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| Sadness, regret, bitterness, or any of those understandable emotions aside, has anyone played a non-USA 1778T or 2078T?
If so, how do the non-USA compare in regard to playability and sound?
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I don't think that they have started to sell Made in Korea/China Elite T's yet.
Maybe they never will... This all might have been a marketing ploy! :p
But, will they have solid tops? I used to have a Korean Balladeer with a solid top and it was Nice.
(one of those "Why Did I Sell That" guitars)
I heard that some people like the Ultras, so...
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| Thank you for your reply.
If you scroll down about half way on this page, you will see Non-USA models right next to remaining stock of USA models:
http://www.billsmusiconline.com/acoustic-guitars-ovation.html |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I think that what will happen with the Korea/China thing will depend on which way they go. Either they will make them with inferior (cheaper) components, in which case they will remain poor cousins to the US models, or they will make the elites with the same materials as currently.
If they go the latter route there will be a period of spotty quality, with some good ones and some not-so-good ones. Eventually, they will probably produce some good quality product. Remember when "Made in Japan" was synonymous with "Piece of Crap"? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay... Theeere Heeere! So who's gonna be the first to buy one so we can do a side-by-side, or a Trebuchet Launch?
And the value of my collection just went up 50% :eek: |
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| Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Okay... Theeere Heeere! So who's gonna be the first to buy one so we can do a side-by-side...?
Well, I could be your man, then. I've owned 1778Ts on separate occasions. However, I think I would order a 2078T, if I were to do an "Ovation thing." But what I'm trying to decide is whether I should go w/ a 2078 or with an Ibanez Montage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaeL3d9TuEw |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | OMA, I think you'll buy one eventually because you just won't be able to help yourself. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That actually looks like a nice Ibanez... And a quick check is it's $600 if you don't get the Koa.
Unfortunately, I'm broke now... I just bought a Crate Taxi amp just minutes ago, and all them T's...
[Boy, I sure am glad I typed this late at night when no-one will read it! :p ] |
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Location: GA USA | Read what? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | As long as they use the same materials then I would think the koorean elites and balladeers should be equal to the USA ones. Celebrities suck because of what they're made OF, not because of how they are made. Ovation has 25 + years experience building guitars in korea. I would also expect the quality control to be quite good compared to US standards. My forey into Takamine guitars has taught me one thing - it doesn't matter at all where it is made. What counts is the design, the materials, and how it's put together. If building elites and balladeers in korea allows them to sell at a lower price and get put into more hands than that's a good thing for Ovation.
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Location: Central Massachusetts | Who performs the warranty and non-warranty repair work on MIK models? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by dvd:
Who performs the warranty and non-warranty repair work on MIK models? My New MIC CC44 came with a 5 year warranty card which I mailed to CT. I sold it, and never had to fix it, so I'm no help...
But I don't think that they would touch it in Connecticut, on principal :eek: |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Kaman Service in Bloomfield |
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Location: UK | I had a 4861-5 Standard Balladeer [1989] which really belongs to an earlier threat of; guitars I regret selling.
Made in Korea but a really great little guitar - oh why, oh why did I sell it?
All down to materials and quality control I suppose - get them right and you get a good instrument no matter where it is made. Hope this is not too sacrilegious but I am a Brit and apart from luthier built we hardly have a thriving home industry. |
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| I just discovered that I was mistaken about the availability of foreign born 2078Ts. It seems that they won't be available until later this year or early 2009. |
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