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Location: East Tennessee | I had to go to the Guitar Center in Knoxville today.
While I was there I played an Elite 1778T Black.
I wasn't sure how the textured enamel top would sound. I was very impressed with the sound. It had a nice bass and the mids and highs where very clean. Didn't plug it in but I'm sure it would sound better than a Martin 000CXE Composite.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Great gigging guitar. |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Gospel Guitar Guy:
I'm sure it would sound better than a Martin 000CXE Composite.
GGG ... the master of understatement. :cool: |
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Location: USA | I was sold on this one from the get go. The first time i picked it up i had a good feeling i would be going back to get it.
Beautiful ...loud...versatile. A + :)
A complete guitar. |
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Location: south east Michigan | The most bang for the buck that Ovation offers. |
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Location: Reno, NV | I was at GC yesterday too. I stopped by the acoustic room and messed around with the guitar mentioned. The thing was SOLID. Built like a tank. However, I didn't really like the sound. Now, I know that doing any critical listening at GC is a waste of time. For the most part, the strings were dead, it was out fo tune and the action was set poorly. So, if it was my guitar chances are it woudl be great, but in the demo environment, it stank. Not Ovations fault, GC's fault. |
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Location: NW NJ | Originally posted by Styll:
I was sold on this one from the get go. The first time i picked it up i had a good feeling i would be going back to get it.
Beautiful ...loud...versatile. A + :)
A complete guitar. Ditto, Ditto, Ditto ... an amazing instrument all around. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I agree with Styll. Great guitar for the money. If I was qualified to actually play gigs, I'd have one of these. Dave |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Originally posted by Gospel Guitar Guy:
I'm sure it would sound better than a Martin 000CXE Composite.
GGG ... the master of understatement. :cool:
The unusual thing was that for a once it was Quiet And I don't think the guitar had been in the store to long, the strings were actually not bad.
I'm not much for a lot of bling on a guitar but I think this guitar would look good with epaulets. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Most of these come with the OpPro now, correct. The picture has the Op50. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | The original model had the OP-30 and thin line pick-up. The new ones have the six element piezo and the OP-Pro.
Do all the Elite T's now have the LX bracing? Originally, the bracing was quintaid, but the flame versions had the scalloped LX. What is the way these guitars are made now? If nobody knows the answer, I'll ask Frank U at the upcoming Tour. |
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Yea, the poor string conditions at GC, really detract from a very good guitar. I played a 1778T 2 years ago, at the CG and really loved it. Al had them in stock, so I visited him. While I was there he mentioned to try the 1868T Elite. I fell in love with it. Went home with it. At the time I was not a shallow body fan, but this guitar is different. If there was ever an acoustic version of a strat, this is it. It is so much fun to play. Got an amazing sound for being shallow, and plugged in, it makes me a better player. |
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Trip to the GC