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| Hi everyone! I'm gearing up to buy my first Ovation guitar and I've decided to go for the Custom Elite, but I'm not sure whether to choose the mid-depth cutaway CE778 or the s/shallow cutaway CE868. I'm mainly concerned with the sound differences, although presumable the 868 would be more comfortable and that's gets consideration as well. Any help? | |
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Location: NJ | mid depth would give you more sound vol and resonance better bass response. | |
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Location: NJ | Jon;
If I were you, I'd base my decision on you're ultimate USE for this guitar.
If the "lion's share" of your playing is gonna be in a room playing strictly acoustic? If so, you might wanna opt for the mid-depth because (as Al stated) you'll get more "unplugged" volume, resonance and bass response.
However, if you envision playing "out" with it (or just "plugged in" at home), go w/the shallow.
A couple of weeks ago, at a music store I compared a brand new Legend 12 string (shallow) with a deep bowl counterpart (a few years older).
Even though the older guitar had a LITTLE more "low end", I absolutely LOVED the strictly acoustic 12 string sound of the newer shallow bowl (like a friggin' HARPSICHORD!!).
Granted, the strings on the older guitar MAY have been a little "dead", but for me (who'll use it predominantly "plugged in" for "work"...actually, "play"), I'm definitely going for the more comfortable shallow (that, and I just LOVE the sound!). | |
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| Thanks for the help, guys! I'm probably going for the shallow one for comfort purposes. | |
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