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Location: Chehalis, Washington | All I can say is WOW!
Elite Koa 5858
I didn't realize Ovation made these ones. |
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Location: ranson,wva | its a nice looking one,even tho im not a big fan of koa,its still beautiful..jason |
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Location: SoCal | beautiful...and, I'm a great fan of Koa :p :D :p |
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Location: ranson,wva | for the most part im not a fan because(a) i cant afford one (b) when i could afford one i couldnt find one that "spoke to me" (c) im more in to the older spruce toped natural finish kinda stuff..all bussiness..i played a koa "o" at gc over the weekend and it sounded great. just not mu cup'o'tea...jason |
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Location: SoCal | After four or five of spruce...specialized spruce such as Englemman or bearclaw...then specialized woods such as Koa, redwood, mahogany, etc., will call to you...each wonderful as each has a unique voice.
I would never trade my Martin D-25K2 for a spruce top.
Koa has become so rare/protected that Martini will no longer be able to come out with a Koa top...yet, Ovation has a small amount (2006C and the Al special). After a hard day, the joy of playing a guitar that is beautiful while singing to me in a unique voice.
Listen to the soul...be brave enough to try ;) |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | It is a beaytiful LOOKING guitar, but too bad it's a shallow bowl. All looks. Nice "outies".
John <>{ |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Nothing about all looks if you've got an amp to drive through...but that's all been said before. ;)
Always love the outies, especially on a beautiful Koa top like that. |
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Location: Germany | Hi Guys,
this is not a Koa-Top. It is a black-walnut Top. I once had one of these limited birds and the sound is amazing - but it's figured black walnut. They did it six- and twelvestring. |
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Location: Scotland | That ain't Koa. Possibly Walnut or whatever panelmasters they were doing at that time. |
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Location: closely held secret | From the 'O' decoder...
5858-ASW Elite Limited, Angel-step walnut top; shallow C/A, EQ preamp 12-string |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I owned one of the 12's (now residing with OFC member Dano in Toronto) and for a shallow bowl it had a full crisp sound. Very nice.
And the ASW (Angel Step Walnut) had a very distinct and beautiful look. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | 
Here is the one I used to own. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | How's his asking price compare on this one? Anyone venture a guess? |
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| I sent the seller a friendly email sharing the actual model number and information. He thanked me for the update..wonder if he'll change his ad.. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Okay, couldn't resist. Man, the GAS is BAD lately...anyone else getting this?
Probably doesn't help that right now seems the time to buy on ebay - lots of good stuff going for pretty low prices. Good for early Christmas shopping... |
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Never saw that before!