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Location: Within blast radius of DC | For the 2nd time in my life, someone just gave me a free Ovation. The first was a Matrix with the infamous cast aluminum fretboard. Though not worth very much, it is the easiest-playing, most fun to play git I own. Git was free; case cost me $100. Not bad.
A friend just gave me a Korean-made Applause Summit Series model AE-28 he never played. Not a git that I would have bought, but hey, the price was right (free), and it plays well. It has what I would describe as a very shallow bowl -- much more so that the Matrix or my Balladeer 12 string. Am about to pull the trigger on a super-shallow case (model 8117), but wanted to post here first. There is conflicting information in this listing of Ovations, which shows the AE-28 as being a deep bowl model: http://www.ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=32...
Is anyone familiar with this model? Would you describe it as shallow or super shallow?
Finally, is there a big difference between the 8117 case and the heavier-duty 9117? Worth the extra $?
Any help would be appreciated!
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Looking around on the internet, most stores don't have that model anymore.
But the old listings that I've found say Super-Shallow Bowl.
And stray internet photos look like an SSB Cutaway.
As to the difference between 8117 and 9117...
9117's have "Ovation" printed in fur on the lid and a metal "Ovation" label on the outside.
The 8117 has "Ovation" molded into the case, nothing in the fur.
Side Note...
I don't know where you are getting you case from, but I have been getting mine from Sam Ash
Go HERE to get a 15% off code.
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Location: Within blast radius of DC | arthurseery - 2014-08-23 11:23 PM
As to the difference between 8117 and 9117...
9117's have "Ovation" printed in fur on the lid and a metal "Ovation" label on the outside.
The 8117 has "Ovation" molded into the case, nothing in the fur.
Thanks Arthur. I had planned on paying Amazon $99 and getting it in two days via my Prime membership, but the deal you pointed me to was too good to pass up! Case arrived yesterday, and the latch closest to the headstock broke off on first use. It's on its way back now for replacement.
As a followup, are the only differences between the 8117 and 9117 cosmetic ones? If so, not worth an extra $20 to me. If, however, the plastic is thicker or the handle more comfy, then I'd consider. Anyone know?
As an aside, I have two other cases, about ten years apart in age (oldest is about 20 years). The older one is constructed of MUCH heavier plastic, and has better hardware. Wondering if this might be the case with the 8117 and the 9117?
Thanks in advance.
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Location: Within blast radius of DC | Anyone? Phrased another way: There are several Ovation cases that come in both regular and "Deluxe" flavors. Are the deluxe versions any sturdier? Better quality? Better materials?
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Location: Des Moines, Iowa | I bought that same 8117 Ovation case off of Amazon for $99 with free shipping and it's a nice fine factory case that holds any SSB firmly and tightly without any movement. It even has a locking mechanism and comes with one key (never used it). I've actually got two of those cases, a knock-off brand (can't recall it, but it fits a SSB just as well as the factory case) and I've got a couple of the brown vintage cases for my vintage deep bowls. I've not had any of the deluxe, but knowing how nice the regular cases have been I don't see any valid reason to go with a deluxe case since they don't protect the guitar any better nor does it fit any better and they just have some fancy looking signage or whatever you call it on the outside. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Yeah, the handle on the deluxe case is thicker and padded. Don't know if there are any other differences (besides the "fuzzies" on the inside), but for 20 bucks extra just the handle is worth it if you have to carry the guitar for more than a block or two.
Edited by CanterburyStrings 2014-08-29 4:31 PM
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Some of the nicer cases don't have a padded handle. I haven't been able to tell why some do and some don't. Maybe different suppliers. So, before you pay an extra $20 for a padded handle, make sure it has one. For an Applause, I'd just get the cheapest case that fits. My Matrix still resides in the original chipboard case I got in 1977. The case is falling apart, but the guitar is fine. |
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Location: Flahdaw | You don't say whether you need the case because you are a playing professional or not. If all it does is sit around your house, just about any case will do, even a soft case. |
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Which case?
