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Location: Keller, TX | I remember hearing at the tour that the concept of the 2007 was to put together the best that they had at the time. No significant new development, just an ensemble of the current top technology.
Therefore, the LX upgrades, contour bowl, bearclaw spruce, VIP, etc.
To me, it is nothing special. Sounds pretty much like the Custom Elite LX I had (which was pretty good, but not like the Millenium or the Cootie).
Beautiful guitar, yes. Good sound, check. I'm sure they will sell plenty. But I won't get one. I like the 2006 Koa better. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm sure this guitar will sell just fine. My only observation is that the whole "Collectors Series" thing has gotten kind of stale. This is the 25th Anniversary of the Collectors Series and I thought they could have come up with something really special to comemorate 25 years. Oh well, what do I know, I'm just an idiot who works in marketing ...
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Location: East Tennessee | In a recent poll the best rated collectors were 87 and 97.
The next 07? |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I thought that too - figured that this "every 10" thing would hold true...well, it really is too early to make any difinitive judgements. After all, looks are great, but SOUND is where Ovation has always excelled.
Maybe they'll do a big 30th Anniversary Collectors like they did with the CL and the Adamas lines. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Although I'm not a jump'n up and down, I think the Collector Series, if it needs to exist, needs to be a bit Vanilla, yet a decent guitar. If they are still only making xx number of Collectors each year, and as I understand it, they must fit into a certain price range too. That limits things. At the same time, it's not the same as the production models, so those that have one of every collector guitar I'm sure will be very happy. |
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Location: Australia | I think it lacks imagination. It looks like they realised it's October and they hadn't worked out a model for '07 so the just jigged the '06 a little.
Having said that, I'm sure it's a fine guitar but not for me. |
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Location: SoCal | From what I see, it's a beautiful guitar...not everyone wears a spangle jumpsuit and emulates Neil Diamond in a Vegas show.
In addition to the new bowl and the voice, the 2005C was almost a beauty for its simplicity...allowing the quality of the Englemman spruce top and the ebony fretboard to "shine".
Unless the epaulets were inlaid abalone, the subtle contrast of the epaulets are a great touch. :p :p |
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Location: ms | It kinda looks like a Mcpherson. |
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Location: Keller, TX | Elle? |
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Location: NJ | It just ain't doin' it for me.
The combination of that epaulette on that top makes me think of some really old cheese
that someone left on the cutting board . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by cliff:
The combination of that epaulette on that top makes me think of some really old cheese
that someone left on the cutting board . . . THAT IS JUST PERFECT!
We've had Epaulets, Cheaplets, Shitlets. Now we've got CHEESELETS.
Cliff, you are SO much more insightful than your physical looks would lead people to believe ...
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Location: NJ | Thanks, Dave . . . . (i think) . . . |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Originally posted by gulfcoast:
It kinda looks like a Mcpherson. It kind of does, though without the cantilever floating neck and the $4000 price tag. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | I'm with Tony, understatement is cool. It'll probably end up being one of the greats. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by edensharvest:
Originally posted by gulfcoast:
It kinda looks like a Mcpherson. It kind of does, though without the cantilever floating neck and the $4000 price tag. |
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Location: NJ | . . . in a different location. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Yeah, so basically it's not even close. :D |
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Location: closely held secret | Pretty much. |
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Location: NW NJ | Originally posted by Steve:
07 Collector comment: Keep the holes, lose the epaulets, nice guitar, yada yada... Ditto |
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| Why the black machines with the pale woods? Wouldn't the headstock have looked better faced with the spalt or the spruce? |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | See, I think so too - I like contrast, but I've never quite been up for the black on light color combinations. I much prefer the walnut most of the time to ebony on bridges/pegheads.
I would have done both in the spalt if possible - that would have been something pretty cool. |
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