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Location: Phoenix AZ | Here's Some shots of the Ovation displays at NAMM.
Adamas 2008 Collector. Best sounding Ovation product at the show.
Two new models - Heroine Diaries and Seven.
Heroine Diaries Celebrity - Yes we have become our parents.
ULTRA - Nice guitar for the money.
Celebrities
Celebrities
VXT - Some very nice new finishes.
It was an interesting event. Dave |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 
Again Hamer had the best damn looking electrics at the show.
Only downside is that these were about $8k a pop.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Martin has some very nice models on display. I didn't get a lot of photos. They've finally made a few sunbursts that don't make you retch.
These were interesting ...
Very nice tooled leather cover on the Elvis guitar.
Worlds ugliest pickguard.
This was actually my favorite guitar of the show. An OM with bubinga back and sides. The inlay and binding work was absolutely exquisite. And the thing played like butter.
One small problem. It cost $20,000.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | "Yes we have become our parents."--- I concur! :mad:
I have sold a coupla Celebs that maybe I shoulda done that to... Maybe got more money! :cool:
But all-in-all, Thanx for the pics.
And I like the look of that VXT on the left(?).
The Huney-Boist, book-matched, flame maple, y'all-know-which-one I mean!
Oh... and Dave, your favorite guitar has a hole in the side. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | COMPOSITE ACOUSTICS. The Q ???
I didn't get any photos but I was SUPER IMPRESSED with their new stuff. They have an OM sized model with a single offset blowhole (like the Adamas 2080). And it sounds A-Mazing.
It has no traditional glued on bracing (or even glued on carbon fiber bracing) - the "bracing" is woven right into the top. In addition, even the fretboard is carbon graphite, as is the bridge. I don't think there's a piece of wood on the guitar anywhere! And it just sounded super sweet.
AND, they make a 22 inch scale travel version, which was WAY COOL.
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Nice Pictures Dave..`wonder if that Diary will become a " bestseller " with the " Alternatively dressed crowd "..
Vic
..them HAMER`s look Nice , yet I like the cut -away body to be flush with the neck better.. |
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| That collectors is really nice looking. Is it a fiber top? Also the binding looks like wood from this distance, is it? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Dave, thanks for the pic's...yes, the Hamers are way cool...and the VXT's look great as well...the 08C display is cool as well...looks good...BUT the Cleb's look like_____(you fill in the blank)...the Ultra's aren't bad...actually, all in all a much better looking display than I had been led to believe...now if only someone would nuke the Cleb plant...lol |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Agree with MM's comments about the VXT's Hamers and Ultras, but that Sixx guy sells guitars, but isn't he a bass player. I'm probably not up to speed. |
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Location: Vermont USA | Thank You Dave!
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Adamas 2008 Collectors 2008-5
6 string acoustic electric
Satin Black
Textured Graphite Top
Suspended top ring w/cutaway
Composite Ring Decorated in gold leaf
Hand laid Fiberglass Cloth Deep Contour Bowl
13-Piece Exotic hardwood -Bass side only epaulet
2- piece walnut / slotted peg head 14-fret to the body.
2-way truss rod
Neck Natural satin walnut
fingerboard Walnut
Inlay Gold leaf with 12th fret Collector inlay
Bridge Carved walnut
Machines gold Shaller’s
Vip-5
Pick up Ovation high output
Case 9158
Production 100 pieces worldwide: 60 USA, 40 World |
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Location: enid, ok | No whammy bars? Unbelieveable! |
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Location: Jet City | Dave, did Ralph Steadman do the artwork for the heroin guitar? Looks like his style. |
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks Dave !!!
J :) |
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Location: Connecticut | Didn't see many USA Ovations, were there any on display other than the "08 Collectors and the VXT ? Just curious. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by DaveO:
Didn't see many USA Ovations, were there any on display other than the "08 Collectors and the VXT ? No others. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Damon67:
did Ralph Steadman do the artwork for the heroin guitar? I have no idea. Is he on heroine? |
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Location: south east Michigan | There is a Martin of that design hanging up here at Huber-Breese. Not quite as fancy and a far cry from 20k, but the same build design.
I like it!!!
Heroin Diaries... why??? Because "Hello Kitty" was already taken. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Heroine Diaries ... it's for the kids!
PS Those Hamer's look great, especially that LPS type ... so many guitars ... so little money. Sigh. |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Nice pics and comments, Dave.
Bet that leather covered 28 has killer (or killed) tone. Waylon's Fender was just sooo much cooler!
And that PW pick guard ain't all that bad, is it? :) |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Tupperware:
Originally posted by Damon67:
did Ralph Steadman do the artwork for the heroin guitar? I have no idea. Is he on heroine?
He used to do the artwork for Hunter S Thompson's books and does a bunch of wine labels and other things. Weird stuff. |
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