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marenostrum
Posted 2008-01-09 12:26 PM (#61836)
Subject: Jap beautiesor what ?



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Does anyone knows if these beauties are manufatured in the US ?.....or do they produced them oveseas and sell them only in Japan ?

C2079LX KOA - custom shop


and

C2078LX KOA - custom shop



Riccardo
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Slipkid
Posted 2008-01-09 12:29 PM (#61837 - in reply to #61836)
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That second picture is interesting.
Never seen an epplett design like that.
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stephent28
Posted 2008-01-09 1:12 PM (#61838 - in reply to #61836)
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yeah...I kinda dig guitar #2.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2008-01-09 1:13 PM (#61839 - in reply to #61836)
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I just love those inlaid rosettes on the CLs.
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Capo Guy
Posted 2008-01-09 1:26 PM (#61840 - in reply to #61836)
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Originally posted by Slipkid:
That second picture is interesting.
Never seen an epplett design like that.
Yea but their still "Outies".
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Thanksforallthefish
Posted 2008-01-09 1:36 PM (#61841 - in reply to #61836)
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looks like a modern day interpretation of the Nakao series... probably built as a limited run for the Japanese distributor as they did then.

that Legend looks great! and I'm not a Koa fan.

the outlined Abalone epi's on the Elite are interesting. and the way they do the new inlay work I'm sure it's seamless

those are nice.

Glenn
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-01-09 1:46 PM (#61842 - in reply to #61836)
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NOT A KOA FAN?? Wash your mouth out!
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G8r
Posted 2008-01-09 1:50 PM (#61843 - in reply to #61836)
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NO MORE GAS! NO MORE GAS! PLEASE NO MORE GAS!

Man, those are purdy! Is that solid koa, or a lam? Scratch that, gotta be solid for the 2078/9.
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2008-01-09 1:56 PM (#61844 - in reply to #61836)
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Oh, boy. I'm trying to resist gas on the Tak forum and now these! Koa and bling? That's like good looking and rich!
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brainslag
Posted 2008-01-09 3:11 PM (#61845 - in reply to #61836)
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The top one looks nice... IMO the Custom Legend NEEDS the old larger inlays.. the small ones don't do it for me.

The bottom one would look better (to me) if it had the multi colored wood epaulettes with the abalone trim. The abalone by itself is a bit boring.

Koa LOOKS nice. Ive never played one, but reviews point to it as a darker (duller?) top wood. Make mine a nice tight grained spruce.
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Thanksforallthefish
Posted 2008-01-09 3:16 PM (#61846 - in reply to #61836)
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do the Elite, with the CL inlay on the Fretboard, hand laid contour bowl, and Adamas I style inlaid wooden epi's inlaid w/abalone surrounds like that one.

op pro w/xlr....

Sold!!!

would be my first brand new Ovation.

Glenn

oh yeah... almost forgot, natural oiled WIDE neck.
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brainslag
Posted 2008-01-09 3:22 PM (#61847 - in reply to #61836)
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Oiled.. OILED????? GLOSS GLOSS GLOSS .... with the WIDE skunk stripes.... !!!!!!! ..OR ELSE!!!!!!!!!!
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Thanksforallthefish
Posted 2008-01-09 3:29 PM (#61848 - in reply to #61836)
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and no Koa.... nice tight grained AAAA spruce with the lightest gloss finish they can manage.

yeah oiled!! skunk stripes definitely. ebony center stripe.

Glenn
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geardaddy37
Posted 2008-01-09 3:38 PM (#61849 - in reply to #61836)
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Are you guys talking about a chick or a guitar!? :D
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Thanksforallthefish
Posted 2008-01-09 3:44 PM (#61850 - in reply to #61836)
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"Love one woman, Many guitars" at least that is what the wife keeps telling me...

works so far.

Glenn
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G8r
Posted 2008-01-09 3:48 PM (#61851 - in reply to #61836)
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Originally posted by geardaddy37:
Are you guys talking about a chick or a guitar!? :D
That's what happens around here when we see really good guitar porn :D ;) :D
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Slipkid
Posted 2008-01-09 4:05 PM (#61852 - in reply to #61836)
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Ahhh yes... wide skunk stripes are the best.
The narrow design is acceptable only when the center stripe is ebony.
Then again, a narrow skunk stripe is always better than none.
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geardaddy37
Posted 2008-01-09 4:12 PM (#61853 - in reply to #61836)
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LMAO!
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Thanksforallthefish
Posted 2008-01-09 4:15 PM (#61854 - in reply to #61836)
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soon grasshopper, soon....


GH
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Tupperware
Posted 2008-01-09 4:17 PM (#61855 - in reply to #61836)
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Originally posted by Amazingly-Detached..:
the Nakao series... probably built as a limited run for the Japanese distributor
Boy THERE'S an oxymoron ...
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Slipkid
Posted 2008-01-09 4:18 PM (#61856 - in reply to #61836)
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We're just a bunch of monkeys discussing the finer points of bananas.
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cliff
Posted 2008-01-09 4:22 PM (#61857 - in reply to #61836)
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Just when I thought that the whole "eppaulet"-thing couldn't get ANY uglier . . .
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Slipkid
Posted 2008-01-09 4:25 PM (#61858 - in reply to #61836)
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Cliff.... wet blanket extrodinare!
.
Or maybe better discribed as the guy interupting a perfectly healthy guitar-gasim with a garden hose.
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Thanksforallthefish
Posted 2008-01-09 4:27 PM (#61859 - in reply to #61836)
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oooops sorry Tup, I was referring to the new guitars pictured, and realize the N768/N769 was built as an exclusive for the Japan dist.

and I do sometimes resemble the oxy(well-bleached)moron(mind).... ;)

most days are good, this is one of them.

back out to the patio.


Glenn
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Beal
Posted 2008-01-09 4:28 PM (#61860 - in reply to #61836)
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Not sure I understand the oxymoron.

I would bet those are solid tops

I kinda like those eppaulets.
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