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Location: NJ | Now available
contact your favorite dealer to order one.
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by alpep:
Originally posted by alpep:
[qb] Now available
contact your favorite dealer to order one.
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Location: Central Massachusetts | bear claw spruce with spalted maple epaulets? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I like that combination. Distressed wood from both Coasts!
Could you show me that again! :D
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Location: NJ | z-z-z-z-z-z-z-z . . . . |
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Location: Paris/France | I really like the look of this guitar.
So nice and so sober!!!
J :) |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Love the bear claw but I really think Ovation is a company that in the past two collectors series has become epaulet challenged.
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Actually, I like this one. Good contrast of colors from the main line. I think they are trying some different combos in the Collectors again before putting them in the regular lineup. |
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Location: SoCal | I'm with, yawn, Clifford..... |
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| The more I look at it the more I like it, but it all comes down to the sound. (and I wish it was a mid bowl...) |
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| I don't know guys. My elite lx natural looks much better to me. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by 45flint:
Love the bear claw but I really think Ovation is a company that in the past two collectors series has become epaulet challenged.
Steve I agree. The early multi-wood eplaulets would have really enhanced the Bearclaw top. :confused: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | As far as doing eppis with just one piece of wood, the spalt is great. I like it. I saw Sammy Ash's at the factory this week and it is a very nice guitar. Quiet, subtle but very nice.
Now as to Clifford's yawn, I totally agree. The entire concept is long overdue for a multi year vacation. Of course we all know how likely that is of happening..... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Didn't get me to take a second look.....boring!
Course, it might sound incredible....... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Just my hunch here ...
The '07 is a totally boring drab piece of work which took about as much imagination and engineering as cutting a fart in a wind storm.
But that's all the leash that the boys were given because they are spending all their efforts on engineering some kick-you-in-the-ass new products to be introduced in 2007. The Collector is just a "slap something together 'cuz we have to" but the REAL gems will see the light of day a little while later.
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| I have a feeling these look better in person than you can get with a photo. I know the bear claw on the CL30 I am selling is stunning to look at (even with the small crack in the top) but you just can not photograph that wood well.
I like this one. My only gripe would be the lack of the eplauets on the bottom as well. Never got used to the single set. I know, I know, I am stuck in the 70's man.. What can I say.
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I kind of like the single set of epaulettes...particularly like on a lot of the Adamas II cutaways (like Dave has). I am with Cliff and Bill on one thing - after the Koa on the 06, this one seems a little boring and not quite on a par.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Dave,
I'm not sure that's really on the mark about a short leash. The part about there being killer stuff in the pipe is 100% correct. I think that they are making some of the best sounding and quality guitars now. This is the time to buy. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by cwk2:
I think that they are making some of the best sounding and quality guitars now. This is the time to buy. I agree. The comment about the short leash really meant that althoguh this '07C might be a really nice guitar, it didn't take much new engineering to make it happed. Bowl, top, electronics, etc. are existing technology. Onkly thing new is the epaulet wood. Contrast that to what it must have taken for the '97 or '05, for example. I wish I could afford to buy every new thing they make these days. Although I don't see much in the '07C that really calls out to me.
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| 07 Collector comment: Keep the holes, lose the epaulets, nice guitar, yada yada... |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by cwk2:
Dave,
I'm not sure that's really on the mark about a short leash. The part about there being killer stuff in the pipe is 100% correct. I think that they are making some of the best sounding and quality guitars now. This is the time to buy. Are you suggesting that there is a big price increase coming, or just that the guitars are great so don't wait to get another? |
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Location: SoCal | Take it for what it's worth.... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | If I had to replace my 1778LX I would get this one.
Having played Kim's pre LX proto with the single epaulet I can appreciate the singles. One pice Epaulets of virtually any wood are the way to go.
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Location: Warren,Pa. | The primary function of the bass-only eps is sound...and you can't beat the sound IMHO.
As for looks, I love wood. I already sacrifice a lot in that area with the fiberglass bowl...and lose a lot of respect from all my stupid wood-guitar so-called friends. I'm glad Ovation does stuff like this.
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Location: Utah | This looks a lot like a 6778LX-VN, which is a fine looking guitar IMO. I don't know whether it is "collector" or not, since I've never seen a collector edition. But it should be a very nice instrument.
Here's a 6778LX-VN
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