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Location: NC | Has anyone bought this guitar yet? More importantly gotten it! Model U681T-5 I believe..........
What do you think of it and I think the pre-amp is the OP-Pro.....is this right?
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Location: SoCal | It is the OP Pro. Almost all of the people who have played this guitar have fallen in love with it. One of the guitar magazines, last year, did a review of the guitar that was extremely positive. The original two prototypes were both bought by club members. |
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Location: NJ | they have yet to even start making these guitars so the only one was the one at namm and it is sweet |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Is that the right model number for it? If it is they really need to get a new system...... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That's the model number for new the black 12 fret slothead. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | U681T
Well now that I think about it's totally logical,
U for under, T for Top and the 681 randomly selected by the marketing computer. I feel so stupid, I should have seen that right off. Too many jet fuel fumes I guess...... |
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Location: NJ | t is for textured I guess U is unidirectional? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | T is for Thelma and she can be very unidirectional at times. |
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Location: NC | Music 123 has that model # as the 6 string............Hummmmm
Is there a 12? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | It is 6 sting only. |
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Location: Tampa, FL | I believe we are confusing frets and strings again... One of them is real long and very skinny. |
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Location: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 | Wait... are we talking about Thelma again? |
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Location: East Tennessee | Hi,
I've seen the specs on music 123's web site.
Is the a wide neck, (1 7/8 nut width)??
Looks like a sweet guitar, but then aren't all Ovation. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The one I played was a std. width neck. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Dave, did you play it at NAMM?
What were your thoughts on it? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I've played three of them. The first two were the non-electric protos (belonging to Woz and Mike). Incredible guitars. The third one was the current model, which has a slightly different top than the protos. I played this at NAMM but could not hear it worth a damn. It's like trying to sit down and play a guitar in the middle of WalMart. Those who have played it in a quiet room rave about it, although they think the new top might not quite be as nice as the proto. |
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Location: NJ | Haven't played the current ones, but played Woz's and one at the Factory . . . . AWESOME guitars!
They sound different from the original SlotHeads, not better/worse, but "different". The sound is a little bit more "rounded" than the original Slot.
What's different on the current tops? |
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Location: SoCal | I've played all three and couldn't tell any difference. That may not say much for either my ability or ear. |
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Location: NJ | Paul;
How would YOU say that they compare to the original? Just curious t'have someone else's opinion (for what opinions are worth :-) |
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Location: SoCal | Cliff, your slothead has a deeper, more mellow tone. The newer slots have a crisper sound while still having a deeper tone than most of Ovation's other guitars.
What you'll like depends upon what you're looking for.... I like both sounds, but if I had to choose, I'd go for the sound of your slothead. Personal preference, but that's why I'm waitng for the OFC guitar.
And having said that, I agree with Dave that a 12 string version of the new slot would be killer. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by Standingovation:
The one I played was a std. width neck. And that is?? 1 11/16"? 1 7/8"? at the nut? How was the profile?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 1-11/16. Soft C profile. If it was 1-3/4 I would have bought it on the spot. I played all three designs and probably like the 2nd generation one the best, but all three are wonderful. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Well, I went to GC and played an Elite LX and C778LX, both with the same 1 11/16" Neck. Both nice, But, because I'm used to my 1763's I-5, six lane hwy for a neck, I felt very cramped on this neck. I was really hoping that this slot head would and least hit the comprimise of the 1 3/4 or better yet (for me), the 1 7/8 from Folklore. I guess I'll just have to be content with the 12 fret slothead I already own.....
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Location: Anchorage, Alaska | bump |
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