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Location: Texas | Hey everyone. I stumbled onto this site a few days ago, and have been reading all of your great posts.
While reading other sites, it seems that Ovation guitars are really really loved or really really hated. I just recently bought one from Musicians Friend, and couldn't be happier.
I have wanted an Ovation Elite since 1989 when I saw them in Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine. When I saw the price at MF, I couldn't resist. I bought the 2778XL (LX)? model. WOW!!! This thing almost plays itself. I wanted the natural color, but it was sold out, so I got the black one. Beautiful.
This is the first time I've ever bought a guitar through mail order. In fact, I'v been getting MF catalogs since 1988 and this is the first time I have ordered from them. My overall experience was great. No damage during shipping.
I hope to be active on this forum, but I'll probably mostly lurk around.
Enjoy your guitars, and I'll see yall on the board.
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Location: New South Wales, Australia | G'day cajunboy and welcome from downunder.
You might lurk for a little while but you can't help being pulled into all the fun and madness. Hope you stick around. |
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Location: Jet City | cajunboy, the 2778LX is a VERY nice guitar. Around here we like pictures.
Welcome to the club. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Welcome! Hang around.
We like Pictures! |
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Location: Melbourne Australia | G'day Cajunboy - I'm also a newbie and from the great land downunder. It sounds like you've got a winner there!!
Cheers |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Welcome! Stick around. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Welcome CB2K!!
Great guitar you go there! Enjoy!! |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | G'day |
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Location: East Tennessee | Welcome to the OFC. |
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| Welcome to the madness! Nice guitar you picked up. When (not if) you're ready for your next O we'll all be here to push you over the edge. |
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Location: ms | Welcome and don`t have any contact with Trader Jim. If you do you`ll look up one day and have a wall full of guitars. |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | Welcome and congrats on the new aquisition.
OFC is one of the more "friendly" boards around. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Welcome to the 'O' 'hood! As the ol' slogan goes, "Ya can't just eat one!" :D
BTW, as others have said,  ! |
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Location: Utah | --------------------
Guns, Girls, and Guitars...What more do you need? Yup, sounds like a great weekend plan!
A 2778LX is a pretty darned nice place to start your O collection. Musicians Friend gets a regular portion of my paycheck, we've never had a problem with their service. AlPep gets a good portion of what's left, in fact he's getting more today (no, not the new OFC guitar). |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Welcome, now get a 1537! |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | Welcome cajunboy! Great start on what will inevitably be a larger O collection - especially if you lurk around here. I was and still am really impressed by Ovation's LX line. Now you need a LX 12-string. (We'll not only help push you over the edge, but also eagerly show you where it is.) |
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| Originally posted by wilblee:
...We'll not only help push you over the edge, but also eagerly show you where it is. Originally posted by dweezil:
Welcome, now get a 1537! dweez is already pointing the way...
Let me help: if I didn't already have one I'd be all over this one like flies on stink.
Cajun, the 1537 is thought to be just about the best wood-top Ovation ever made. Do a search in the archives of this site for reasons why that's so, history history of that guitar and owner testimonials. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Originally posted by dweezil:
Welcome, now get a 1537! Ditto. Check the Tacoma Craigslist. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | Now you're thinking what's a 1537? Here you go. And just listen to that TONE!
http://www.boiledsweets.com/gtrs/1537/index.html |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | and, "Can you hear the sustain?" - Nigel Tufnel
Welcome Cajunboy! |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Welcome aboard! Join in often and keep a close eye on your wallet! :D |
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Location: GA USA | Welcome! And make sure you post daily in the Insomniac Pop Quiz. Everyone here loves it.
Jas |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Well, maybe not everyone.
Welcome abroad cajun... |
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