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December 2003
Posts: 26
Location: NYC | Hi to all-
I bought a new Standard Elite LX NEB over the weekend, and couldn't be more pleased. I have a 1983 Legend 1117, which is a great guitar, but I needed something with a lower profile neck. My age is creeping up on me, and the old hands aren't as flexible as they used to be, so the V-shaped neck was getting a bit thick, especially above the 7th fret or so. Also, my 10 yr. old daughter is really getting into it, and I figured she deserved something better than the cheap import we started her with. Anyway, I intended to just browse, but the store had a Standard Elite LX, and it was perfectly set up, right off the rack. It played great and sounded great, acoustic and plugged in. I compared it to the 300 and 400 series Taylors, which I'd really been leaning towards because of their reputation for playbility, but the LX was superior in every way, including esthetics (the New England Burst finish is beautiful). You name it - tone, playability up and down the neck, finish, pre-amp - for us, there was no comparison. I ended up walking out with the Elite LX.
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September 2003
Posts: 9301
Location: south east Michigan | Nice
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Joined:
June 2004
Posts: 365
Location: NC | Like I said in a earlier post..........Std. Elite vs. Elite LX.........just a matter of apples and oranges, which you like best for the $$$! I too have the 6778 Std. Elite LX in NEB, CONGRATS! JM2CW. |
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April 2003
Posts: 2503
Location: Fayetteville, NC | Congrats!! Enjoy!! |
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September 2004
Posts: 1180
Location: Vermont USA | Congratulations to you. And is your daughter getting the Legend if so congratulations to her also.
Paul |
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Joined:
January 2004
Posts: 123
Location: Massachusetts | The NEB color is real nice, the Elite LX is very warm sounding almost woody which is nice. Build quality is excellent too. It was what less than $900 out the door and a new Taylor w/electronics is $1400.
Good guitar, good deal.
I don't think I liked the neck though. I do prefer the beefy oiled v neck of my s771 and hopefully my used Custom Legend coming in will have that same profile. |
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New Std.Elite LX !
