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A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!

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Damon67
Posted 2010-11-08 9:40 PM (#361666)
Subject: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



Joined:
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Posts: 6996

Location: Jet City		Yup! I couldn't resist. I've been wanting a Custom EliteLX for quite some time and now I have one!

The Ovation Roadshow came through town and the local store (where I bought my first O acoustic) had special pricing for the event. I was 95% there, then they said anyone who buys an Ovation tonight gets a free iDea preamp... That's when my mind was made up, I had to have it!

Unfortunately it means giving up that first EliteLX I bought there (see For Sale Section), but this thing is FAN-F'n-TASTIC!

The lows don't quite rumble like my 2080 or deep bowl Al DiMeola, but the balance is really surprising. I was really liking the sound, but then I tuned to open G, and absolutely fell in love with it. I played Zeppelin's "That's The Way" and it sounded great! I can't wait until it's opened up like the 1778LX it's replacing.

As for the looks, well what can I say but...

BRAVO OVATION!






















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Damon67
Posted 2010-11-08 9:41 PM (#361667 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Posts: 6996

Location: Jet City		Oh, and one of my most favorite parts, my first OpPro Studio!


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lanaki
Posted 2010-11-08 10:08 PM (#361668 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Posts: 5576

Location: big island		i swear, fender/ovation should hire you to take their catalog/web photos. beautimous!
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TAFKAR
Posted 2010-11-08 10:21 PM (#361669 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Location: Sydney, Australia
Originally posted by lanaki:
i swear, fender/ovation should hire you to take their catalog/web photos. beautimous!
+1 on that.

Is that a matt black finish on that, or just your superb photographic skills?
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2010-11-08 10:24 PM (#361670 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Posts: 10777

Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Very Nice!

Looks just like my 2778LX.
'Cept for the ebony fretboard and the abalone markers and pearl tuners and the OP-Pro Studio and and the abalone binding and more bling and no pick-tracks and...
Does that have a Contour Bowl?

BTW-- I was trying to decide if I was gonna put gold tuners in my 2778LX... Yeah, I think so!
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Damon67
Posted 2010-11-08 10:44 PM (#361671 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Location: Jet City		TAFKAR - It's glossy. Really it's white reflection you see

OMA - It's a contour bowl. My rhythm player has one just like yours, a 2778LX (burst). It's a great guitar.
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MWoody
Posted 2010-11-08 10:50 PM (#361672 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Posts: 13997

Location: Upper Left USA		(sounds of slobber and drool hitting the floor)

Nize!
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2010-11-08 11:29 PM (#361673 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Location: Boise, Idaho		It's real glossy. The lack of reflection is Damon's camera magic.
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fillhixx
Posted 2010-11-09 12:54 AM (#361674 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Posts: 4833

Location: Campbell River, British Columbia		You do the very best guitar porn.
I'm sure that's immoral or illegal somewhere....
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AlanM
Posted 2010-11-09 6:20 AM (#361675 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Location: Newington, CT		Just beautiful! Great pictures! Again.
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AlanM
Posted 2010-11-09 6:23 AM (#361676 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Location: Newington, CT
Originally posted by fillhixx:
You do the very best guitar porn.
I'm sure that's immoral or illegal somewhere....
Certainly immoral...because it GUARANTEES that we will commit a mortal sin: envy.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2010-11-09 8:47 AM (#361677 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		Very nice. Gloss black with abalone. Op-Pro Studio. Inset epaulets. Nobody makes a guitar look so beautiful and desirable as Damon. What a gift.
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AlanM
Posted 2010-11-09 12:24 PM (#361678 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Location: Newington, CT
Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
Very nice. Gloss black with abalone. Op-Pro Studio. Inset epaulets. Nobody makes a guitar look so beautiful and desirable as Damon. What a gift.
Well said, Prof.!
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Damon67
Posted 2010-11-09 1:54 PM (#361679 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Location: Jet City		Thanks everyone. It really is much better looking in person.

I just got back from the doc because of some neck issues, and he told me no playing for a couple days. Bummer

(To top things off, I'm sitting on the side of the freeway right now waitng for roadside assistance. Tire blew. I just got all new ones too, mustve hit something)
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Weaser P
Posted 2010-11-09 2:46 PM (#361680 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Posts: 5332

Location: Bluffton, SC		Wow. That is a really great looking guitar, Damon. Congrats.
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AstroDan
Posted 2010-11-09 3:58 PM (#361681 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Location: Suisun City, Ca
Originally posted by Damon67:

I can't wait until it's opened up like the 1778LX it's replacing.

You take the very best pics, I swear!

I bought mine brand new in March of this year, and it gets better every time I play it! An awesome instrument!
Congrats, that black is beautiful.

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MusicMishka
Posted 2010-11-09 4:49 PM (#361682 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Posts: 5567

Location: Blue Ridge Mountains		Nice guitar Damon...hope the neck improves...I know quite a bit about that...
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kentrookie
Posted 2010-11-09 8:58 PM (#361683 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Posts: 253

Location: Seattle		very nice guitar.... wish I could of stayed to hear you play.
Good to have the support of the significant in the ongoing quest for the perfect guitar....... Travel guitar for the side of the road next time?
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Rooster
Posted 2010-11-09 9:48 PM (#361684 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Location: Derry NH		I knew joining this board was gonna suck for my bank account!!! :D
Nice machine!
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bvince
Posted 2010-11-10 7:14 AM (#361685 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Posts: 3619

Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :)		Beautiful guitar. Congrats on the good deal.
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twistedlim
Posted 2010-11-10 10:44 AM (#361686 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!


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Posts: 1119

Location: Michigan		I have never had a guitar that clean...
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Damon67
Posted 2010-11-10 4:14 PM (#361687 - in reply to #361666)
Subject: Re: A brand new guitar deserves the red blanket treatment!



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Location: Jet City
Originally posted by twistedlim:
I have never had a guitar that clean...
They had it on the floor less than a week. The strings hadn't even been stretched. I've never had a guitar so clean either. That's gonna change though, there's one on it's way straight from the factory! (another first for me).
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