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- Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:24 am
- Forum: Individual Guitars Glen Campbell has Played
- Topic: Glen Campbell's Ovation Bluebird 12 String
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Re: Glen Campbell's Ovation Bluebird 12 String
The Bluebird 12 String that went back to the Ovation factory originally had the fancier neck. That neck was crushed by an airline on a road trip in 1988. Fortunately Ovation had some replacement necks at the factory but they were the more common necks without binding and the abilone diamond inlays. ...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:25 pm
- Forum: Individual Guitars Glen Campbell has Played
- Topic: Fender Stratocasters Glen Campbell Played
- Replies: 7
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Re: Fender Stratocasters Glen Campbell Played
Glen was playing a White Standard Fender Stratocaster as early as 1987. In fact, that was his main 6 string electric guitar while I was in the band from 1987 to 1991. As his Guitar Tech for that period of time I kept that guitar and his Ovation Bluebird 12 String at my home when we weren't on the ro...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:13 pm
- Forum: Individual Guitars Glen Campbell has Played
- Topic: Glen Campbell's First Hamer 12 String
- Replies: 2
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Re: Glen Campbell's First Hamer 12 String
Glen Campbells' first Hamer 12 String - It originally had one very large Humbucking pickup but Glen didn't like the sound of it so I had our local Luthier/Guitar Repairman put two Telecaster pickups on it. Glen liked the sound better but couldn't get used to the weight and the balance of the instrum...
- Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:03 pm
- Forum: Individual Guitars Glen Campbell has Played
- Topic: Glen Campbell's First Hamer 12 String
- Replies: 2
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Glen Campbell's First Hamer 12 String
Jeff Daytons account of what happened to Glens original Ovation Bluebird 12 String isn't entirely accurate. I was the Bass player in the band at the time and I was also Glens Guitar Tech. When the Bluebird had it's neck crushed it was in 1989 by an airline we won't mention, I took the guitar home an...