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And they were playing R&R Hall of fame highlights. I just love Prince's playing and showmanship as he closes out this George Harrison classic, WMGGW! The action starts around 3:28 with George's son smiling as Prince gets ready to solo. [YOUTUBE]HoR6YQ1V8ks[/YOUTUBE] Very Cool!!

Sweet!!!! Very cool looking guitar. I fainted when I saw the price......

From Vintage Clubber: Please PM him!! Not Me!!! A few things listed on ebay: Loaded '51 Style Strat Pickguard http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130335417223&ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123 White Tele Pickguard http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130335413079&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT Custom Black Pearloid Strat Pickguard http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130335414104&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

With a case http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ALV-MD60 * Dreadnought Body Style * Solid Mahogany Back * Solid Western Cedar Top * Rosewood Fingerboard * 12 F Diagonal Fingerboard Inlay * Rosewood Bridge * Maple Body Binding * Abalone Soundhole Rosette * Nickel Die Cast Tuning Machines * Satin Finish http://www.americanmusical.com/Item--i-ALV-MD80 * Dreadnought Body Style * Solid Mahogany Back * Solid Englemann Spruce Top * Rosewood Fingerboard * 12 F Diagonal Fingerboard Inlay * Rosewood Bridge * Maple Body Binding * Abalone Soundhole Rosette * Nickel Die Cast Tuning Machines * Natural Finish * Includes hardshell case Both excellent guitars. I have the DM60 and love it. I've also played the DM80 and it's an excellent guitar. I have a Fender DG 100 which is quite similar to the DM80 for tone and playability. Those are $250 without a case. * Solid Englemann Spruce top * Mahogany back and sides (laminate) * Dot position inlays * Tortoise shell pickguard * Abalone rosette

Sounds very nice. Great price too.

Gibson J-45 at Best Buy!!! Will wonders never cease!! Congratulations.... (I'm in the show us a pic camp....... gets me all worked up! )

Them Swedes are nice, yah!

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I have an Epi LP standard from the new Chinese factory and I think it's an excellent guitar. It doesn't feel cheap and it sounds wonderful. I own quite a few high end guitars. But I love this Epi LP. Here's a clip of my Epi. http://www.norcalguitars.com/clips/Smooth-the-Rough-BG.mp3 Yeah..... sweet!

I've been pooping in the tremolo cavity of one of my guitars. The tone really sounds like crap to me now, but the label on the headstock looks great! It does not feel cheap to me, but some people probably think it's a {censored}ty guitar. :lol:

Check out this vid to see A "well known guitar personality" putting an Epi through it's paces. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHq0i2Dwujg How can he stand playing such a CHEAP guitar?????

A: Gibson can make a great product. B: I don't believe you have to pay Gibson prices to get Gibson quality. If you want to pay top dollar for Gibson, PRS, et al. Go right ahead. Those are great guitars. For me that would be a dreadful waste of money that would make me inconsolable. Even if I were to buy a Gibson, it would be used and at a giveaway price. I wouldn't mind owning one. I just don't think they're worth the money. Before I'd buy a Gibson, I'd by the Epi, rewire it, add GFS pickups, mod the hardware and have a guitar that plays and sounds so close to a high priced Gibson that it would make the stockholders sad. Also, I'd take my family to Disney World with the difference in Gibson price and what I spent. Besides which, I think most Epi Standards play well and sound pretty good anyway. I've been playing guitar for over 40 years and was around when Fender and Gibson were the only game in town. They're not anymore and it's silly to presume that they are. I have seen all kinds of guitars wear badly, suffer abuse and look like {censored}. I believe it's called relic'ing.

I'd rather pay a couple hundred more and get 100% quality at still less than 50% of the price! That's the good deal right there!

I'll take 80% of the quality for 30% of the price any day.

And to me, it felt really cheap. Is there something wrong with me? Any ol Epi LP? LP Standard. Epi Elite, Special II .... ???

Originally posted by Philphine i think you should get the pink one and put in the hottest pup available, pull it out for the hardest song you play, warn the audience in your best british accent to "look out, 'cause it's got a mean streak a mile wide", and tear into the song like your fighting a wild beast. Sweet!!

I saw one modded with an EMG!! Screamed!! :thu:

Ovation Matrix circa 1981 Yamaha APXT Wechter Pathmaker 3103 Washburn D10S

Thanks for the heads up. I'm just a fan of good guitars. Best acoustic I ever played was a Taylor my friend had. Right up behind it was a Bourgeois (sp). Pretty expensive guitars. For my budget, my favorite players are this Matrix and the Washburn D10s I mentioned earlier. The Matrix has a substantial neck. Not slim. I was just impressed at the quality of sound. I have had blind A/B tests with guitar friends and their guitars and the Matrix was consistently picked as the overall best sounding guitar (acoustically) My Larivee was perfectly fine. It was just that this guitar sounded better. Articulate, with a nice soft chime. Great for finger picking. Louder or as loud as the average dreadnaught strummed. Complex tones. Nearest comparison for me is with some songs it reminds me of a church organ. These two guitars give me all the tonal quality I need acoustically. There is something of a clip of my Washburn through the seymour duncan maverick performer soundhole pickup on my site called "Drinkin about the Future" if anyones interested. I don't have a bias wood versus plastic. I just know a good gutar when I hear one.

anyone else use an ovation?

On the Right!

I'm usually in the electric guitar forum but I also do a lot of duo gigging with an acoustic guitar. Spent the last two years hosting an open mic in Holliston. My main axe was Washburn D10S. I used a GC seymor duncan maverick performer soundhole mic which I love and highly recommend. It's warm and to my ears transmits a true guitar sound. This summer I was at a flea market where I ran across an old (80's) Matrix guitar made by Ovation. The neck is aluminum surrounded by some kind of polymer. Mine has a rosewood neck. The action was horrible. Like it had been left in an attic for years. But the sound was amazing. It was being sold for $75 with an ovation brown hardshell case. I figured the case was worth it. I looked at my wife and told her to say, "Happy Birthday!". Had it set up by my favorite guitar tech and I couldn't believe how well it played or sounded. I was in heaven. A/B'd it against my Larivee D02 and Washburn. It is headstock and neck above them. I still love the tone from the Washburn, but I let the Larivee go... and I loved it. The electronics were poor however. Tried different potentiometers but it was just too piezo screechy for me. It sounded great with the soundhole pickup but I wanted it to be self sufficient. I had a fishman put in and I can't believe how good this guitar sounds. I will play this guitar at any and all gigs. I am amazed that for $300 I have this amazing guitar. I don't know if you guys have any experience with the Matrix by Ovation. But I'd love to hear from you.