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Location: Jet City | For what you're asking for, that's a good one to get. If you don't need the bling, the 2077LX Legend will be the same guitar really.
I have the Custom Elite C2078LX and I love the acoustic tone... though I do think it sounds better now than when I bought it new a few years back. It's by far the go to when I gig these days.
But my 2080 is coming home from Mother this week! It'll be getting equal time (If not more).
If you could get past your center hole and Adamas hang-ups, the 2080 would blow you away. Acoustically, I still prefer the sound of the 1581 over all others I've had. I'd love to play with one of the newer 1581ish ones with the OpPro and a contour. |
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Location: Russia | Damon67:
No, i don't wanna buy Adamas at the present time. Maybe i'll do later... =)
About O's - 2077LX has a AA-spruce top but not AAA (like on 2079LX). Do you think that it's just a marketing ? =)
And what is better for acoustic: 1769-ADII or 2079LX ? What do you think ?
You have many O's and your opinion is very important for me.
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| I have the 2079LX model and absolutely love the acoustic tone of it. It projects nice and clean and the tone is superb and even throughout the entire neck. It has a deep contour bowl so not sure if that is something you care for or prefer a different type of bowl though. |
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Location: Massachusetts | I'll have to agree with Moody about the sound the player hears vs the sound the audience hears. My N769 with a-bracing sounds very good to me, but I let the other people in the room be the judges of the sound. So far I have had unsolicited remarks of how good it sounds, so I'm confident when I play it.
The N769 has an AAAA spruce top. Not sure if that has anything to do with the sound or not. I just like it! |
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Location: Jet City | Aosha,
AA vs AAA has nothing to do with the sound, it's all about what it looks like. I'd pick a 2077 or 2079 over the ADII. I'm all abut the contour bowl these days. It works better for me standing and sitting.
Sound wise, it's going to be a personal thing. I've always loved A-braced Legends (The ADII is A-braced), but for some reason, these newer A-braced ADII guitars just don't have the same sound as the old Legends do.
You can't go wrong with either. Maybe you should just get both!
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Interesting comment re, sitting or standing Damon...
I tried standing with my 05C the other night and it felt AWEFUL! I couldn't find anywhere comfortable to put that damn ridge.
What's your secret? (Other than gaining 20lb) |
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Location: Tennessee | Aosha, have you seen your fellow countryman who is a great Ovation player?
http://www.ovationguitars.com/players/artist/roman_miroshnichenko
He plays a center sound hole Customer Legend (or is that an AD?). Perhaps you can connect with Roman (he has been here on the site many times and is a very nice and humble person) and speak with him? He can probably give you better advice for your situation that just about anyone else who visits here.
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Location: Russia | stonebobbo: Roman plays 1769-ADII and Adamas, but i don't think that he knows about O's more than Gentlemen on this site =) |
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Location: Russia | Damon67: Ok, i'll make my question some simpler =) : what model does sound louder unplugged, ADII (modern) or contour bowl O's (2079) ? |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Unplugged, my old 1537 is loudest of my 6-strings. The 1538 is loudest of 12. My old 1617 is second loudest with my 07C and C2078 tied for 3rd. For pure acoustic pop, you can't miss with an old legend if you want single sound hole. Inexpensive with a perfect neck, booming bass and great response. Although the cheapest of all my O's, maybe the easiest playing and sounds really nice!
If you want unplugged sound, don't worry about modern pre-amp, even the old ones are good... |
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Location: Russia | Yes, but i'm looking for compromis =) Old guitars is very specific for me (because i'm from Russia). To buy old guitar on Ebay is not very easy, Shipping is very difficult ("We don't ship to Rusian Fderation!" , but to sell old guitar on Ebay is almost impossible. So i'm looking for new or near-new models.
There are many good opinion replys about 2079LX here: http://www.ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=28...
Owners wrote that it's acoustic sound is very good.
Is it true ? =) |
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Location: Pueblo West, CO | muzza - 2013-01-09 5:19 PM
Interesting comment re, sitting or standing Damon...
I tried standing with my 05C the other night and it felt AWEFUL! I couldn't find anywhere comfortable to put that damn ridge.
What's your secret? (Other than gaining 20lb)
I can't speak for Damon, but my secret for standing with the contour bowls was to move the strap button to the underside of the treble bout.Once I did this, the guitar is as comfortable and stable as any flat-back guitar.
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Location: Jet City | I think the Contour was designed for "Husky" sized people, and that's why it fits me well. Aosha, I've never had a 2079 side by side with an ADII, so I can't be sure, but my C2078 is louder than the AD to my ear. I'm actually considering selling the Al DiMeola becuase I bought it to play live, but I'm using my C2079 where I was using the AD before. I've also considered trading it for a C2079LX. If it were me, I'd pick the LX over the AD.
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Location: Russia | Thank you!
About "Husky sized" - i'm tall and thin, will it comfort for me while standing ? =) |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | I'm 182cm and 82kg. The contour bowl is comfortable. I've been as low as 75kg and it was still comfortable standing and sitting. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I've started another thread about standing with contour bowls so as not to hijack yours. Geez Rich, I'm skinnier than YOU now...
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Location: NJ | adamas |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Yeah, life's been fattening. |
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Location: Tennessee | aosha - 2013-01-09 7:06 PM stonebobbo: Roman plays 1769-ADII and Adamas, but i don't think that he knows about O's more than Gentlemen on this site =) Yeah, but he knows more about playing Ovations in Russia than anyone else on this site. ;-) |
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Location: SoCal | stonebobbo - 2013-01-10 8:58 AM
aosha - 2013-01-09 7:06 PM stonebobbo: Roman plays 1769-ADII and Adamas, but i don't think that he knows about O's more than Gentlemen on this site =) Yeah, but he knows more about playing Ovations in Russia than anyone else on this site. ;-)
But what does he know about playing Ovations in the rest of the world? |
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Location: SoCal | quote: "He plays a center sound hole Customer Legend (or is that an AD?)." CUSTOM LEGEND |
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Location: sitting at my computer | The Customer just called... he wants his Legend back.  |
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Location: Russia | He plays Ovation Custom Legend 1669
http://www.romanmiroshnichenko.com/en/rm/gear/
i don't see Adamas in his gear, but i saw video where he plays it. |
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