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 2774LX Folklore Review (long)
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| Ok....So I've been asked to give a review of my Folklore and now that I've had it for a couple weeks and pretty much played it every day I've got a good grasp of how it plays and feels. That being said, this is my very first official "review" of a guitar so I hope I can translate to you all what exactly it is and make as much sense as possible. Fit and Finish: The guitar is flawless, there are no issues what so ever with the construction of the guitar. The binding is perfect the tortoise shell rosette is also perfect. As some of you know I custom ordered this guitar in a burst finish and so far it's the only one like it in the world. The folks at the mother ship informed me that it's the only one they have done to date in burst. They did a great job on the burst…I couldn’t be happier with how it looks. I had the mother ship lower the action slightly make sure all the frets were level and install a bone nut. I also asked for ebony tuner buttons. I could tell in the stock photos that the buttons were black but I wasn't sure if they were plastic (faux whatever) or wood so I took no chances and asked for wood. The neck finish looks satin not glossy but it is very, very smooth and fast. It feels far better that either my Guild GAD50PCE or Seagull Artist Studio Burst (my two main gigging guitars) the nut with is 1 3/4 inches which is slightly wider than the guild at 1 11/16 inches and slightly narrower than the Seagull at 1 13/16 inches. It’s built well and I have no doubt it will give me years of reliable service. Sound: The sound is fantastic! Unplugged it’s sort of a mellow smoky sound where the treble isn’t too high and the bass not too low, it’s very harmonic when strummed with very good sustain. the sustain is more than the Seagull and slightly less that the Guild. Plugged in however, it’s a completely different animal, true to Ovation it has that “Ovation sound” to it but it’s much brighter plugged in. I’m strictly a rhythm chord player in the band and it fills this job quite well. The sound is very clean through my Marshall AS50D amp and the OP-Pro/Studio pre-amp works great. I think the "Drive" and "Expressor" controls on the pre-amp have a lot to do with the clarity of the sound. You can really tell the difference when they are turned up. My Guild tends to be very low with a lot of bass and it has to be taken out at the sound board (or amp) in order for it to sound good plugged in, where the Ovation settles in to a good sound with little to no adjustments at the board. Playability: I think this is what I like the most about this guitar. It just feels and plays great! The contour back is amazing! This is the first contour bowl I’ve ever played and I can’t believe I waited this long to own one. It’s without a doubt the best design change the folks at Ovation have come up with, I can’t say enough about it. It fits great when I stand and play and the cut out for your lap is so comfortable you don’t even feel the guitar when sitting and playing. I could have ordered it with the mid depth round bowl (6774LX) but opted for the deep contour mainly because I never played the contour bowl and because I already have a mid depth CC24S and Balladeer 1771LX as well as a deep bowl Legend 1617 so I figured I’d try something different…glad I did! As stated above, I had the mother ship lower the action slightly (I believe they removed one of the shims but I haven’t checked yet) so it’s very easy to play but without any buzzing. I probably could have done this myself but since they were installing the bone nut I figured they could set it up better than I so that the action height and new nut work well together. It’s by far the easiest guitar to play that I own followed by the Seagull. Well I hope this review made sense and I hope I relayed just how nice this guitar is. It’s without a doubt the prettiest guitar I own and I couldn’t be happier! If you have any specific questions, I'll try my best to answer them. BTW...I've installed clear pick guards on all three of these guitars, they are pretty much invisible! Thanks!  | |||
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