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Breadwinners, and Deacons, and Celebrities, Oh My!
Long time Ovation addict here. I started with an original Balladeer and an oddity that I found in a pawn shop in Savannah, Ga. in 1973 while in high school - a White Breadwinner. The pawn shop owner thought it was the ugliest thing he'd ever seen and I talked him down to $125 - including the hardshell case. Since then, I've owned 2 more Breadwinners, another Balladeer, and I now use a 1973-ish Deacon and a red-topped shallow bowl Celebrity.
If you can imagine - hair down to there, bell bottom polyester pants, Wallabees, Wide collared floral print Rayon shirt, wide leather belt, White Breadwinner pumped through a Thomas Organ Cry Baby, Muff Fuzz, and into a 1972 Fender Twin Reverb ... what a sight.
If anyone has more knowledge about the serial numbers, this one is E 1354. The only thing I can get from Ovation is that it was made between "01/73 and 12/75".
As to the remainder of my "Family", My second favorite is my 1982 Yamaha SG800S Standard. All the bulk and sustain of a '70s Les Paul, in silver metal flake. Seriously smooth tone and switchable pole pieces on each pickup allow for almost as wide a range of sound as my Deacon. Next is my Fender Telecaster and '72 Strat pairing - sometimes, only a Fender fits the bill. Finally, on a whim I bought a BC Rich Warlock in 1998 - okay, so there is something to brute force and guitars.
As for amplification, I'm down to a Fender Princeton Chorus and a Kustom reissue. However, since I got my hands on Guitar Rig (Native Instruments), even they are just gathering dust. If you have a computer, there's nothing that should be keeping you from checking out Guitar Rig from Native Instruments. You get an almost unlimited arsenal of amplification options - from simple, low-profile practice amps to full blown Marshall-style multi-cabinet stacks with a wall of pre or post amplifier effects. Even my Celebrity sounds sweet ...
I use D'addario strings exclusively (and have since around 76 or 77). My current favorites are EXL-120+ for all but the BC Rich which gets EHR-370's and the Celebrity which gets EJ15's.
I've moved from a performer (70's, 80's) to more of a collector and hobbyist through today. Unfortunately, running a software company can really eat up your time...
Drop me a note to say hi!
If you can imagine - hair down to there, bell bottom polyester pants, Wallabees, Wide collared floral print Rayon shirt, wide leather belt, White Breadwinner pumped through a Thomas Organ Cry Baby, Muff Fuzz, and into a 1972 Fender Twin Reverb ... what a sight.
If anyone has more knowledge about the serial numbers, this one is E 1354. The only thing I can get from Ovation is that it was made between "01/73 and 12/75".
As to the remainder of my "Family", My second favorite is my 1982 Yamaha SG800S Standard. All the bulk and sustain of a '70s Les Paul, in silver metal flake. Seriously smooth tone and switchable pole pieces on each pickup allow for almost as wide a range of sound as my Deacon. Next is my Fender Telecaster and '72 Strat pairing - sometimes, only a Fender fits the bill. Finally, on a whim I bought a BC Rich Warlock in 1998 - okay, so there is something to brute force and guitars.
As for amplification, I'm down to a Fender Princeton Chorus and a Kustom reissue. However, since I got my hands on Guitar Rig (Native Instruments), even they are just gathering dust. If you have a computer, there's nothing that should be keeping you from checking out Guitar Rig from Native Instruments. You get an almost unlimited arsenal of amplification options - from simple, low-profile practice amps to full blown Marshall-style multi-cabinet stacks with a wall of pre or post amplifier effects. Even my Celebrity sounds sweet ...
I use D'addario strings exclusively (and have since around 76 or 77). My current favorites are EXL-120+ for all but the BC Rich which gets EHR-370's and the Celebrity which gets EJ15's.
I've moved from a performer (70's, 80's) to more of a collector and hobbyist through today. Unfortunately, running a software company can really eat up your time...
Drop me a note to say hi!
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Multiple sources and output on the Mac
I've just learned an important tip about the Mac when working with multiple music interfaces. I have my JamLab, the Mackie U.420 and my MBox 002. Previously, I was constantly swapping between interfaces depending on what software I was using - For Guitar Rig standalone or GarageBand, I used the JamLab. For Logic, it was the U.420. For Pro Tools, the MBOX came alive. To make this all work, I was driving my Alesis monitors through a homemade switch box.
When one channel on the switch box gave out… Continue
When one channel on the switch box gave out… Continue
Posted on August 4, 2009 at 2:03pm —
Mac Guitarists Unite!
Hi Fans,
If you play guitar and use a Mac, come join the Mac Guitarists group.
Whether you just use iTunes to play along and Garageband to record, or have a full-fledged Mac-based Recording studio, let's chat about it!
I'm a Mackie fan and use my iMac 20" and my Mac Pro with the U.420 Firewire interface tied into Logic / Mainstage and Guitar Rig 3. What do you use? Join today and let's talk s'Mac!
If you play guitar and use a Mac, come join the Mac Guitarists group.
Whether you just use iTunes to play along and Garageband to record, or have a full-fledged Mac-based Recording studio, let's chat about it!
I'm a Mackie fan and use my iMac 20" and my Mac Pro with the U.420 Firewire interface tied into Logic / Mainstage and Guitar Rig 3. What do you use? Join today and let's talk s'Mac!
Posted on July 9, 2009 at 9:00pm —
Guitar Rig LE !!!
Hi Gang,
If you've ever wanted to check out Guitar Rig, but demos annoy and you wanted to beat on it more than 30 days, this is your lucky month!
Run, don't walk, to your local bookseller (Borders or B & N) and look for the August 09 (issue CM141) of Computer Music. It'll run you $15 or so, but it includes the full version of Guitar Rig LE for PC and Mac.
You'll get hooked!
If you've ever wanted to check out Guitar Rig, but demos annoy and you wanted to beat on it more than 30 days, this is your lucky month!
Run, don't walk, to your local bookseller (Borders or B & N) and look for the August 09 (issue CM141) of Computer Music. It'll run you $15 or so, but it includes the full version of Guitar Rig LE for PC and Mac.
You'll get hooked!
Posted on July 8, 2009 at 9:21pm —
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I've just learned an important tip about the Mac when working with multiple music interfaces on the Mac. I have my JamLab, the Mackie U.420 and my MBox 002. Previously, I was constantly swapping between interfaces depending on what software I was ...
Hi Folks,
I see a lot of posts on various member comment walls about computer audio software. I thought that I'd start a thread for discussion of various free options.
Here'a few links to free tools that I use:
Ardour - Mac OS X and Linux (also...
This will be a centralized group for anyone wishing to learn more about home recording. What's the difference between DAW based and self contained units, types of microphones, plug-ins, effects, etc .
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