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New My "lawsuit" acoustic likes 13s
I've tried everything to get it to set up to lighter strings...but it just sounds 'right' with bronze 13s. I use [link|http://www.mguitar.com/strings/display_set.php?display=35|Martins] for the acoustic.

For those not familiar with the lawsuit guitars ([link|http://www.takamine.com/?fa=detail&mid=1065&sid=351#|pic of mine]), the Japanese manufacturers came to the US and simply stole the design of the 3 most popular acoustic brands of the time (Martin, Guild, Gibson). If you'll notice, the lettering on the top of the pic is "standard" Martin script font. (even says "Takamine and Sons" instead of CF Martin and Sons) From 10 feet, I'm playing a Martin. Feel is darned close also...and I paid $130 new, compared to the Martin it was ripped off from that was nearly $500. (age...those martins are now 800-1200). In the mid 80s, these manufacturers were sued by Martin and Gibson and lost, and thus were forced to change designs.

If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition

[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
New Yeah, I remember them
they had a synthetic backed Ovation clone as well but it had icky frets (not smooth, rough kind of machined - I think the neck was actually aluminum with wood or plastic blocks inlayed between the frets to "fake" a fretboard).

They did make some nice low cost woodies.

I have a small format mid-'60's era Gibson LG-1, it was my dad's and is a great road guitar. Small format likes lighter strings I think.




"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect"   --Mark Twain

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."   --Albert Einstein

"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."   --George W. Bush
Expand Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:55:42 AM EDT
New I'm not a big fan of ovations
Something about the sound is not right to me... and I hate trying to do sit down playing with them.
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New They're only good sounding plugged in thru speaks



"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect"   --Mark Twain

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."   --Albert Einstein

"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."   --George W. Bush
Expand Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:56:06 AM EDT
New Through the PA, not a guitar amp
unless, of course, it's a full range acoustic amp.

Even then, though, I don't much care for the sound - and opposing curves between my belly and the back of the guitar are a problem. I used to have an Ovation 12.
--
Steve
[link|http://www.ubuntulinux.org|Ubuntu]
New ICLRPD: They did make some nice low cost woodies. (new thread)
Created as new thread #246460 titled [link|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=246460|ICLRPD: They did make some nice low cost woodies.]
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
New Lawsuit axes could be great
I played with a guy in high school that had an Ibanez Les Paul copy - and boy did they copy. That was one sweet guitar, and even reading the headstock logo you'd almost think it said 'Gibson' due to the way they did the Ibanez logo.
--
Steve
[link|http://www.ubuntulinux.org|Ubuntu]
New Plays and sounds as good as the Martin original
Its 25 years old and still plays, looks and sounds fabulous.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition

[link|mailto:bepatient@aol.com|BePatient]
New Wow - almost nothing I have still "looks" fab
the road takes its toll.




"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect"   --Mark Twain

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."   --Albert Einstein

"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."   --George W. Bush
Expand Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 05:56:09 AM EDT
New Some large pics inside - you've been warned
Yeah, I'm showing off :)


All-original '57 Les Paul Custom - seen the road with both my Dad and me. Is now a family heirloom and worth more than some small countries. I cherish this guitar.
[image|http://users.frii.com/slowe/images/57.jpg||||]

This was my dad's acoustic, a '63 Gibson J-50 - also been on the road, and a cherished family heirloom:
[image|http://users.frii.com/slowe/images/j50.jpg||||]

Since the LP above rarely leaves it's case and never leaves the house, this is my main electric player, an '03 Les Paul Studio:
[image|http://users.frii.com/slowe/images/lpfull.jpg||||]

I don't have any pics of my Larrivee acoustic, my tele clone or my full electric rig with pedal board and amp.
--
Steve
[link|http://www.ubuntulinux.org|Ubuntu]
Expand Edited by Steve Lowe Feb. 28, 2006, 03:24:23 PM EST
New Sweet
I knew a guy with a '50s era cherry colored Les Paul but it had what we would call the SG body style. Really warm sounding with those PAF pickups.



"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect"   --Mark Twain

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."   --Albert Einstein

"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."   --George W. Bush
Expand Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:00:48 AM EDT
     kid was complaining his amp was broke - (boxley) - (35)
         A good solder job should last a lifetime. - (Another Scott) - (2)
             According to my 1954 Radio Amature's Handbook . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1)
                 Forgot one thing... - (folkert)
         Sounds fishy - (Steve Lowe) - (31)
             well this kid runs thru about one set of strings a month - (boxley) - (30)
                 When I was playing daily - (jake123) - (29)
                     When playing pro - every night - (tuberculosis) - (28)
                         Well, I never got to playing more than between fifty - (jake123) - (25)
                             Indeed - (Steve Lowe) - (2)
                                 The other key was custom pickups - (jake123) - (1)
                                     and fingers -NT - (Steve Lowe)
                             If I didn't change em - they'd break for sure - (tuberculosis) - (21)
                                 Go up to 11. - (jake123) - (20)
                                     Where do they break? - (tuberculosis) - (19)
                                         Either bridge or neck - (jake123) - (18)
                                             OK, I gotta ask - (tuberculosis) - (3)
                                                 Ultrathin nylon? Noooooo.... - (jake123) - (2)
                                                     As far as I can tell - (tuberculosis) - (1)
                                                         Guilty of all but the first - (jake123)
                                             I actually like 11s - (bepatient) - (13)
                                                 I've just installed some 10.5s - (Steve Lowe) - (11)
                                                     My "lawsuit" acoustic likes 13s - (bepatient) - (10)
                                                         Yeah, I remember them - (tuberculosis) - (4)
                                                             I'm not a big fan of ovations - (jake123) - (2)
                                                                 They're only good sounding plugged in thru speaks -NT - (tuberculosis) - (1)
                                                                     Through the PA, not a guitar amp - (Steve Lowe)
                                                             ICLRPD: They did make some nice low cost woodies. (new thread) - (Meerkat)
                                                         Lawsuit axes could be great - (Steve Lowe) - (4)
                                                             Plays and sounds as good as the Martin original - (bepatient) - (3)
                                                                 Wow - almost nothing I have still "looks" fab - (tuberculosis) - (2)
                                                                     Some large pics inside - you've been warned - (Steve Lowe) - (1)
                                                                         Sweet - (tuberculosis)
                                                 I've played those - I like them too - (tuberculosis)
                         I used to know someone who was like that. - (static) - (1)
                             I have - (Steve Lowe)

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