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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Hi all,
I just visited Ovation's website, and found two new models that I have never seen before, the S773 Balladeer and the 1773 Legend, which are both slotheads!!! Have they been there and I just not seen them, or did Ovation sneak them in recently??? |
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Location: SoCal | I just figured it out. They're both nylon strings. The Balladeer is the less expensive Country Artist model, and the 1773 is the mid depth bowl classical. Both have been around for a few years. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I have a question. Is there an advantage to a slothead or is it more just looks?
Brad
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Location: SoCal | Nylon string guitars are always slot heads. |
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Location: Scotland | Recieved wisdom is that there is a tonal benefit as a result of the increased break angle over the nut on a slot-head |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Thanks to all of you. I figured out after I posted from my 2003 Ovation catalog that they were nylon-string models, and not new. Ovation doesn't make it that clear on their website.
Slotheads sure look cool, though! I was hoping they were new steel-string models. |
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Location: SoCal | I understand the hope. I, personally, am hoping that this coming year is going to bring us something new with a slot head. We'll see. |
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