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Location: San Fernando, CA | JCL, welcome to the club.
You've just got yourself a nice guitar. I tried many different Elites at the GC but found this particular one sounds the best IMHP.
I would like to know what specs that GC ordered this from the factory, or perhaps someone from the Ovation factory could enlighten us?!?
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Location: Chicago - SW Suburbs | Hi all - new member and new Ovation owner here.
I bought the same guitar from GC in November and spent about a month trying to find out what made this guitar different. Ovation couldn't tell me anything - told me to contact GC so I did. Colby Van Wagoner (from GC) spent A MONTH trading emails with me while trying to research the guitar and FINALLY succeeded in getting the info that I wanted. You can use this to compare to other models.
BTW - before I plunked down my cash, I checked out a Chinese version (junk) and a Korean version (better but still no good)...picked up this US-made guitar and was sold. This model has some of the features of the more expensive LX versions at a lower cost. GC was running a 20% off sale the day after Thanksgiving so I got mine at a great price (I think, anyway)...$875 (new) including the hardshell Ovation case.
Here's what is "in" this model:
NAME: Ovation Elite T Series – Guitar Center Exclusive
MODEL: GC178LX-5N
FINISH: Black Gloss
TOP: A Grade Solid Spruce
BODY: Mid Depth Cutaway – lightweight GS
SOUNDPORTS: Multi-Sound Hole – Bass Side Only
EPAULET: Spalted Maple
NECK: Maple
NECK FINISH: Natural Satin
NUT WIDTH: 1 11/16”
FINGERBOARD: Deluxe Grade Ebony
INLAYS: None
BRIDGE: Ebony
MACHINES: Black
PICKUP: OCP-1K: Ovation High Output
ELECTRONICS: OP Pro |
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| I just bought an Ovation GC178lx last night...it is awesome! I played several of the other Ovations, the 2077, the 1778, etc. and none played as well are felt as good immediately as the gc178...it was about $200 cheaper than the 2077 too...anyway Im happy with it...thanks for the info on this guitar...I too could not find it on the Ovation website...but i knew it was an LX Elite...Im surprised at how good the mid-bowl sounds too. Suh-weet! |
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| Originally posted by Dr. Pee:
I just bought an Ovation GC178lx elite (black) last night...it is awesome! I played several of the other Ovations, the 2077, the 1778, etc. and none played as well or felt as good immediately as the gc178...it was about $200 cheaper than the 2077 too...anyway Im happy with it...thanks for the info on this guitar...I too could not find it on the Ovation website...but i knew it was an LX Elite...Im surprised at how good the mid-bowl sounds too. Suh-weet! |
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| Oh! "Hello" to everyone!!! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | So does your member name signify that you're a Urologist? If so, you better watch it. We may be asking you for advice.
Welcome to this goofy place. We hope you get to try out many more Ovations, old and new.
And I suppose we should thank GC for bringing us 3 new members and Ovation players. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Dr. Pee:
Originally posted by Dr. Pee:
I just bought an Ovation GC178lx elite (black) last night...it is awesome! I played several of the other Ovations, the 2077, the 1778, etc. and none played as well or felt as good immediately as the gc178...it was about $200 cheaper than the 2077 too...anyway Im happy with it...thanks for the info on this guitar...I too could not find it on the Ovation website...but i knew it was an LX Elite...Im surprised at how good the mid-bowl sounds too. Suh-weet!
Oh, wait... you already did! |
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| Sorry i thought I was "editing" when i was really "quoting"...doh! |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by Dr. Pee:
Sorry i thought I was "editing" when i was really "quoting"...doh! I'm sure none of the rest of us have ever done that! |
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Location: Palmetto, Florida | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
So does your member name signify that you're a Urologist? If so, you better watch it. We may be asking you for advice.
Welcome to this goofy place. We hope you get to try out many more Ovations, old and new.
And I suppose we should thank GC for bringing us 3 new members and Ovation players. Make that four, bought mine at GC at the July 4th sale for 640.00 with the hard case. I have had an applause 148 for a couple years and just love the ovation sound. The 178lx is awesome, well worth the wait. |
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Location: Palmetto, Florida | Sorry AE28 applause. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | This msg is for all of you guys that got a GC178LX black with maple epaulete. I tried to get one of this guitar from ebay but to make it short at the end the seller said that they have a ban to ship to Italy (do know why !!). So when someone of you will decide to part with his Ovation GC178LX just let me know and PM me !
Thanks
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Location: Palmetto, Florida | Unfortunatelly Riccardo, you will have to pry it out of my cold dead hands......I am in love with it. :) I will make sure to have my better half let you know when I die. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | I have time Yowser.... i have time.... ;)
I know that most of you have guys got this guitar recently.... when you will decide to sell it, just let me know...
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Location: Upper Left USA | My Wife and I need to come to Italy and verify this for you. do you have a spare Villa or vacant Vineyard we could stay at for a couple of months?
Welcome to the club. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | MWoody, sorry, unfortunately no villas or wineyard to share. i'm living near the shore facing the island of Elba, in a small odd village.... However, if visiting Italy, you will pass to toscany just let me know....
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Riccardo,
Mi molto voglio andare a Italia.
We've been twice and love it very much. Maybe in a few years time. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by The Artist (FKA Richard):
Mi molto voglio andare a Italia. Poser! :p |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by marenostrum:
MWoody, sorry, unfortunately no villas or wineyard to share. i'm living near the shore facing the island of Elba, in a small odd village.... However, if visiting Italy, you will pass to toscany just let me know....
Riccardo Hmmm.... I wonder if he's related to the Maestro... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I'll just have to settle for a local Bucca de Peppo (Joe's Basement).
It was a nice thought though. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | This is the most coolest week of mid summer and almost everybody are on holiday, including me. That said, i'm just back from a full day trip in the "Tuscany country side". In a couple of hour-drive from where i live i can get some very nice place and small medieval villages. We've had some fun, enjoying the unusual "perfect" weather (not hot and humid), got few nice ice cream....and some bottle of local wine as reminder... Herewith some pics...
Unfortunately we cannot post more then 8 pics... so the first 5 are from San Gimignano. The last 3 are from the village of Vinci where Leonardo born; particularly the last one is the Leonardo house.
All villages are located between Florence and Siena. Hope you enjoy them.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We did a tour of Italy a couple years ago. Although we saw the mandatory tourist spots, I really enjoyed the less frequented places like Montecatini. Take the trolley up the mountain for dinner with a great view. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Our favourite was Volterra, similar in a lot of ways to San Gimignano, but a bit less touristy. The good thing about places like that is you don't need to spend a lot of money once you get there as just wandering around is great entertainment, |
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Location: CA | FYI, there's a group hug going on eBay for 10 of these GC178LXs right now. Ends in 12 hours. $799 obo, includes HSC . . .
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=350086146634&Cat... |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Thanks OB...; it is exactly that ebay seller i was in contact with...They said they do not export to Italy....strange. I was ready to make my offer but no way...
Riccardo
Uh...i posted 8 pics and now i see only 2. What happened to the other 6 ? |
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ID please for this Ovation guitar I just got...
