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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4239 Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I got this yesterday, and I'm hoping someone here can help dig up some of its history. The guitar is a stunner and was made for a music store chain several years back. I've contacted the chain, but the store it was made for is closed and they really didn't know much. The official model number is CE768-wbx. All I got from Kim Keller is "The -X on the end of the model number means "Custom", so it's something we built for someone somewhere. So thusly, it's a Custom deep bowl Custom Elite." Basically, it's a Waterfall Bubinga-topped, Custom Elite with a little "Book" flair. The music chain contacted Rick Hall who responded by saying: I don't have much information on that guitar other than what I can remember. It was a proprietary guitar specifically for George's Disney store. We only made a small number. If I had to guess, probably lees than 10 pieces. So does anyone here know any more? I'd love to get a specific number built if possible, but any other history would be great.         | ||
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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4239 Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by Oddball: How does it sound compared with other Bubinga toppers? Originally posted by dweezil: OK, so I'm back from a holiday with the relatives who have no internet.....but did get a close look at a VERY stunning guitar (not to mention a Book Mandolin). So what does it sound like????? :) Sorry for missing the responses. Here's my take on this one thus far. Like most Ovations (And ALL of you know I'm telling the truth here.), this guitar looks even better in person than it does in pictures. Admittedly, abalone in this quantity is not everyone's cup of tea, but this guitar is done right. It seems altogether appropriate that it was built for a store in Disney. (I've even begun calling it the Disney guitar.) The only flaws I've found are a couple of cracks in the neck binding, otherwise, the thing is perfect. Now for the real stunner! I've had a 99C, and quite liked it. It played well, looked killer, and sounded nice. Many folks here dance around the sound of various models, but the truth is that while some O's are sonic masters (1537, 87C, FD-14, etc.), I have yet to meet a Connecticut Ovation that sounds poor. PERIOD. So I felt confident that at worst I would get a "nice" sounding guitar with a peerless custom treatment. And It would come for less than $800! I figured I couldn't really lose short of shipping damage. What I didn't expect was a sound that was completely unique within my personal collection. And the sound is GOOOOOOD! It has a deep bowl (unlike the 99C), and maybe this makes a a bigger difference than I ever thought, but otherwise, I expected a similar tone to the 99. I got so much more! It is loud! One of the loudest I've heard. What surprised me first was the sustain. The sustain in this one is phenomenal, rivaling my 87C and my 1537. But late Saturday, I got to sit in front of it while a friend played it. I could no longer deny it, the tone is absolutely lovely. Sitting there, the words that came to mind were "smooth and brassy", brighter than spruce, but somehow more balanced, not too trebly with good bass response. My friend, who plays mostly jazz and ensemble style, who owns a custom Tommy Dorsey archtop, commented that it had a very nice jazz tone to it. I could only agree. This guitar is one of Ovation's winners. And I have other winners to compare it to. I putting this one next to my 87C, 1537, and 01C (Dweezil and I have polar opposite opinions about its tone. ;) ), as the acoustic benchmarks of my collection. And BTW, it's drop-dead gorgeous too.  | ||
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Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4239 Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Something's not right today. :confused: I put a thread up about this one on the AGF (I am, apparently, a glutton for punishment.  ) And they seem to really like it!  The sky's still hangin' out at its usual altitude right?  Here | ||
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