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Location: Texas | Today I was told, by someone who will remain nameless, that any Ovation model with an LX suffix was US made and that all AX and TX models are Korean made. The example they used was that the 2771-LX Balladeer was US made while the 2771-AX Balladeer is Korean-made. Both are listed as current models on Ovation's web site.
Does that concur with anyone else's understanding? Do you think that's reliable information? Can anyone prove that to be incorrect?
…sorry for beating a dead horse, but if I knew that that was correct, I might be able to actually figure out what I wanted and call Al… |
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Location: Vernon CT | I beleive that is correct |
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Location: Scotland | Careful. The AX guitars were in the line prior to the Fender takeover and were made in Hartford. So check the label. While current AX will be imports any pre-2008 AX should be US-made. As far as I can tell they were introduced in 05/06 and there were 4 models of Balladeer Special AX and 4 Elite Special AX. The current models are probably contour bowls, so that should be the giveaway. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Sheeh... even we Ovation uber-geeks don't have a clear handle on the current line-up. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by Paul Templeman:
Careful. The AX guitars were in the line prior to the Fender takeover and were made in Hartford. So check the label. While current AX will be imports any pre-2008 AX should be US-made. As far as I can tell they were introduced in 05/06 and there were 4 models of Balladeer Special AX and 4 Elite Special AX. The current models are probably contour bowls, so that should be the giveaway. I bow to your superior "Ovaknowledge" O'Great one! :D ;) |
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Location: Texas | Yes, but aren't they using contour bowls on new USA models also? That alone is probably not enough to figure it out.
For instance, I wonder where this one is made:
STANDARD ELITE Standard Elite Contour Model 2778LX |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | And to make matters worse for online shoppers, my mostly import Ultra has The Factory on the sticker.
Gots to read the Fine Print! |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | One thing that has been consistent about model numbers/coding from the beginning... inconsistency. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Buy Adamas...lol |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Would that be with Adamas on the headstock, or Ovation on the headstock? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
or Ovation on the headstock? I got one of them, 1598. Puzzling... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
One thing that has been consistent about model numbers/coding from the beginning... inconsistency. Miles, no truer words were ever spoken. As I've said before, I think they used a dart board or a Chinese bingo card to pick out the numbering system. |
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