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Location: When?? | On the 177*LX models.. what does the "LX" stand for? The inner bowl stamp says the bowl is made by Ovation, and the label says made in New Hartford.. so is this purely a USA-made guitar? There is also the "LX" designation on the TRC. In very good condition with OHSC, and the guy will take $400, and it's red (of course those are better).. so I am thinking of picking it up.. but still curious about the designation and the build. This one is a 1771LX.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Sixty.
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Location: When?? | Thanks, guys. I thought that maybe it meant 60, but 60 what? |
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Location: Utah | LX is good stuff. USA made, with the latest technology and designs. It was the 2000's era, continuing through to today. I can't speak to the latest DW era of offshore production how those compare to LX. Each era certainly has a character, with fans or detractors. I've owned several LX guitars and so have my daughters. All were excellent instruments acoustically and plugged in.
I would have no hesitation in buying a very good condition LX for $400. New they sold for two or three times that amount. |
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Location: moline,illinois | The LX have the scalloped X bracing and newer neck design with dual trussrods,nice guitars I have a legend 6756LX.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I still have a 6778LX-NEB (New England Burst).
I had a couple of 1771LX Balladeers, but I sold them when they were "common".
Now I regret selling them.
If that is a 1778LX in good condition it is definitely worth $400.
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | It's a play on "Alex" (get it.. L X) as in Alex Pepiak, the other founder of this here forum. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | My guess is "Lyracord bowl, X bracing" but Miles may be right. |
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Location: Tennessee | The LX guitars got the new bowl formulation that they referred to as microsphere. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Actually, there were quite a few things special about the LX series..
Garnered from the Wayback machine...
 
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What does "LX" mean?
