I thought I was having a nightmare

[Luke Single]

I just read one of the most awful things I have ever read. This is a quote from another forum I frequent.
"I have owned my share of acoustics over the years. A Martin D28 was at one time my go to for non amplified playing. It was horrible in a PA. So bad I traded it in for an Ovation."
traded for an Ovation! The worst part about this is I know this guy. Ugh I feel sick.

[Mike Kolb]

I dunno... I think that certain guitars lend themselves to certain situations and, in your friend's case, he believed the Ovation was a better tool for the particular job at hand.  He's entitled to that opinion.

From a purely financial standpoint, it was not a great trade.... but it's a free country.

Disclaimer: I generally dislike Ovations from a repair point-of-view but, ironically, they seem to sound pretty darned good! 

[Thomas James]

Amplified vs. Non-Amplified. Two different worlds. I don't like working on Ovations, but they have a place in this world. These are just guitars. It's almost all in the hands and heart anyway.

[Hesh Breakstone]

Oh the horror.... a long reach bed pan with strings.....

Luke buddy I try not to read Lutherie forums before going to sleep and I avoid caffeine and garlic too....:)

Remember that old thing about putting dog crap in a bag and setting it on fire on someone's front porch and ringing the door bell?  I once came into the shop and Dave had left an Ov*tion on my bench and it reminded me of the burning dog crap thing.... or the scene from Apocalypse Now where Kurtz tosses a severed head in the lap of Martin Sheen....:)

PS:  I read somewhere that back in the day Ov*tions accounted for 1/3 of all guitars sold in America....  Scary I know....