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Location: Denver, CO | Here she is. 2004 Elite Standard 6778LX. I am eagerly awaiting shipment, but not expecting delivery until ew Years' week...
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Location: Northwest Arkansas | Nice! Congrats. |
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Location: New Bern, NC | Beautiful. Congrats. And Merry Christmas. I love that sunburst. I also love it when the epaulets have different wood tones. I noted on the Koa top models I've seen that the epaulets are one piece of wood and that's not nearly as pretty.
I told Santa I would muck out all the reindeer stalls for a year if he would bring me a new Ovation Custom Elite LX. I don't think I've been good enough this year though. LOL. Maybe I should have offered to muck out the stalls for longer than a year. LOL  |
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Location: Denver, CO | Thanks. Yeah, I like the variations too. I looked at a couple of Ts, but they seem a little plain. Seems the mid- and deep- bowls are harder to find. I looked at a lot of shallow-bowls, but can't get past the lack of any "body" to the acoustic tone. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Nice one, dwg. Tthat one should meet your plug in needs very well. |
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Location: Denver, CO | <p>It's HERE! Looks awesome, sounds great! The finish is darker than I thought it would be, but nice. I'm having trouble figuing how to get the preamp open to change the battery, but the one in it is good for now, so I have some time. Has phosphor-bronze strings, which sound nice on it, but they're old... I'm impressed with the acoustic volume, and the mid bowl loses just a bit of the boom, not necessarily a bad thing, just different than the Balladeer. <br /><br /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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Location: Denver, CO | Ok. That turned out weird... |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Just push on the button on the left hand side while you simultaneously lift that side. Sometimes they are a very snug fit, particularly if the right hand side is not seated properly. |
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Location: Denver, CO | Yes, it is real snug. I pushed the button, and the left side pops up about 1/16 inch. I was afraid to pry on it too hard; not sure if the whole thing slides up or if it's hinged. The bezel on the right side has some pry marks, so it looks like someone else tried that at one time. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Use something that doesn't have sharp edges to pry with...
Prying from the same side as the release button.
Once you get the preamp out, get a Phillips screwdriver and loosen the can a bit.
Where the "toggles" are you will see some screw-head inside the can.
Just a single turn or two. That should make the preamp pop-out easier.
The can is probably deformed from being screwed-in to tight.
If this causes a rattle, just tighten the screws up a teeny bit.
Also... If you "preview" your posts they won't end-up a mile wide.
And if they do, you have 5 minutes (or more) to edit.
Pretty guitar! 
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Location: Upper Left USA | This is why there are Programmers and Guitar Players.
Rarely do you get to be both...
Nice guitar. |
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Location: Denver, CO | Actually, the post wasn't a mile long until after I tried to edit. Thanks for the help with the preamp.
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Location: Denver, CO | MWoody - 2012-12-30 2:44 PM
This is why there are Programmers and Guitar Players.
Rarely do you get to be both...
Nice guitar.
Some of us can't do either! 
Worked perfectly. It's still a little snug, but I can pull it out with fingertips. |
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