Bring back the Overtone

Another yes vote for the Overtone

I'm there with everybody else................. bring it back!!

Hello all,

  Thanks for the support.

  I am just cheering up from all thats happened. Seeing how my memory isnt good at all these days, I might forget and suddenly think " Oh yeah the D amp! Why not name it Overtone..ah..good name!" 

  We shall see.

  In the meantime, do enjoy...!

  thanks!

Nik

 

I say bring it back! Hey, others are making nothing more than thinly disguised variations of the legendary ODS amp, I don't know why Nik is taking so much heat about his version. As long as no patents or trademarks are infringed upon, go for it!!

FWIW, someone I know was on the recieving end of a Mr. "D"  hose job, as in paying for an ODS and never getting it. Been almost 20 years now, still no amp.

B+, this is the kind of post that starts all the trouble.    Nik has made it clear that there would be NO Ceriatone Overtone if not for the many years of research and development by the very "overpriced cloners" you mention.    Nobody is threatened.   I have a personal relationship with all of these guys and talk to them on a regular basis.    I assure you there is no problem.   The problem is posts like yours.    Although not your intention, it  incorrectly assumes the motivations for a good part of what created the flak and insults the pioneers whose shoulders Nik is standing on.  Maybe Nik will chime in.... 

Furthermore, nobody has compared an Overtone to any of the clones or the real deal.   So any quality and/or tone comparisons cannot possibily be made until after somebody gets one AND compares it.     There is a lot of intricacies to building and tuning these.   More so than any other Ceriatone.    That is why there are forums like Ampgarage.    Nik admittedly used the research posted by an associate of one of the "ripoff" builders to design the Overtone!!   Kind of hypocritical to slam here then..... Nik would never do that.

Charging about three thousand for an American made amp with 30 plus hours of labor in it, full warranty, thicker higher grade aluminum chassis, and high quality American made trannies, is not a ripoff.     It is more than a Ceriatone, but they are much different in many areas.   To some it is worth it.   Factor in the cost of the R&D, insurance, cost of USA labor, etc, you can see nobody is getting rich making these.     

Ceriatone is certainly a good value alternative but it is apples to oranges at the moment.   Please try and not be insulting to the other builders.   Without them, there would be no Ceriatone Overtone.     There is room for everybody and nobody has forced or threatened Niks hand in any way.    If he feels liek offering an Overtone model, prebuilt, that is his decision.    He has to decide whether it is profitable at his price point given the several days construction time....

Respectfully,

Scott

I second that sentiment. REGARDLESS of how everybody feels, enough has been said on both sides of the fence (if there even is one) to last a lifetime.
Forums have been locked, (and now thankfully open again) members on both sides have had their collective pee pee`s whacked by numerous moderators, and now that the dust has settled and decisions have been made, it`s time to accept those decisions for now and move on.

Hiya Scott, Chuck and everyone else!

I hope the Ceriatone kicks ass since I have one order!


cheers

Marin