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Location: Long Island, N.Y. | thanks |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | My 4861 SSB Balladeer was nice.
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Location: Russia, Moscow | I love me CS245 and CC65 Celebrities. I've upgraded CC65 with Stereo Preamp from Adamas. |
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Location: Tennessee | My sister has a Ultra 1311 from the mid-80's that is still together and still sounds good. Acoustic Deep bowl in Sunburst that's probably better overall than my USA Ultra.
The 2171 I got a few years ago is a damn fine instrument. Even though it went through the NH factory for final setup and shipping, it's a Korean product. It lives with family on the East Coast, but every time I get back there and play it, I think about what a steal it was for $300 brand new. I imagine this is what the TX series Balladeer with a contour bowl is equivalent to.
The Ultra GS S/S/H I snagged from Mr.Ovation beats the pants off of any other offshore electric guitar I've had my hands on, except possibly a MIJ Strat.
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Location: south east Michigan | I have an ULTRA 12 string that I'm pretty happy with. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I forgot about the Ultra GS models until Bobbo mentioned his. I think mine compare favorably to my guitar teachers USA Strat. His is not a "Fat Strat" with the S/S/H setup, which my GS 3 has. My GS 2 has the double humbuckers and Kahler bridge. I think an Ultra GS with the S/S/H pickups and Kahler bridge might be the ultimate Korean Ovation electric, next to the Ultra GP. |
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| My CK047-FKOA is an all-around solid model; of course, I'd love to have an Adamas or, say, a Collector's edition, but this guitar sounds fantastic and plays flawlessly. If memory serves, this model is either one of or the last Celebrity made in Korea. |
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Location: Phoenix, AZ | I like my Korean made CC49S-VA. It has a deep contour bowl, Elite style sound holes, solid spruce top, a vintage amber finish with abalone binding and fret inlays. It was in desperate need of a setup when received, but after, it plays and sounds very nice. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Of the current line, I've played one of those D-scale / longneck models that was decent.
I would not buy one that I couldn't play first, but this one was okay. |
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Best korean ovation model made?
