFC guitar, and out comes the VXT in the middle of all this, and who else has at least one additional custom on order? Looks like 2007 is shaping up to be an impressive year for G.A.S. relief. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
and who else has at least one additional custom on order? at least would be correct ...
Did anyone notice the EF-417 in Al's newsletter? Man that looks nice. Someone told me that the product manager at Tak has that one as his personal favorite guitar. Might have to sniff around on that a little ...
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Location: NJ | all the cool kids are on the newsletter mailing list.
wanna be a cool kid?
go to my website and enter your e mail address |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Thanks, Al. I've never been called a cool kid before. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | This is really starting to worry me. Now I know GAS is incurable! I keep going back to the first page of this thread and drooling over the pictures, then reading Dave's rav reviews. And then Al's newsletter shows up and I have to stare at the pics again.
My wife has predicted that I will buy 2 more guitars this year - sounds like a green light to me. I may have to break down and sell something. |
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Location: SoCal | Reserve yours now... the KOA's will sellout fast :eek: |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | These days, my mornings start with about fifteen minutes of devoted staring at the pics at the beginning of this thread. I just can't get over the beauty of that top. I really hope the rest of the run is as beautiful as Tupp's No. 1. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm sure the rest will be even BETTER. I would imagine they would never use the best stuff for the first try, right? I mean what if you screw it up ???
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Thanks to Tupp and Al, those attending the reunion had the good fortune to admire and play not one, but four of these models. Tupp brought Number 1 and Al picked up Numbers 3, 4 and 5 from the factory en route to the hotel. There was a substantial buzz throughout the lobby about the senational looks of these guitars. No. 3 appears to have a quilted finish in addition to the vivid multi-colored stripes of the heavily figured Koa. Based on looks, these models are true collector pieces. During the tour, Rick Hall lifted up a Koa top bowl sitting on a shelf and made reference to it being one of Al's "special creations", then added how rare they were because the factory just doesn't do much one-off stuff in such wild Koa. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I heard that a happy OFC camper flew home with one of the new ones from the tour. Dave |
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Location: Orange County, California | Number Four.
More pics |
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Location: big island | MAGNIFICENT, fred!
just remember guys, all that beautiful koa is from my island. :p |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I stand corrected. No. 4 had the beautiful quilt koa top. Decided it was too beautiful to pass up, right Fred? Beauties like these need to be seen, not just heard. Display it proudly. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by mtnbikerfred:
Number Four. As you well know (wink, wink), I loves me some chatoyance*. ;) That's a great looking and sounding guitar.
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