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In Reply to: Musicians are meddling in "OUR" arguments........... posted by Roger Hill on April 13, 2007 at 09:08:31:
>The outcome was the the Ovation roundback....What the guitarists heard simply didn't sound right to them.<While the Ovation projects nicely which makes it a recording engineers dream, they just don't sound as full as an old Martin or Gibson. I would imagine that from a measurement standpoint, Mr Kamen was trying to accomplish both feats i.e have a guitar that projected like the old D'angelico's and had a full sound like the old Martins. The problem (for me, anyway) is that the Ovation compromised both designs. A lot of people swear by them, however. I don't think they are "bad" guitars - I just prefer others. If someone records a lot or plays in a loud venue (rock concert) they cut through the sound like no other. On one notable occasion, I played in an acoustic guitar duo setting and the other guy played an Ovation. It was sort of like some old blues guy with a Fender Stratocaster (say, Hubert Sumlin) jamming with BB King, the latter playing his more full-voiced Gibson ES-355. Different sound, both a matter of taste.
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Hello Kerr,Are you now criticising my Ovation Celebrity Deluxe? Damn first it was the objectivists attacking my Mastersound and now you're attacking my Ovation???? I just can't win.... :^ D Ok who's going to start criticing my wife? < < < < said tongue-in-cheek.
Still cannot wait for you to visit Ovation er, I mean Orlando, Fla sometime.
> Are you now criticising my Ovation Celebrity Deluxe? <Not at all. Like some audio gear, it's fine but just not for me. I should instead say "it's just not my sound".
> Ok who's going to start criticing my wife? <
Nobody. She's gotta be a saint to live with you! Kidding...kidding! And if you're going to hit me for that crack, I'm NEVER coming to Orlando. LOL! Funny thing is, my kids were just there last week with their mother. Mom got the 2 week timeshare in the divorce. We both made out like bandits - I got rid of her and she got the vacation condo AND got rid of me! :)
Truth to tell, I want to get down to Orlando anyway so I can go hear Sam Rivers play again before he gets too old to blow. Probably November. I'll let you know. Looking forward to hearing the Mastersound.
Hi Buddy,Trust me you're 100% correct she is a saint to live with me. As far as the Ovation goes I'm giving it to my son-in-law anyway. I'll be looking forward to meeting you in November then...
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