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Sweet Dean. I bought one of these in the 80's and really liked it . Great tone and played like butter once the set up was tweaked a bit. Don't have it now but you never know. Enjoy it and if you decide to part with it let me know. Yeah like that's gonna happen

The chords for the remaining verses are the same as the first verse. The timing on the changes will be the same throughout the song you just have to figure out where they are in relationship with the words. Hope this helps and welcome to Chordie

Late 80's Ovation Balladeer shallow bowl-Korea    Applause traveler-Korea    Danelectro '56 reissue-Japan   Early 80's Ovation Ultra GS solidbody-US    Ibanez resonator-Japan                 
unknown maker-6 string banjo it's probably Japan but not sure    Ovation Celebrity mid-depth bowl-China   Breedlove Pursuit 12 string-China from US parts   There's also a Washburn that's being used by a buddy  I believe it's made in Indonesia but not certain. Also have a couple cigar box guitars that were made locally

I have several Ovations and love them all. I don't have any of the elite series (yet) but have played several. They all have a very fast neck and the electronics are great. The only drawback to the elite series is they don't project as well as the Celebrity and other models that use a round sound hole. However on the plus side they don't have as many problems with feedback.With my Celebrity I have to be conscious of amp and speaker placement and volume although with an adjustable sound hole plug you have a bit of lee way. A friend of mine has an elite and uses a small direct plug in amp (only a couple watts) to boost his volume if he happens to be outside. My advice is if you like it, get it and enjoy it. I've never played an Ovation I didn't like although I prefer the Celebrity/Balladeer models. Again just personal preference. Even though an Elite wouldn't be my go to I'm sure at some point I'll be adding one to my collection. Hope you enjoy whatever you end up with

Congrats JJJ. Nothing like buying multiple guitars at one time especially when you get quality for a great price.

Oh the phone is smart,unfortunately, maybe smarter than me. I accept new technology reluctantly. My youngest is the tech nerd so I'll enlist his help on this. In his opinion I need to get a real computer and not a glorified tablet. He's probably right since mine can't update anything, and shuts down at the worst times. Hard choice-new computer or money towards another guitar. Guess I'll have to do a little thinkin drinkin .May not reach a decision, but at least I'll enjoy myself

Thanks for the replies. I'll probably go take a look at it a it's not very far from me. I don't mind where a guitar is made as much as what kind of standards they build to. Three of my Ovations are made in Korea and the newest one is made in China and I'm happy with all of them. I was more interested in not wasting my time if I got much negative feedback about these guitars. Maybe I'm a closet guitar snob but I'm leery about a lot of the cheaper brands. I've owned many cheap/off-brand guitars over the course of 40 years. A few were surprisingly playable and sounded fine, others not so much. I suppose it could make a good campfire guitar if nothing else. Besides I have a hard time passing up anything with strings if the price is good. If I decide I don't want it I know enough guitar players with small budgets that I can probably flip it and get my money back.Who knows, it might become a permanent resident. Thanks again and I'll keep you posted .

Best wishes to all and be safe. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I have a Berhinger chorus pedal that is in constant use. My only complaint is it has to be plugged in, no place for a battery. But it works well and was fairly cheap. Enjoy your new pedal

Thanks for the welcome back. I've actually been back to playing for a couple years now. No pain in my hand,just a frozen joint on my index finger but as I said I've been able to work  around it. The pain involved was getting calluses to build on top of the scar tissue and since then it's been fine. I've also semi-retired so I've been playing more in the last couple years than I had for quite awhile. Purchased a small PA and have hooked up with a good friend who is an amazing guitarist. We've played a couple small parties and it seems like we may try to get some  actual paying gigs. Neither of us have a great voice but with some electronic help (love that vocal harmonizer) we don't sound too bad. I'm looking forward to  the Pa. gathering as it's only a couple hours from me and New York and Va aren't that far either. I've had a small gathering here the last couple years with people I'd been in bands with and people I just jam with. Nothing big, only goes for a day( or less,depending how many adult beverages are consumed) but it's a lot of fun. We'll have to see how things play out but I would love to set up a Clarion River jam. There's a small town right on the river where a building with a full kitchen can be rented for a small fee and is only 20-30 minutes from I-80. The river is fairly shallow there which keeps powered boats away allowing swimming,tubing, fishing and canoes. Lots of camping available (Cooks Forest State Park ) and hotels are close also. So if there would be any interest let me know and maybe set up for sometime in June. It could be a lot of fun and with everything there is too do there even the kids should be happy. keep on pickin

I've been playing about 35 years and the number of songs I play that sound like the original I could probably count on one hand. I find the longer I play a song I have a tendency to add my own style. It still sounds right but is not note for note. I have gotten some flak over this time to time but most of the time I get compliments for how I play. It's virtually impossible for me to play every nuance of a song done by a full band with multiple guitarists. I take pride in the fact that I play close enough to the original that it's recognizable but still sounds like me. My advice is if it sounds good play how you like. Lots of people are willing to critique but aren't willing to show they are any better. Enjoy playing for playing.