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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | It was't Ovation's sound or playability that attracted me to my first purchase in 1971 or thereabouts. It was its durability. I went looking for a Gibson. The owner of the small music store had two Ovations hanging up, then took one down and swung it like a baseball bat against the corner of the sales counter. It bounced off the corner and almost came out of his hands, but there wasn't a mark on the bowl where it hit. I bought the other one hanging on the wall. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | damon67 - 2015-05-26 4:36 PM 
That burst, the light fingerboard (walnut?) AND the black headstock Wow! Just wow. Really nice get |
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Location: Tennessee | Thanks, AstroDan!
I took this in the sunlight to bring out the detail, but it does skew the color accuracy somewhat. It's actually a New England Burst; outdoors it looks almost cherry, inside it it looks more brown. The fingerboard is rosewood, but has probably never been oiled (taking care of that this weekend). |
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Location: Jet City | Like this one? 
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Location: Tennessee | Yep, like a twin! |
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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah | Anyone who would treat a fine guitar that way deserves a fate worse than ?? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I got one o' dem...
crappy, blurry photo... But it is still a Nice guitar.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Nancy, if it is not sold, the 30th Anniversary Custom Legend in the For Sale section would be a great guitar for Paul to snag. |
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Location: SoCal | I bought my first Ovation in 1986 and still own. Was exposed to them way before but my choice to own one was sound and playability. Years later I own a few more but these instruments talk to me and I love it. |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | stephent28 - 2015-05-28 12:24 AM
Nancy, if it is not sold, the 30th Anniversary Custom Legend in the For Sale section would be a great guitar for Paul to snag.
I saw that too! But I know with 3 little kids, a wife that doesn't work, and they just bought their first house, he could not swing it, even though it is a Fabulous price!!! Thanks Stephent!!!  |
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Location: closely held secret | naellis58 - 2015-05-28 1:54 PM
with 3 little kids, a wife that doesn't work
Seriously, Nancy. Even I know better than to say something like that if there's any chance a mother is listening.....
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Waskel@Work - 2015-05-28 7:56 PM
naellis58 - 2015-05-28 1:54 PM
with 3 little kids, a wife that doesn't work
Seriously, Nancy. Even I know better than to say something like that if there's any chance a mother is listening.....
OMG! You are right!!! I didn't even think of that!!! And she could kick my butt too!!! Thank You Waskel, I will never make a remark like that again! Of corse she works, and hard, I have been around those kids! Let me amend that to "does not bring in an income."
Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa. |
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Location: Canberra, Australia | You could always buy it for him, in exchange for guitar lessons  |
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