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Location: NJ | Well I got the go ahead to give you the inside scoop on the new LX guitars. ( I still think they named them after me aLeX and not an import car.)
As I understand the new guitars are a special series and the K bar guitars will still be available.
inlaid epaulets (this was done on the 2003 collectors)
Patented truss rod system (that is why you saw the truss rod covers on the necks)
Lighter thinner bowl. This in conjuction with the new truss rod makes for an overall lighter guitar.
New neck attachment system The fingerboard is no longer glued or floating on the top of the guitar it is part of the entire neck making neck replacement and adjustment easier.
OP pro pre amp large tuner screen large vol knob modular like the rest of the op series
scalloped top braces
Well I believe I have everything. This guitar is absolutely a step in a new direction. Your next question you will ask is probably How do they sound? Well the couple of examples I played sounded really nice. I did not have time to sit with one and noodle for a long period of time but the results of the improvements are there in the tone.
If I got anything wrong in the specs I hope that someone e mails me and lets me know so I can correct it. I am going by memory and it was a few months ago when I saw these in production.
Thanks to Rick for giving me the OK to share the news with the OFC. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Al,
Where do these sit in the lineup of guitars, or is this technology to be applied across the board to a complete line at various price ranges. I guess I'm also sortof asking will this be an option (Like an Elite with LX technology), or completely new guitars with new names? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Thanks Al,
Is the bowl thinner in material thickness or bowl depth?
Will a deep bowl be avalible?
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Location: SoCal | I think that Ovation shouldn't even mess with calling the series "LX". They should just call them the Alexander Pepiak Signature Series.
Seriously, along with the 12 fret Adamas slothead coming out, this sounds like 2004 is going to be a fun year for Ovation. And those of us who play them. |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | Thanks Al, these sound like they are great guitars. Are they available yet? |
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Location: NJ | Miles
as I understand you will be able to get an elite, legend or balladeer with the LX options. I am not real sure if they will eventually replace the current line or not. Those are questions that will have to be asked to the powers to be
slip
the guitars are thinner in thickness not in depth. As for the deep bowl it is always available with a custom order.
Paul
We could not come to terms with my endorsement price so the gutiars go out with only 2 of the letters of my name on them. What can I say?
Paul
I assume they will be ready at the namm show to take orders.
hope this answers all your questions |
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Location: SoCal | "hope this answers all your questions" - nope! However, more than enough to have patience for release. Thanks for the info... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | aLeX, I didn't realize it was you they were named after! OK OK OK, I like the name now.
You certainly look nothing a Japakneezs car. |
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Location: Scotland | What about the bracing pattern, are they staying with the A-bracing or does The "X" in LX suggest a move back to a cross brace? One of the protos we saw back in march was cross-braced. |
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Location: Connecticut | The LX's are X braced available as both sound hole and Elite models with mid-depth bowls. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Are the tops made of the same material as the elite models? |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | How about pricing? Will they be at a premium? |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Actually if you add a little southern drawl to your voice... "LX" is pronounced "aLeX". I really like it.
That is clever...
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Location: NJ | Miles
They know where they can forward my check... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | aLLLLeXXXX, don't hold yer breath |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | The aLeX?? Does that mean there is a trap door in the back to hold the Tommy gun? |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Interesting, I'll be waiting to see and play one of these, although I'm not sure if I'll wait for them before buying my 6-string. I'm also interested to see what the answer to 45flint's question about pricing proves to be. It's gotta be more, just how much?
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Celebrity CC01 Spruce Top 6-String |
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Location: SoCal | The LX sounds damned interesting. Scalloped X bracing, a thinner bowl, no Kaman bar. Sounds a lot like my 68 Deluxe Balladeer. If these things ring like my DB, then they are going to be one helluva guitar. OAO, I'd wait for one if I were you. If it even comes close to my DB for sound then you're going to want one.
When Ovations first came out, they had an open light sound, with tremendous clarity (as Glen Campbell said, they sounded "brisk"). In the 70's they got away from that and in the 80's they went to a different sound with the "A" bracing. A much better, more woody sound than the 70's.
But in the last several years, they have been moving back towards the guitars of the 60's, with the inlaid rosette, and now the X bracing, lighter necks, and thinner bowls.
I don't know about the rest of you, but I think that this is a very exciting trend. Pay attention guys. We're seeing something very special here. |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | What exactly is "scalloped" bracing. When I think "scalloped" I think of the fancy bridge and head a la the older Adamas'. |
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Location: NJ | scallops are sorta like clams but larger Sometimes they substitute shark meat for them in cheaper restaurants.
A good measure is to look at the scallops and see if they all have the same size then you can generally know they are shark. |
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Location: NJ | more info on the Ovations site today!!!!
http://www.ovationguitars.com/?fa=lxupgrade |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | They have gloss finished necks! YES! YES! These guitars look great. Is there an LX in my future....YES! |
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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Aw geez, one of my fisherman cousins on the gulf coast told me that the scallops down there are from manta rays
~this was the day after we had some in a local restaurant - actually pretty good :) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | scalloped braces are made with potatoes, ham, onions and some kind of cream sause and baked for a while in the oven. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Actually scallops have the grain running vertically and the ray or whatever has the grain running horizontally. For either one, fry them up and some hot/tarter/cajun sause, don't matter if they're real on not, they're all good. |
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