Did Glen Campbell really like Ovation guitars?
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Chris Pile
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A question for the ages.
Lewguitar
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Yup.
solspirit
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Pop tunes?
Lewguitar
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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.
JMP/HBE
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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.
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idsnowdog
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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
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Like Emmylou I guess! She looks pretty good with her big guitar. She looks pretty good period! :burnout:
Lewguitar
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That's the monkey grip Tiesco I mentioned just to his right. Looks like he swapped the pickups tho.
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Securb
One of Jerry's Kids
I would imagine anything Ovation was sending Glenn was top shelve stuff none of us would ever see let alone play. Mostly custom shop stuff and prototypes, So, yes he probably dug them he was playing some pretty sweet guitars.
Glenn and Roy Clark have to be the two most overlooked (by the general public, not on here) guitar players on the planet.
Glenn and Roy Clark have to be the two most overlooked (by the general public, not on here) guitar players on the planet.
devastone
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There were a couple of badace "shredders" using them back in the day, I've seen Al di Meola multiple times using one - https://youtu.be/2a2BvHIFKjg and JP has used them on occasion - https://youtu.be/61qEzmlw1vM
I have an 80's MIA steel string and a 90"s(?) MIK nylon string that are my acoustics, not sure they would be my first choices, I admit their acoustic sound leaves something to be desired, but they aren't bad guitars by any stretch. The thing that probably bothers me most about the steel string is the "V" shaped neck, not a huge fan of those.
I have an 80's MIA steel string and a 90"s(?) MIK nylon string that are my acoustics, not sure they would be my first choices, I admit their acoustic sound leaves something to be desired, but they aren't bad guitars by any stretch. The thing that probably bothers me most about the steel string is the "V" shaped neck, not a huge fan of those.
in the glen campbell movie that came out a few years ago, there was a scene where he was on stage and following along on the teleprompter and it said "glen solo" or something like that. his disease was very advanced by this point and he read it out loud like it was part of the lyrics, then realized what it really meant and he tore into a fine solo. his facility on the guitar when his mental condition was so poor hints at how great he was and how deeply music was rooted in him. its not an easy movie to watch at points but very much worth watching
Lewguitar
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"I'm Not Gonna Miss You". Excellent.
