Subj : revert to Ovation smack
To   : Richard Webb
From : Steve Kemp
Date : Sat May 08 2010 02:58 am

On 5/5/2010 10:47 AM, Richard Webb -> Steve Kemp wrote:
 RW> HI Steve,

 RW>> Anybody who read this echo back in the heyday can remember
 RW>> that our friendly echo mod at the time said that flaming an
 RW>> Ovation guitar was quite appropriate for this echo, in fact
 RW>> real flames and ovation guitars were a good match <g>.

 SK>> Trying to replace my stolen Takamine 12 string on the fly,
 SK>> I had an Ovation 12 FOR A SECOND! It blew donkey!

 RW> I know, the plastic body sounds funky, the round back makes
 RW> it awkward as hell if you try to sit and play it.

 RW> THe whole point of the Ovation was the pickups, and if it
 RW> didn't have supposedly that round back heped it project
 RW> better.

It's all hype over "blow".

In a real hardcore stage setting an Ovation can be kept from feeding back, is 
all.

And that's the only reason I'd use one.

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