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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | hi guy's
im new on this forum the folk's from the TAKAMINE forum sent me here.my name is DANIEL and I live in VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA,on a recent vacation to my capital of QUEBEC i visited a musique store a TAKAMINE dealer, the sell's man a BAND player that own's TAKAMINE guitar let me tried a few TAK. model, my favorite a EF341SC and he told me about OVATION guitar, great sound no feed back etc.etc. . my question im looking true E-BAY but im not sure witch model is good and expensive or not expensive. my price range 500.00/800.00$ U.S. .
I also see 2778 LX, 1771LX/AX, BALADEER. wath would be a good model to look for in a used guitar youre help will guide me on wath model to buy
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Location: Nashville TN. | There are 5 differents bodies.
Deep/no cut, Deep cutaway, Deep counture, Mid bowl & Super Shallow. You need to think about which you want. From there then decide what appointments you want. In this economy I have seen custom legends in that price range.
You might wont to consider getting a new one.
I think AL still a New USA Balladeer in that price range.
http://www.lostartvintage.com/mainframe.asp
its 1861-LX new with the warrentee.
Its alot safer and Ovation backs its USA model
with best service.
I would drop Al Pep off message board.
I would recommend trying to from another OFC
selling some on the for sale board.
WTB add there.
Plus letting us know what stuff you plau might help.
another place to check
http://www.musicgoround.com/
Then I would try ebay.
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Le modele 1537...la meilleur guitare acoustique
d`Ovation !!
Reigning Supreme , Unparalelled , Unsurpassed , la Crème de la Crème..Seulement !!
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by FlicKreno aka Solid Top:
Le modele 1537...la meilleur guitare acoustique
d`Ovation !! Like this one, ala Woody? [Flag72... Click the blue link]
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Ho`dayum Arthur , I`ve been eyeballing that one , ever since Woody "informed " me of it`s existence , my own is a sunburst , I would n`t mind having that cute blond as well...
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Do some reading of some old posts. We or you need to know what, where and how you like to play and from there it's pretty much your preference. There are many options in your price range if you include used guitars. |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | thank's for the quick reply
my choice in musique is country english and french+our populare musique,I like cut-away guitar's and I like a bright sound im not a fan of bass type sound from a six string.color choice that depend wood color or red/orange sunburst.I will let you no wich model interest me but E-BAY is down I will wright them later
again thank you
an OVATION potential buyer
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Location: Montreal, Canada | Daniel,
I am sending you an e-mail. I have a 1778 LX that you could have a look at and try to get the feel of the Ovation sound. Then we can step to the Adamas line with the U681...
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | HI MARK in boise
I play im my house and out door's. this summer I will play for my wife's parent 50th anivesserie. the model ive seen that I like are
C2078LX custom elite
custom elite C778LX
elite 1778LX
standard elite 2778LX
and last but not least ultra deluxe
wich would suite me well and sound like I want to
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Location: SoCal | Take a look at Woodrow's 1537. They don't get much better than that..... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I wasn't very clear:
Strum or fingerstyle?
Amplified or acoustic only?
Barre chords or only open?
Do you need wider spacing between the strings?
It sounds like you like the looks of the Elites and if you play plugged in a super shallow or mid bowl should be fine. |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | O.K.
STRUM/AMPLIFIED/BARRE CHORD AND OPEN BOTH/not SHURE
could you give me my choice buy ###
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | There are many choices in what you are asking for. Don't be in a hurry. For what you have stated as your price range, there are a LOT of good used instruments. Like PEZ mentioned, there are a lot of good ones for sale on this board from reputable people. You will find that the majority of people on this board are honest and interested in seeing you get what you want and not be taken in by some dead beat seller. Quote ... "Good things come to those who wait" |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | thank's guy's
still not sure which model I will buy,if some body put's the OVATION guitar by order of quality that I like, it will be easyer to make a choice.
again thank you
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We don't all like the same things, so can't tell you what you should like. I haven't played any of the guitars you listed enough to make a judgment. I'd go for Woody's 1537 too, but it wasn't on your list. |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | hi MARK IN BOISE
but could you tell me which it the best than #2/#3/#4
thank you
DANIEL
some body as offerd me an ELITE 1778LX is it a good GUITAR |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by flag72:
hi MARK IN BOISE
but could you tell me which it the best than #2/#3/#4
thank you
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Location: New York | I believe that I saw an Elite Custom C778LX on Ebay today going in the 600-700 dollar range. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | OK, I'll throw an opinion in since that is what you are looking for ...
#1: Adamas I
#2: Adamas II
#3: USA Elite 1537
#4: Any Custom Legend
#5: 2007BCS Collectors
There. That's MY opinion. |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | WELL GUY'S
IM DOWN TO 2 MODEL ELITE 1778LX OR A CUSTON ELITE C778LX BOTH IN RED HOPE I MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE AND I WILL LET YOU NO,
THANK'S FOR THE INFO
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | HI JUSTE FINISH PLAYING MY GO FOR GUITAR/MY OLD EG540C I DO LIKE THE SOUND CLEAR AND SWEET.IT AS JOHN PIERCE LIGHT STRING.SINCE YOU NO IM LOOKING FOR AN OVATION GUITAR AND MY 2 PICK'S ARE AN ELITE 1778LX OR A CUSTOM ELITE C778LX.DO YOU THINK THESE CHOICE WILL BE THE SOUND IM LOOKING FOR
AGAIN THANK YOU
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| Really, there's not a whole lot of difference in those 2 models. The C778LX has a AAA-grade top, while the 1778LX has a AA-grade top. Other than that, the only difference is in the amount of "bling" (decorative elements). The C778LX has the abalone prufling and slightly fancier abalone fret markers. The important things - bowl size, body shape, neck, bracing & pickup are the same. The C778LX also has the slightly upgraded OP-Pro Studio pre-amp, but the OP-Pro on the 1778 is nearly as good.
I wouldn't get hung up on the top grade, either. A lot of times the final grade given to tonewood is based more on appearance than actual tonal qualities. I've heard AA-grade tops that sound better than AAA-grade.
If you can, just try them out, especially side-by-side. And even then, try out several guitars of the same model. Even though Ovations are much more consistent "out of the box" than all-wood guitars, there can still be enough difference in tonewood (and other factors) that two otherwise identical guitars might sound quite different. And also realize that ALL Ovations sound distinctly different from all-wood guitars - not better or worse, necessarily, just different. |
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Location: VENISE-EN-QUEBEC CANADA | thank's Gr8
in a few word's you said do much,Ive only been playing since march 10 2008, but playe'd some 28 year's ago with some friend but quit completly for those 28 year's,Ive read a lot and Ive ask many many question, some guitar Ive hown I like and some not but didn't no much about OVATION but it seem's like my next brand
again thank you to all for the help
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