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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...nice unusually "O" Friendly review from Musician's Friend:
Hands-On Review: Custom Legend C2079AX
A classic acoustic-electric Ovation with a new low price
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Location: Nashville TN. | yup it is a good review. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Don't know where he came up with the idea that CLs were first built in 76 for Paul McCartney, but most of the rest of it seemed on. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Well... that's a breath of fresh air. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | For a new guitar in that price range, I'm sure it will hold its own against similarly priced competition, particularly in live performances as noted by the author. What is the warranty on these models, and I wonder how it compares with its similarly priced competition?. |
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Location: Scotland | "In order to make Custom Legends accessible to more players, Ovation's off-shore factory has been professionally retooled to create guitars that match the U.S.-made Custom Legends spec for spec"
No, no no. This is absolute horse-shit. This kind of marketing rhetoric should be illegal. Fender make me want to puke. Spec for Spec? Really? REALLY? Don't get me started. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....at least he didn't complain about the round back tipping the guitar up or rolling off his lap.....an actual compliment about their playability and usability in a live setting, to me, is still refreshing. |
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Location: Scotland | Too little, too late. Maybe if there had been more like this about the USA guitars they'd still be in production. Instead we seem to be happy that an inferior imported guitar is getting a good reveiw. Well excuse me for not sharing your enthusiasm. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...excused. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yeah.. as nice as the review might sound, Paul has the right take on it.
When I first read it the "spec for spec" thing it did sound a little fishy to me..
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So.. the Celebs are still a glued on neck, right?
And I think I've read that the EliteT is also.
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Does any the models from over there use the LX bold on neck system?
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And with 99% of the line made over there, I wonder if the "Celebrity" labels will go away. |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ... just seems a bit odd to me that for years there has been nothing but complaints in this Forum that Ovations are constantly bashed by the media, and when one positive review appears in print, (albeit about a Celebrity, but an Ovation nonetheless), we can't look on it as a positive, baby step forward.
...so be it. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Wait... There is a "C" in front of the number. And the spec call out a set neck.
It's a shame that 1)The LX refinments aren't being used, and 2).. that a Celebrity carries the Custom Legend name.
Please ... correct me if I'm wrong. |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by Tim in Yucaipa:
... just seems a bit odd to me that for years there has been nothing but complaints in this Forum that Ovations are constantly bashed by the media, and when one positive review appears in print, (albeit about a Celebrity, but an Ovation nonetheless), we can't look on it as a positive, baby step forward.
...so be it. The "constant media bashing" was probably a factor in Fender's decision to halt domestic production. I fail to see why the media suddenly getting excited over an imported Ovation that we all know is a vastly inferior product should be a cause for celebration. And the cessation of USA production in favour of overseas, regardless of how the media may perceive the new product, is hardly "a step forward" |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ....so I guess the reviewer should have said "another inferior effort by Ovation which does not change my opinion of their product" instead of saying:
"If, like me, you never took the time to check out an Ovation guitar before, you owe it to yourself to try out the Ovation Custom Legend C2079AX. Its amazing sound is perfectly complemented by beautiful craftsmanship—qualities that will improve over time."
....not everyone can afford to be elitist. |
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Location: south east Michigan | ho-boy... here we go.
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You don't have to be a elitist to desire a quality product.
The USA Ovations we knew and loved all these years is hanging on by a thread. Maybe we shouldn't morn over what is lost but there has been a loss. |
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| now where's my popcorn... |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Here ya go g8r....
In fact, I think I'll join you.....
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Location: Yucaipa, California | ...nah. Not worth the butter.....click. |
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Location: south east Michigan | "elitist" is a pretty strong word.
But safe enough to use in a drive-by. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | From the article:
By Tom Foster
Harmony Central Contributor
Ovation Custom Legend C2079AX-CCB Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Ovation acoustic guitars are a great polarizer—many great artists swear by them, yet there are some guitarists, like myself, who initially couldn't look past the non-wood back. After all, how can a guitar with a composite back ever sound as good as a regular "all-wood" guitar? Then I received an Ovation Custom Legend C2079AX acoustic-electric guitar to review, and for me everything changed. The sound of this guitar is nothing short of amazing, and Ovation's new Custom Legend C2079AX makes the great Ovation sound available to even more guitarists through a significant price reduction. Polarizer? Even here, even here.
(Actually, that sounds like a good name for a drink.
The Polarizer; 3 ounces of vodka over 6 ice cubes
with the zest of 1/4 of a lemon and a sprinkle of cinnamon!)
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Okay, who's got the popcorn? :cool:
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
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Location: Texas | That "review" appears on (and by) an online retailer. It's an infomercial more than a genuine review, and was probably written by the advertising/PR folks at FMC in the first place. The only thing missing is the "buy it now" button.
I believe that the "C" in front of the model number is for "Custom" (just as it was on the C2079LX) NOT Celebrity. I see no indication (nor reason) that they would make it a Celeb, despite the fact that, in effect, that's what it is… :(
Smoke and Mirrors… it's a cost-reduced, overseas-mass-produced shadow of the former LX model (which some might argue was already a shadow of the older Legends.)
A. Worth the price? Probably.
B. Will it sell well? Probably.
C. Is there more profit in it for FMC? Probably.
D. Will the diehards here in the OFC rush out and buy them? Doubtful.
Which of the above most influences manufacturing decisions: B & C
Which of the above is irrelevant to FMC? D
my 2¢…
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Location: south east Michigan | Welcome to the OOFC.
The Old Ovations Fan Club. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | After reviewing this thread, we can see first hand why the opening sentence on this site's Welcome page says "Ovation Guitars really don't get the respect they deserve!" |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by standing:
D. Will the diehards here in the OFC rush out and buy them? Doubtful.
that says it all |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Yeah.. as nice as the review might sound, Paul has the right take on it.
When I first read it the "spec for spec" thing it did sound a little fishy to me..
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So.. the Celebs are still a glued on neck, right?
And I think I've read that the EliteT is also.
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Does any the models from over there use the LX bold on neck system?
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And with 99% of the line made over there, I wonder if the "Celebrity" labels will go away. NO |
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Refreshingly Friendly Review!
