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elginacres
Posted 2005-12-03 6:20 PM (#127296)
Subject: 1st recollection


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I am curious. What was the scenario and when was your first recollection of seeing someone playing an Ovation. I'll start. I think it was 1975 - Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley, and Danny Peak (America) were lined up three across at the Carolina Colesium (SC)...all of them playing Ovations - Beckley was playing a 12-string...the song was "Tin Man" (no comment). Sorry no Llamas Cliff.

Mark
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elginacres
Posted 2005-12-03 6:29 PM (#127298 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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I lied...I do remember watching Glen Campbell's show in the late 60s, and therefore that was probably my first recollection...but I wasn't aware at the time. Bill - I'd love to hear what your first recollection is.

Mark
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elginacres
Posted 2005-12-03 6:30 PM (#127297 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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I lied...I do remember watching Glen Campbell's show in the late 60s, and therefore that was probably my first recollection...but I wasn't aware at the time. Bill - I'd love to hear what your first recollection is.

Mark
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elginacres
Posted 2005-12-03 6:31 PM (#127299 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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I lied...I do remember watching Glen Campbell's show in the late 60s, and therefore that was probably my first recollection...but I wasn't aware at the time. Bill - I'd love to hear what your first recollection is.

Mark
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elginacres
Posted 2005-12-03 6:34 PM (#127300 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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When you triple click...you pay for it!
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LeStrange1
Posted 2005-12-03 6:45 PM (#127301 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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My Mom and Dad always tuned into the Glen Campbell Show. Both of us kids gathered around the TV and watched Glen perform his awesome craft. I later graduated to my first Ovation and I have Glen to thank! ;)
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stephent28
Posted 2005-12-03 7:36 PM (#127302 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection



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Yep, I would have to say the GC show on TV.

Bought my first Balladeer new in '76
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Northcountry
Posted 2005-12-03 8:10 PM (#127303 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection
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I am not sure if any of you remember this but it was Glen Cambell, I do not think it was his show though?? He was being interviewed by a news reporter or ???? 76-78 ???? And he came to the part where the interviewer mentioned he'd promissed a song. He of course said yes and reached back for his guitar on a stand and it was an Adamas of course I did not know this at the time. I thought it was something custom made just for him! Ya know That dusty Blue and all the sound holes looked like one of his Blue cowboy suits! It was not his normal Ovation Guitar. He Picked it up and it was beautiful, Turned my head or well it kept me watching anyway.
He looked at it, rather puzzled, and strummed a chord or two then stopped and looked at it real close. I remeber he mumbled something about how this was not his normal guitar. Must not have played quite the way he liked or something?? It was like he was making an excuse in case he messed up playing it or something.
I did not know about Ovation or Glen Cambell's relationship with them then. He also said something about someone changing his guitar to promote this one! Well I thought whomever it was that changed this guitar on him and put this one in it's place to promote this one was the smartest sales promoter I have ever seen. Glen made enough of a stink about it (and he did act quite put out)that I remember it to this day.

Genius. Now in actuality some poor guy probably forgot to change his strings and at the last minute an Ovation rep slipped this in as a stand by Who knows. Did anyone else see this and remember it??

Now I most likely had looked at an Ovation on TV before this but to be honest at this age and a complete novice as a musician if it was a center hole Ovation I would have thought it was a traditional guitar anyway. Most shots of musicians were right straight on and the round backs were not shown off much. This Adamas shot through all the rest of the Traditional guitars with one look.

Randy
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Old Applause Owner
Posted 2005-12-03 9:14 PM (#127304 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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My first memory of Ovation was GC playing it on his TV show...BUT....the sighting that fixed my interest in Ovation was seeing and hearing Jim Peterik of The Ides Of March play a Balladeer onstage during their acoustic set (they were in their CSNY period then) in April 1972. I was ENTRANCED by the rich sound. Right THEN, I decided, I had to get one someday.....

Roger
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Beachdog
Posted 2005-12-03 9:25 PM (#127305 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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First Ovation that I saw was on the Bobby Goldsboro TV show. I think it was a summer show. I'm not sure of the year, just that it was about the same time that the GC show came on.
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willard
Posted 2005-12-03 10:17 PM (#127306 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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Some good friends of mine in Indiana, the Wright Brothers Overland Stage Company, played Ovations. That was the first time I'd seen or noticed them. Probably the early '70's.
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dragonboy
Posted 2005-12-04 12:18 AM (#127307 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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The first time I recall seeing an Ovation in action? That would be Paul McCartney's Wings Over America Tour, June 1976 at the San Diego Sports Arena. I'm pretty sure it's the only left handed Ovation I have seen to this day. I know it's the only lefty I've ever seen in use!
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Tony Calman
Posted 2005-12-04 12:37 AM (#127308 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection



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First was Campbell on TV. Saw what was probably a Balladeer in '69 hanging behind a counter in a music store in Pensacola. Ended up buying my first good guitar a few months later when at Shaw AFB - a Martin D-18 12str. When I was introduced to the Custom Legend 12 in 1980 (1158), Ovation had the credibility so I looked seriously at how the guitar played; quality was not an issue.

Basically, seeing professionals using Ovation wasn't why I bought an Ovation. A good music store owner placing an Ovation in my hands, combined with the credibility of the company, was how I ended up in this direction. Marty of Marty's Guitars in Portland, OR believed in Ovations, brought the 12-str back from NAMM and placed it in my hands - more than just hanging it on the wall. Artists gave it credibility, the guitar store had it in stock and sold it. Alas, something we don't see in many of the stores today.
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Stevechapman
Posted 2005-12-05 8:34 AM (#127309 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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Definately Glen Campbell on TV, Followed by The exposure given on The Partridge Family, I also remember David Gates Playing Ovations during The live shows with Bread.
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2005-12-05 9:01 AM (#127310 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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You know, I remember watching the Partridge Family JUST to see the Ovations. Seriously....
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cliff
Posted 2005-12-05 9:11 AM (#127311 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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. . y'mean there were OTHER reasons??
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Waskel
Posted 2005-12-05 9:19 AM (#127312 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection



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cliff
Posted 2005-12-05 9:26 AM (#127313 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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pass . . .
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Jeff
Posted 2005-12-05 9:29 AM (#127314 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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Susan Dey... To many an 11-12 year old boy, she was reason enough to watch! But, like Paul, I also tuned in to see all the Ovations (in addition to Susan). This was around the time I got my first O, and I got the biggest kick from Ovation getting a credit at the end of every episode for providing the guitars and amps.

Back on topic, it was Glen's show where I first discovered Ovations also, and he was/is the main reason I'm still an Ovationist today.
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cliff
Posted 2005-12-05 9:54 AM (#127315 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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Even though I wasn't a fan, I first NOTICED them on the Campbell show. Liked the fact that they were "different". . .
Croce, America, et al were more of an influence to consider owning one.
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JeffreyD
Posted 2005-12-05 9:55 AM (#127316 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection


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I never thought much about them. I knew GC played one as I was doing some of his music in a Contemporary Christian band (and I was doing drums and vocals), also my lead singer and guitar player had an "O" (that he still plays to this day. Will have to ask him what model it is). Then I moved and two members of our new church's worship team played O's. So...when one came up, I figured it was God's guitar, so I better buy one lest God be upset with me:D

I did....the 1537....Don't really have GAS per se, (lot's of other interest other than guitars) but am now looking at another "O" just so I can be twice as more "Holy(ie?)" :D :D ;)
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Slipkid
Posted 2005-12-05 11:11 AM (#127317 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection



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I was just 17…you know what I mean
And the way it looked was beyond compare

Oh I could not have bought any other..Ooooo
When I saw it hanging there.

Well it played as sweet as could be
Made with advanced technolo-gy
And before to long, it came on home with me.

Oh why should I play any other Ooooo
When an Ovation’s in my hands.

Well that bowl goes boom
And it fills the room
And those chords ring out so louuuuud!!

Now it has been many a year
I still play that Balladeer
It will stay with me ‘till the day I die

Oh why would you need any other.. Oooo
Ovations just plain kick ass.
_________________________________
It's plain to see that I just have way to much time on my hands and lack any form of direction this morning.
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fillhixx
Posted 2005-12-05 11:39 AM (#127318 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection



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In the 'No Such Thing as a Dumb Question' Catagory;

I see the accronym GAS here and at other guitar chats.... what's it stand for?

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First recollections.

Back-in-the-day... Glen Campbell, Jim Croce, America, Bread, and all the other easy-listening/lotsa harmony acts were my strongest interests and influences. Probably any and all of those.

Then I got bored and quit playing completely after burning out playing singles at pubs and clubs. (Just before Disco put everyone I knew out of business)

Picked up guitar again (and bought my Ovation Storm, Thunderhead) when I 'discovered' Punk/New Wave.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2005-12-05 11:42 AM (#127319 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection



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Gear Acquisition Syndrome.
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fillhixx
Posted 2005-12-05 11:46 AM (#127320 - in reply to #127296)
Subject: Re: 1st recollection



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Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

Aaaaaaah!
Makes perfect sense. I am pretty much fully recovered from that. (Except for the next model of digital recorder, maybe that cool mike I've been ogling, and those cute little mixers they make now....) :rolleyes:
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