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#308,261
How is this for an early Christmas present?
Okay, a few days ago, a luthier buddy of mine told me that he wanted to clean out his shop and offered me a box of parts.

Now, I'm not the kind of guy to refuse a freebie, but he caught me by surprise by also handing me THIS.
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Yes, that is an Ovation, a made in Korea Celebrity full bowl model, which apart from missing the tuners, bridge saddle and pickup, is complete. So I went to do some bodging...
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Yeah, I just used what I found, those tuners are mismatched but if it works, it works.

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I was worried if the trussrod would work, but there were no issues.

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Well, it plays and it no doubt IS an Ovation, there's no other acoustic guitar which sounds like that.

Great fun.
 
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Blazer said:
How is this for an early Christmas present?
Okay, a few days ago, a luthier buddy of mine told me that he wanted to clean out his shop and offered me a box of parts.

Now, I'm not the kind of guy to refuse a freebie, but he caught me by surprise by also handing me THIS.
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Yes, that is an Ovation, a made in Korea Celebrity full bowl model, which apart from missing the tuners, bridge saddle and pickup, is complete. So I went to do some bodging...
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Yeah, I just used what I found, those tuners are mismatched but if it works, it works.

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I was worried if the trussrod would work, but there were no issues.

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Well, it plays and it no doubt IS an Ovation, there's no other acoustic guitar which sounds like that.

Great fun.
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Nice score! I repaired one with a cracked top years ago. I think they are prone to cracks because plastic expands/contracts at a different rate from the wood.
It looks like the bridge saddle is missing.
 
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Engle said:
Nice score! I repaired one with a cracked top years ago. I think they are prone to cracks because plastic expands/contracts at a different rate from the wood.
It looks like the bridge saddle is missing.
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It came without a saddle, but I made one myself of black material. It's not perfect, but it works.
 
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Last week there was this drumeo documentary about THIS guy.

Who still considers himself to be "A drummer who does a bit of singing" It went into detail just how groundbreaking his drumming was over the last 50 years and how many eighties metal band owes a LOT to Phil's playing on the Genesis and Brand X records.

But they also revealed that Phil's preferred set up of his drums did him in.
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No doubt, Phil's most famous kit ever, THAT'S the one he used on "In the air tonight"
I mean, for Phil, having set up his drums like that made perfect sense, but it also made it that he constantly overreached himself and then there was the issue with his drum stool.
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That stool never gave him enough spinal reinforcement. In the documentary, they had Phil's son Nic sat behind his father's kit, and he remarked straight away that it hurt to play drums with a set-up like that and a drum stool that tiny.

Phil now had to deal with no more feeling in his left foot (Which is why he walks with a cane now) and being unable to grab anything with his right hand.

But one thing that was mentioned over and over, was that the drumming itself was so mindblowingly technical and yet, so perfect for the song, that people overlooked how good he actually was. And I found this clip of Phil Backing the Bee Gees, playing what probably is the most basic groove he ever played.

But just listen how he lays it down. Even a beat this basic, can be a masterclass if you have a guy like him playing it.
 
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Blazer said:
Who still considers himself to be "A drummer who does a bit of singing" It went into detail just how groundbreaking his drumming was over the last 50 years and how many eighties metal band owes a LOT to Phil's playing on the Genesis and Brand X records.
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Cool. I just saw Percy Jones play a few weeks ago at someone's birthday party at an art studio here in Brooklyn.
 
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Blazer said:
Last week there was this drumeo documentary about THIS guy.

Who still considers himself to be "A drummer who does a bit of singing" It went into detail just how groundbreaking his drumming was over the last 50 years and how many eighties metal band owes a LOT to Phil's playing on the Genesis and Brand X records.

But they also revealed that Phil's preferred set up of his drums did him in.
phil_collins_drum_kit_gretsch-jpg.1764244

No doubt, Phil's most famous kit ever, THAT'S the one he used on "In the air tonight"
I mean, for Phil, having set up his drums like that made perfect sense, but it also made it that he constantly overreached himself and then there was the issue with his drum stool.
Phil-Collins-is-known-for-his-legendary-drumming-skills-3641359.webp

That stool never gave him enough spinal reinforcement. In the documentary, they had Phil's son Nic sat behind his father's kit, and he remarked straight away that it hurt to play drums with a set-up like that and a drum stool that tiny.

Phil now had to deal with no more feeling in his left foot (Which is why he walks with a cane now) and being unable to grab anything with his right hand.

But one thing that was mentioned over and over, was that the drumming itself was so mindblowingly technical and yet, so perfect for the song, that people overlooked how good he actually was. And I found this clip of Phil Backing the Bee Gees, playing what probably is the most basic groove he ever played.

But just listen how he lays it down. Even a beat this basic, can be a masterclass if you have a guy like him playing it.
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There are some really tasty ghost notes in his drumming. This isn't my thing, but it is another example of how good his drumming is. I think there is a bit of echo or something on it. He was a master of using effects to get great results.
 
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Bent77 said:
Anybody around these parts a MkI Deep Purple fan?
Figured I would ask here before wading into the GP

Trying to learn April. I will admit it's learning me more than I it
feels like Dm with a couple changes.
The tail end of the song I just get lost

Help? Ideas? Transcription?
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That is sort of a deep cut. There is a tab on Songster (I’m not much of a tab fan), I don’t know how accurate it is. It may help…
 
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Gaolee said:
There are some really tasty ghost notes in his drumming. This isn't my thing, but it is another example of how good his drumming is. I think there is a bit of echo or something on it. He was a master of using effects to get great results.
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The sound of the '80s...
 
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