Did Glen Campbell really like Ovation guitars?

[Lewguitar]

Or did he just play them because he was payed to play them?

Thoughts?

[ICTGoober]

A question for the ages.

[Hsb]

Only one person would know and well, he aint with us any longer.

[Lewguitar]

A question for the ages.

Yup.

[jeremy]

i have to assume he liked them at least to some degree

[justFred]

As has been demonstrated time and again: when you have that much talent the guitar itself is far less important. Especially with the pop tunes he was playing. Anybody know what he used in the studio before and after picking up the Ovation?

[solspirit]

As has been demonstrated time and again: when you have that much talent the guitar itself is far less important. Especially with the pop tunes he was playing. Anybody know what he used in the studio before and after picking up the Ovation?

Pop tunes?

[Lewguitar]

As has been demonstrated time and again: when you have that much talent the guitar itself is far less important. Especially with the pop tunes he was playing. Anybody know what he used in the studio before and after picking up the Ovation?

I've seen him live playing Fender Strats, G&L "Strats" and Gibson ES-335's. In the early, early days he played a Tiesco with a "monkey grip"! Got a great sound out of that and he sometimes used that guitar in the studio and kept it for the rest of his life.

[solspirit]

I've seen him playing gibson and hamer 12 strings and martin 6 strings too

[JMP/HBE]

I have an original 68' Balladeer roundback one of the first ones.
Its the most uncomfortable thing i have to play.
So i don't.
Glen was an amazing talent.
Unfortunately there were alot of crappy guitars back then.
Glen always sounded good to me no matter what he played.

[idsnowdog]

The reasons why people used Ovations were ergonomics and electronics. At the time of their introduction, not a lot of acoustic guitars were being produced with built-in piezo systems. Even fewer were being made with ergonomics that appealed to mainly electric guitar players. Take Nancy Wilson for example. How does a woman of small stature stand at a microphone with a full-sized dreadnought and play guitar? Now if that guitar had a soundhole pickup you have the wiring for that hanging out of the guitar and underfoot. The Ovation with its shallow bowl and integrated electronics make it easier to sing into a microphone without having to hunch over. Aesthetically they also looked the part for rock ballads and Rhinestone Cowboys even though their tone was nothing spectacular.

[Lewguitar]

How does a woman of small stature stand at a microphone with a full-sized dreadnought and play guitar?

Like Emmylou I guess! She looks pretty good with her big guitar. She looks pretty good period!

[justFred]

Appears he had many tools in the shed...Ovation was one of them...the Martin? Seems to appear the acoustic of choice in studio shots...

[Lewguitar]

Appears he had many tools in the shed...Ovation was one of them...the Martin? Seems to appear the acoustic of choice in studio shots...

That's the monkey grip Tiesco I mentioned just to his right. Looks like he swapped the pickups tho.

[Demanic]

What's not to like about Ovations?

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