So glad to see Ovation getting some love here! I bought mine in Abilene,Tx. In 1981. It went back to the factory in 85 for a repair and wound up getting a custom shop rebuild, all under warranty! I still own it. It could pass for new, and I still love it. Glad to hear the factory is back up and running again.!!🎸🎸
I just have one Ovation guitar - it's an Artist Electric Model that I bought from Maytan Music in Reno Nevada in 1970. Great guitar. I'll never get rid of it. Had to have it repaired once because the bridge started to pull away from the body. It was repaired in Reno by Jim Anderson at the Notorious Guitar Hospital. Jim had to replace the bowl on the guitar. [I had filled out the lifetime warranty and mailed it in. One of the smartest things I have ever done.) Basically it came back to me as a brand new guitar. Thanks Jim for all the work you did on my guitars and basses. I hope you're still alive and doing well. Also thanks to Ovation Guitars for a great product.
I purchased the Glen Campbell 12 string in 1979. I still have that guitar & with all my guitars it has a special place on the wall. Glen Campbell was my guitar hero in the mid 1970's gotta say I felt really sad when I heard he could no longer play & his subsequent passing due to alzheimer's disease. I really enjoy your playing & it was great to hear a story of my very first guitar hero. Thank you.
Great video! I miss Glen Campbell....Glen and Jimmy Webb made so much magic. Great playing Doyle. Thanks! I have an Ovation like the one you're playing that I bought in 1973...still plays like the day I bought it. Merle Travis was guitar god!
Wow! Born in 1953, so that should tell you the music I grew up to. Huge Glenn Campbell fan, although I bought my Ovation (Balladeer) back in 1984 because of Cat Stevens. Still have it, and it still sounds great . . . at least in my hands; I'm sure it would sound awesome in yours! All the best to you.
I have had my Ovation Model 1612, like the one pictured above, since 1974. I have played it on stage and in the studio with no regrets. It is consistent and versatile for whatever I ask of it. When I'm playing live, I plug into an amp, and mike the amp through my sound system, which gives me the ability to play in even some of the loudest clubs around. I recently played in a large concert hall, and the result was awesome. Did some finger picking, and did not have to hit the strings hard. This is a very versatile instrument. A few years ago, I did a short nightclub tour, and in different climates, which did not seem to affect the tuning or playability. Very satisfied!
I still have the Ovation (like yours) I purchased used, back in 1981, as well as an Adamas SMT I purchased new back in the late 1990s. It was sad to see the company taken apart by Fender back in 2014, and I hope they can recover in the long-term...
Hi Doyle....Ovation Guitars were a Real Big Deal back on 1982! Made in Connecticut, 50 miles from where I live. My buddy broke his leg, at that time, and bought himself New Ovation guitar, since he couldn't walk for 6 months. I had my 1975 Ventura V6 and we had some great sessions together.... love to hear Your Narrative. What ya play and whatya say are Always Great!!🎵🎶🎵
So great to see this video. I am 60 years old, I haven't played guitar since I was about 14 years old, sold that guitar (a Fender with Champ Amp) for my first car. I haven't played since then. I did pick up a used Ovation Matrix (140456) back in the '80s, that sat gathering dust in the basement. Well, I've pulled it out, cleaned it up and have begun playing again, starting all over from the beginning. Great to see your love for Ovation. Now I gotta decide on an electric to get. I also want to add that I got the chance to meet Glen Campbell back in the early '90s, I saw his show, interviewed him and stood at the 50-yard line at Lambeau Field with him and videotaped him as he sang the national anthem. Great weekend. Great guy. Sadly missed.
If I had half of your talent I would be so fortunate. God bless and thank you for your videos. I share the same hero’s as you. I keep on pickin. God bless for sharing with your videos. You are my guitar Hero.
I have the dark brown GC signature burst ! Love it. My only gripe I have with it is I accidentally slide the volume knob down while playing it plugged in! My 2 favorite nylons are my 80's Ovation, and 80's Takamini. Both sound awesome! Loved Glenn's picking with the Wrecking Crew, and especially with the Beach Boys !
I just came across this video and the playing of Wichita Lineman got me all teared up, watching my favorite guitar player playing my other favorite musician's song. Doyle, have you ever seen the video of Glen Campbell playing Gentle on My Mind for Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, etc? That video made me realize what an outstanding musician Glen Campbell was. Unfortunately, he had already passed on then.
I have the 12 string version, 1976 model, well looked after with just the odd 'ding' on the spruce top. Very easy to play for a twelve string and super low action with zero buzz 😊
Love it, love the Glen Campbell tunes and your background with Ovation. I bought my Ovation in 1976, looked just like that one, I don’t remember its model number. Best guitar acoustic guitar I’ve ever played and I still regret that I sold it. God bless you and thanks for your music.
Yep you will see a re-occuring theme with previous Ovation guitar owners goes something like this. I bought an Ovation guitar years ago. I sold it, and regreted it. I currently have 3 guitars that ive kept over the years, but still once in a while think of that old Ovation I used to have. Well have been doing alot of research and have the money saved, going down to special order/and painfully have to wait, but picking up a TX-1776. Some people love em, others dislike em but hey, to each his own and what makes you happy. -Cheers
Awesome as always. I got chewed out one time when I showed up at my weekly classical guitar lesson (U.N.M.) with my friend's country artist. It was so worth it...I loved that guitar lol.
I am looking forward to seeing the Guitar Poor post. Every guitar has a story. Can’t wait to hear about yours. Wichita Lineman was the first song I ever learned to play in 1968 I think,,,,even though I didn’t know how to tune a guitar yet. Got my first ovation in 1977.
Love your stories, playing and presentation's as always. It's surprising to find that Ovation guitar pricing is nearing CFM custom shop prices. Who would have thought? 🙏🏼🔈
Thanks Doyle; great history! I had a Red 12 String that I gave to my son and currently have An Adamas that I bought about 20 yrs ago. I’m looking at a used 1970s Nylon 6 String that a gal is selling and it’s mint……So sad to learn Ovation is no longer manufacturing in the USA….guess that brings our USA models up in value….😎👍🏼
Doyle thanks for the information. I am also an owner of a Glen Campbell Signature Model. It has a crack going from the bridge. I put a little glue and it plays great. I discovered the sound projected really loud tuned to D. Best of luck. No pick up on this one, signature on neck cover.
So sorry to hear about your Ovation getting stolen. I had a Glen Campbell model that was stolen from me when I lived outside of Knoxville in the early 80s. Broke my heart and left me guitarless. I saved my money and found a used electric 72 Les Paul Custom for 150 dollars. God was taking care of me and I really liked the Les Paul and made some good music with it. Thanks for sharing your stories with us Brother.
These things are legendary, super stars have used them like glen etc.. but where these shine was in tony rices albums where they go unmistakably for his martin d28. It just shows that tone is in the hands
You mentioned Hewgley's Music. I worked for them at the downtown Nashville store for a short time in the mid-nineties. Such great folks, and a cool little music shop. A crying shame those type stores are all but gone.
Ovation guitars have a beautiful sound to them still have my old one too Dixie (Mo). I love your excellence in playing your guitar. You are some guitarist
In 1972 I walked into a guitar store on Hollywood Blvd. and there on the wall were about 20 Ovation six string balladeers marked $169... I ask the guy behind the counter if he had one of those Ovation's that Jerry Reed and Glen Campbell were playing on the T.V. show...Oh that is called the Country Artist, a nylon string guitar with 14 frets off the body. He did not have one but said he would get me one in a week, $220 without pickup $300 with one. So I have had that guitar for 50 years now still waiting for someone to play something worth while on it...
I worked two summers and saved my money . In the month of august mother and my aunt took me to Nashville back in the day. We went to the old show bud music,where there were acres of guitars . Of course i chose the glenn Campbell ovation 12 string.
It finally hit me, watching this video: Ovations are celebrated as acoustic-electrics, because they sound the same acoustically or plugged in - that is, their acoustic tonality sounds just like a piezo pickup signal! That’s now they achieve a consistency for the sound.
I had a deep bowl Ovation Celebrity that I sold after putting on weight. I realise now that using a capo on the 2nd fret would have resolved the problem, but it was the best sounding guitar I have owned.
Great video. Hey, you don't happen to have a transcript or sheet music for the version of Wichita Lineman that you played, do you? I could MAYBe figure it out from the video but it always helps to have the sheet in front of one. Thanks for all the great music and that is JUST for this one video, man!
I used to have an Ovation guitar back in the 70’s. I hated that round back and that tinny artificial sound because of the fiberglass body, so i sold it and bought a Martin D28.
Amazing as always DD!! Perhaps a tutorial of the Bubbgad tune? My all time favorite. Possibly one for “Battle in the Valley of Elah”? I drove down to see you play the Opry several years ago and sent a note backstage requesting it. Not sure if you ever got it. I’m well aware that that song likely requires a certain setup for the low tuning and you probably didn’t have it with you though. Didn’t figure it hurt to ask. Been a fan for years. Thanks so much.
You are a great guitarist and you make it sound better, but like all Ovations, that guitar sounds terrible. Awful rattle when you strum down the strings. Never understood why anyone would play an Ovation, if other options were available.
Of all the many US models that I own,and others I have played, each one has its unique different sound. Some bad, mostly great! Especially the 12 stringers! (US Legend models)
Dude no way! I buy all my guitars from Kelly. In fact, this past year I bought a Gibson bowl back guitar from him. Never seen one like that before. Gotta change the electronics, but it sounds great. I love ovations. If you ever wanna sell a vintage one, I’m your guy. I’m in Gilmer
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So glad to see Ovation getting some love here!
I bought mine in Abilene,Tx. In 1981. It went back to the factory in 85 for a repair and wound up getting a custom shop rebuild, all under warranty! I still own it. It could pass for new, and I still love it.
Glad to hear the factory is back up and running again.!!🎸🎸
I'm watching Doyle playing right now at my church in Jacksonville..great guitarist!!
I just have one Ovation guitar - it's an Artist Electric Model that I bought from Maytan Music in Reno Nevada in 1970. Great guitar. I'll never get rid of it. Had to have it repaired once because the bridge started to pull away from the body. It was repaired in Reno by Jim Anderson at the Notorious Guitar Hospital. Jim had to replace the bowl on the guitar. [I had filled out the lifetime warranty and mailed it in. One of the smartest things I have ever done.) Basically it came back to me as a brand new guitar. Thanks Jim for all the work you did on my guitars and basses. I hope you're still alive and doing well. Also thanks to Ovation Guitars for a great product.
I purchased the Glen Campbell 12 string in 1979. I still have that guitar & with all my guitars it has a special place on the wall. Glen Campbell was my guitar hero in the mid 1970's gotta say I felt really sad when I heard he could no longer play & his subsequent passing due to alzheimer's disease. I really enjoy your playing & it was great to hear a story of my very first guitar hero. Thank you.
I have a 76 Glenn Campbell 6 string & a 77 Pacemaker 12. Both were ridiculous bargains. They are family heirlooms now! I love them! 😊👍
I bought a Balladeer in 1979. Still have it.
Cool!
Great video! I miss Glen Campbell....Glen and Jimmy Webb made so much magic. Great playing Doyle. Thanks! I have an Ovation like the one you're playing that
I bought in 1973...still plays like the day I bought it. Merle Travis was guitar god!
Doyle I have and love Ovation guitars. I have only one. I’m cheap. Also you and Glen are and have been two of my favorites. Many blessings.
Wow! Born in 1953, so that should tell you the music I grew up to. Huge Glenn Campbell fan, although I bought my Ovation (Balladeer) back in 1984 because of Cat Stevens. Still have it, and it still sounds great . . . at least in my hands; I'm sure it would sound awesome in yours! All the best to you.
I have had my Ovation Model 1612, like the one pictured above, since 1974. I have played it on stage and in the studio with no regrets. It is consistent and versatile for whatever I ask of it. When I'm playing live, I plug into an amp, and mike the amp through my sound system, which gives me the ability to play in even some of the loudest clubs around. I recently played in a large concert hall, and the result was awesome. Did some finger picking, and did not have to hit the strings hard. This is a very versatile instrument. A few years ago, I did a short nightclub tour, and in different climates, which did not seem to affect the tuning or playability. Very satisfied!
I still have the Ovation (like yours) I purchased used, back in 1981, as well as an Adamas SMT I purchased new back in the late 1990s. It was sad to see the company taken apart by Fender back in 2014, and I hope they can recover in the long-term...
Hi Doyle....Ovation Guitars were a Real Big Deal back on 1982! Made in Connecticut, 50 miles from where I live. My buddy broke his leg, at that time, and bought himself New Ovation guitar, since he couldn't walk for 6 months. I had my 1975 Ventura V6 and we had some great sessions together.... love to hear Your Narrative. What ya play and whatya say are Always Great!!🎵🎶🎵
So great to see this video. I am 60 years old, I haven't played guitar since I was about 14 years old, sold that guitar (a Fender with Champ Amp) for my first car. I haven't played since then. I did pick up a used Ovation Matrix (140456) back in the '80s, that sat gathering dust in the basement. Well, I've pulled it out, cleaned it up and have begun playing again, starting all over from the beginning. Great to see your love for Ovation. Now I gotta decide on an electric to get.
I also want to add that I got the chance to meet Glen Campbell back in the early '90s, I saw his show, interviewed him and stood at the 50-yard line at Lambeau Field with him and videotaped him as he sang the national anthem. Great weekend. Great guy. Sadly missed.
If I had half of your talent I would be so fortunate. God bless and thank you for your videos. I share the same hero’s as you. I keep on pickin. God bless for sharing with your videos. You are my guitar Hero.
Doyle,you're one of my favorite players,and a brother in the Lord. Keep on keeping on,and God's blessings to you and yours
I have the dark brown GC signature burst !
Love it.
My only gripe I have with it is I accidentally slide the volume knob down while playing it plugged in!
My 2 favorite nylons are my
80's Ovation, and 80's Takamini.
Both sound awesome!
Loved Glenn's picking with the Wrecking Crew, and especially with the Beach Boys !
It was amazing to hear Tony Rices' brother Wyatt say that Tony recorded Manzanita on an Ovation and also on Backwaters save maybe one track.
Absolutely superb playing!
Thanks for sharing some incredibly great memories.
I’d love to have a Glen Campbell signature model.
My father has a perfectly adjusted custom balladeer deep bowl and it's still among the best playing and sounding guitars I've ever played.
I just came across this video and the playing of Wichita Lineman got me all teared up, watching my favorite guitar player playing my other favorite musician's song. Doyle, have you ever seen the video of Glen Campbell playing Gentle on My Mind for Chet Atkins, Roy Clark, etc? That video made me realize what an outstanding musician Glen Campbell was. Unfortunately, he had already passed on then.
This guy makes every guitar he touches sound like magic. Incredible talent.
I have the 12 string version, 1976 model, well looked after with just the odd 'ding' on the spruce top. Very easy to play for a twelve string and super low action with zero buzz 😊
What a great video. Love Doyle's stories and pickin'. Love Glen's pickin', too.
Great story and Guitar playing...Thank you! I got a 1612 in 1982 for my high school graduation. Still have it and never had any trouble with it.
Lineman!!! Wow makes a tear come to my eye
Love it, love the Glen Campbell tunes and your background with Ovation. I bought my Ovation in 1976, looked just like that one, I don’t remember its model number. Best guitar acoustic guitar I’ve ever played and I still regret that I sold it. God bless you and thanks for your music.
Yep you will see a re-occuring theme with previous Ovation guitar owners goes something like this. I bought an Ovation guitar years ago. I sold it, and regreted it. I currently have 3 guitars that ive kept over the years, but still once in a while think of that old Ovation I used to have. Well have been doing alot of research and have the money saved, going down to special order/and painfully have to wait, but picking up a TX-1776. Some people love em, others dislike em but hey, to each his own and what makes you happy. -Cheers
He is one of the greats. Awesome stories. I'm so glad he has a YT channel!
One might be tempted to play some Jerry Reed on the nylon string model…
Sounds GREAT as always brother Doyle.
Awesome as always. I got chewed out one time when I showed up at my weekly classical guitar lesson (U.N.M.) with my friend's country artist. It was so worth it...I loved that guitar lol.
Doyle, I just discovered you with this video. You are an AMAZING guitarist! Yeah!!
I've been to Charlie Daniels music. Your a great player. Seen you live and I've been a fan ever since.
I am looking forward to seeing the Guitar Poor post. Every guitar has a story. Can’t wait to hear about yours. Wichita Lineman was the first song I ever learned to play in 1968 I think,,,,even though I didn’t know how to tune a guitar yet. Got my first ovation in 1977.
What a nice renditions and played so well. You have some nice memories as well.
Love your stories, playing and presentation's as always. It's surprising to find that Ovation guitar pricing is nearing CFM custom shop prices. Who would have thought? 🙏🏼🔈
Superb video and stories.
Thanks Doyle; great history!
I had a Red 12 String that I gave to my son and currently have An Adamas that I bought about 20 yrs ago.
I’m looking at a used 1970s Nylon 6 String that a gal is selling and it’s mint……So sad to learn Ovation is no longer manufacturing in the USA….guess that brings our USA models up in value….😎👍🏼
The Guitar Poor series is really great! Thank you, Doyle!
Great stories Doyle, thanks. Had an Ovation Legend. My first real guitar. I was probably 17. Sold it for a Martin D35. Peace, Bro. Jim
Next year, 2022, my D35 will turn 50 years old. I bought in Jan. 1973.
Doyle thanks for the information. I am also an owner of a Glen Campbell Signature Model. It has a crack going from the bridge. I put a little glue and it plays great. I discovered the sound projected really loud tuned to D. Best of luck. No pick up on this one, signature on neck cover.
So sorry to hear about your Ovation getting stolen. I had a Glen Campbell model that was stolen from me when I lived outside of Knoxville in the early 80s. Broke my heart and left me guitarless. I saved my money and found a used electric 72 Les Paul Custom for 150 dollars. God was taking care of me and I really liked the Les Paul and made some good music with it. Thanks for sharing your stories with us Brother.
Wow, what a beautiful video. Thanks for sharing such an interesting story.
Wonderful story, Doyle. I enjoyed it.
These things are legendary, super stars have used them like glen etc.. but where these shine was in tony rices albums where they go unmistakably for his martin d28. It just shows that tone is in the hands
Fantastic stuff!
Hey, I have an old Ovation Glen Campbell Anniversary Model, hand carved bridge, abalone inlay, etc. hardly ever played. Still in original case.
You mentioned Hewgley's Music. I worked for them at the downtown Nashville store for a short time in the mid-nineties. Such great folks, and a cool little music shop. A crying shame those type stores are all but gone.
Keep these videos coming.
DD, I really enjoyed you video, YOU are a master... I would love to see and hear some of you r pickin' on the other Ovation models in the background.
Joy and music! :-)
Love ovation 12 string guitars ❤
Great series. Looking forward to more.
Such a great musician and happy guitar man... lol
I love my ovations. But i need another . Great playing,snappy little ring to that 6 string
Amazingly talented musician!
Beautiful thank you very much!
Ovation guitars have a beautiful sound to them still have my old one too
Dixie (Mo). I love your excellence in playing your guitar. You are some guitarist
In 1972 I walked into a guitar store on Hollywood Blvd. and there on the wall were about 20 Ovation six string balladeers marked $169... I ask the guy behind the counter if he had one of those Ovation's that Jerry Reed and Glen Campbell were playing on the T.V. show...Oh that is called the Country Artist, a nylon string guitar with 14 frets off the body. He did not have one but said he would get me one in a week, $220 without pickup $300 with one. So I have had that guitar for 50 years now still waiting for someone to play something worth while on it...
I worked two summers and saved my money . In the month of august mother and my aunt took me to Nashville back in the day. We went to the old show bud music,where there were acres of guitars . Of course i chose the glenn Campbell ovation 12 string.
It finally hit me, watching this video: Ovations are celebrated as acoustic-electrics, because they sound the same acoustically or plugged in - that is, their acoustic tonality sounds just like a piezo pickup signal! That’s now they achieve a consistency for the sound.
This is awesome! Love it! I have the Vinyl record you show in the video! Really enjoyed this!!
Great video! Thank you, Doyle!
Ed,betty,and chip stallnecker. Way back in the day at a southern baptist revival week.
I had a deep bowl Ovation Celebrity that I sold after putting on weight. I realise now that using a capo on the 2nd fret would have resolved the problem, but it was the best sounding guitar I have owned.
awesome I had a glen Campbell model I hav a lefty ovation leg I love them!!!!!!!!!!!
Love mine too!
His arrangements take into account all the harmonies of the originals.
Great video!!!
I love that picking man damn I wanna do that, electrics gave me carpal tunnel that sucks.
I miss my Custom Balladeer. I’d love to have an Ovation neck on a D28!
Great video. Thanks for the stories.
Miss seeing you our dear friend, Gary and Christine
Great video. Hey, you don't happen to have a transcript or sheet music for the version of Wichita Lineman that you played, do you? I could MAYBe figure it out from the video but it always helps to have the sheet in front of one. Thanks for all the great music and that is JUST for this one video, man!
Seriously never heard you play before. But that was great. Can you please play or react to to some more music? That was some great guitar skills.
MAN!!!! YOU CAN PLAY!!!!!!
Great guitarist, great guitars. Somewhat strange, though, that a nylon-string guitar was named "country artist"...
Sweet.
Like that song.good jub
You have good vocal tone
Great video and playing. Beautiful GC Ovation, shared your video on Friends of Glen with almost 14K worldwide. facebook.com/groups/glencampbell
Tinny as always!
Great sounding guitar but it takes a great picker to make it sound that good 👍
I used to have an Ovation guitar back in the 70’s. I hated that round back and that tinny artificial sound because of the fiberglass body, so i sold it and bought a Martin D28.
Great stuff bloke, what’s the tune at @1.44 you’re picking? I know the melody can think of the name.
Cheers from Australia mate
Never could get comfortable with an Ovation so never looked into getting one.
Amazing as always DD!! Perhaps a tutorial of the Bubbgad tune? My all time favorite. Possibly one for “Battle in the Valley of Elah”? I drove down to see you play the Opry several years ago and sent a note backstage requesting it. Not sure if you ever got it. I’m well aware that that song likely requires a certain setup for the low tuning and you probably didn’t have it with you though. Didn’t figure it hurt to ask. Been a fan for years. Thanks so much.
Awesome, I've just bought a 12 string version.
how you add cutaway to ovation, plastic back? nice!
👍🎸🤠❣️
What’s the name of the song he plays at 1:44?
Why oh why did I sell my Ovation?
Kelly Barber's a great guy.
Where can I bye one ?
You sound like him.
Real common folks that have met Glen have a different story. Thats a shame.
I made mine a mahogany back here: th-cam.com/video/AU5EyA95_Gs/w-d-xo.html
Always liked the look of them. Never liked the sound.
You are a great guitarist and you make it sound better, but like all Ovations, that guitar sounds terrible. Awful rattle when you strum down the strings. Never understood why anyone would play an Ovation, if other options were available.
Of all the many US models that I own,and others I have played, each one has its unique different sound.
Some bad, mostly great!
Especially the 12 stringers!
(US Legend models)
Dude no way! I buy all my guitars from Kelly. In fact, this past year I bought a Gibson bowl back guitar from him. Never seen one like that before. Gotta change the electronics, but it sounds great. I love ovations. If you ever wanna sell a vintage one, I’m your guy. I’m in Gilmer
What a fantastic guitarist you are. I have this guitar, would love to play it as well as you do though!