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Location: eastern united states | i'm looking at an orange gcxt on ebay. i have the 1778t-rft(red) and bft's(blue). i need an orange to have all 3. the 1778t and gcxt look identical to me other than the ovation medallion on back. i know the gcxt is sold thru guitar center only. is there really any difference in the 2 models? i'd love to finish out the trio. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | What "Ovation Medallion" are you talking about?
And I think that the GCXT and the Flame T's are the same.
I am not positive, but I think that at the time that Guitar Center ordered the GCXT the 1778T's (including the Flamers) had an OP-30 preamp. So the GCXT might have been the first T's to have the OP-Pro.
Later, all of the USA Elites, and just about everything else, got the Pro.
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Location: eastern united states | the quality inspection certificate medallion on the back under the neck. yeah, my blue flamer has the op-30, and the red one has the op-pro. little squeamish about getting the orange one that doesn't say 1778t-oft. i'll probably wait til i get a better opportunity. its already at 330 with damage on it. ill go to 450 and give up and wait. watched a pearl white w597 go for 1000.beatin' myself up for not getting that one. i blame the Blonde's relationship requirements. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My Orange Flamer just sez 1778T on the sticker.
It has an OP-Pro and a 599xxx number (2005) about the same time as the one on d'Bay.
That one has been shot with a BB gun... But I don't know how cheap it will stay.
USA Elite T... Flamer... Christmas-time. :eek: |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by stepchildusmc:
i'd love to finish out the trio. Don't forget the purple one with the tribal flames. It was part of that family.
The coolest one I ever saw was on a factory tour ... it was blue with small water droplets. Stunning. |
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Location: Jet City | water drops was really cool, and the flag on the Custom Legends.
As for the flames, I think all the gcxts I've had have a op30. The only one I've had with a oppro was a t. I think there's been 2 orange and 3 different red ones that have spent time on my wall. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Here's a photo of one still at the factory
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Location: eastern united states | anyone have pictures of the waterdops one? i've never seen or heard of that one. the elusive orange flamer is my favorite i think.. maybe because i've been looking for it longest. nice photo phil... a little extra salt never hurts. he he. oh... and whats your exact addfess OMA? and wheres the spare house key? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I prefer the full body paint models. Phil, I think that may be such a model as the headstock on these models remains black. The only reason I have one is because I was so impressed with yours. |
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Location: Utah | My daughter has the GCXT. It is OP30 and RED flame. Guitar Center offered an orange flame with OpPro later on under the same GCXT moniker iirc.
Other than that I think it is the same T guitar as the 1778T-RF. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
I prefer the full body paint models. Phil, I think that may be such a model as the headstock on these models remains black. The only reason I have one is because I was so impressed with yours. Professor you are right. I ordered mine shortly after getting back from the tour.
I might have a photo of the blue bubble/waterdrop Elite. I have to check whis weekend. |
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Location: eastern united states | i missed out on the buy ! i blame eli manning's interception ! think i can bill tom coughlin for the loss??? can't believe i got distracted with less than a minute to go !!! oh well, it'll give me time to find a 177t-oft instead. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Y'know, you don't have to bid at the last minute...
You can just bid what you think it is worth and go about your business.
Wow! And I have paid that much for uglier guitars. :p
(I paid over $500 for both of my Flamers) |
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Location: eastern united states | 2 flamers? is one orange???- wanna trade it for a taylor 12 string?- only 2 weeks old.. hmm.... yeah , i know i can overpay if i have to. my guitar money is still a little tied up in a fight with taylor over my 855ce that the bridge ripped istelf out of after only 2 weeks. i was hoping to keep it under 400 as thats all i have in diposables for now. coulda had it but i got distracted... stupid me. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I Have Had two Flamers in my life.
I only have One at the moment.
(sorry for any confusion)
I got my first one way-back-when in early 2008, but I sold it in 2009 to grunt in Afghanistan.
I sent it to NJ so it would be waiting for him when he got home.
(He later sold it on eBay cuz he didn't play it cuz he feared he would scratch it)
But soon after Christmas in '09 Trader Jim offered one for Sale.
He offered it at 1:50 PM... a Half-Hour later I had PM-ed him and bought it.
That was very nice of him cuz I was definitely having Sellers' Remorse and OFT Withdrawal. :p |
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Location: eastern united states | thats sad about the first one. didnt by chance sell it to ezekiel s potter? airborne e3 grunt? thats where my red one came from. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Naw, the guy won it and I shipped it to his family.
A year-and-a-half later I saw my same listing with my photos and description on d'Bay and I was gonna report whomever had copied my listing... But I contacted them first.
It turned-out to be the dude I sold it to (so he made it home in one piece).
And like I said, he said that he Loved the guitar but was selling it cuz he was afraid to play it.
Sad thing is... I knocked-off $111 to him cuz he was "in-country" but he still couldn't get his money back. Current economy and all...
Just seeing that $600 Flamer going to Bobbo (but I am glad he got it) is a sign of the times.
It was really NICE of them to offer that guitar at that price...
But that is a $2,000 guitar! :eek: (at least)
BTW-- This one is waiting for you...
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Location: eastern united states | you should be a 18 yr old cheerleader OMA, your such a tease ! thats just mean ! actually not sure how much i like the tribal flame one, doesn't match the other 3. i'll end up with both of the basses too im sure, just have to put the Blonde back on the streetcorner again( that'll gimme time to practice without her nagging too) i'm glad bobbo got that one, phil can finally sleep at night. |
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