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| Hey, folks. I am piggybacking off another thread that showed this guitar on ebay:
http://tinyurl.com/yrgcb9
...and said it was a good deal. I may snag that if the seller will ship to Baghdad via APO.
The same seller also lists this one for only $60 more-- is it worth shelling out only another $60 for it instead?
http://tinyurl.com/292qs9
Thanks in advance for the advice. I love Ovations, but have experience with only a very few...
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | OK JC... I'm just looking on the web too, but... I think the 6778LX is purdy-er, with the 11 little sound holes.
Also, the 6778 has chrome tuning knobs. I don't know what broke on yours, but I don't really trust the pearloid-whatever-they-are-made-of-knobs.
The both have scalloped LX bracing, and OP-Pro Pre-amps. Both are Mid-Depth Bowls.
So it may all be about aesthetics... Which one looks nicer to you. Since you are playing through amps anyway, (I'm guessing).
Aw Hell, I've got a Celebrity that I bought cuz it has 15 holes...
Also the Natural Solid Wood will age and get darker in a coupla decades. So pay the $60. :cool: |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I thought all the 6778's (except the elite t )had sound holes on bass and treble side. Whats up with that? |
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| jpcannon-- thanks for that heads up. All the 6778s I see online do indeed have the bass and treble sound holes. I have no idea why this one is different... It is a 6778LX-VN if the extra letters identify why?
I am going to ask the moderator to move this to general posting for more visibility.
Thanks!
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Location: closely held secret | The 6778lx must have been a custom. Single piece epi, bass-side only... I've never seen a standard Elite LX set up like this.
That being said, either one should be a very nice playing and sounding guitar (I've owned both 1777LX and 6778LX). You'll be happy either way. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | The seller was confused when he originally posted the 1771LX, he had the same pictures as the 6778LX. I sent him a message and he corrected the 1771LX posting. It could be that he is confused on the 6778LX also!
Either guitar would be a good choice. Good Luck! |
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| Well, natural selection has solved my dilemma! The 6778 has been purchased!
As a note-- I found a thread that referenced it once I UTFSE on this site. Its a holiday edition of the 6778 with sound holes just on the bass side:
http://tinyurl.com/2cj49u
As for the 1771-- I like it, but the seller has indicated he won't ship APO because its too expensive. I wrote back to clarify to him that it is actually the same cost as shipping domestic by USPS, but have not yet received a response. If he will ship it here... I will buy it!
Peace, and thanks,
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by JC the lesser:
Well, natural selection has solved my dilemma! The 6778 has been purchased!
JC I'm glad that happened, as I was just about this close to pulling the trigger on that one too. |
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Location: Reno, NV | Strange....
My 1771LX-CCB has all chrome hardware. Did some models come with the pearloid and gold?, or did someone customize this one? |
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| That 6778LX was absolute steal at that price... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Yak:
Strange....
My 1771LX-CCB has all chrome hardware. Did some models come with the pearloid and gold?, or did someone customize this one? Yak, I was wondering that myself. O website lists this one as chrome tuners. :confused: |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by JC the lesser:
As for the 1771-- I like it, but the seller has indicated he won't ship APO because its too expensive. I wrote back to clarify to him that it is actually the same cost as shipping domestic by USPS, but have not yet received a response. If he will ship it here... I will buy it!
Peace, and thanks,
JC Thank you JC for the work you're doing over there.
It's no more expensive to ship to get your guitar to you in Iraq. We shipped my son's J200 to him in Ramadi ... used USPS and it was $13 ... it gets to the APO address and the logistics folks handle it from there. Took about a week total. Just make sure it's in the smallest possible box ... ours was in a standard guitar box and it was 2" under the allowable max for the price.
Playing for your brothers and sisters over there will bring them much joy and much needed relief from the rigors of being in a dangerous place. Keep your chin up and your head down. Lots of us here think daily about what you do. God Bless. |
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| Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Thank you JC for the work you're doing over there.
It's no more expensive to ship to get your guitar to you in Iraq...Playing for your brothers and sisters over there will bring them much joy and much needed relief from the rigors of being in a dangerous place. Keep your chin up and your head down. Lots of us here think daily about what you do. God Bless. Thank you for your support. Again, hats off to our guys and gals in uniform here-- they are all top-notch. As for me and the other civvies (civilian contractors) we're not so bad ourselves generally! But we have a much easier "lifestyle" (if that's what you call living in a confined area with the same people for months on end and working six days a week!) than the troops. Although without saying too much-- the insurgents are "surging" back themselves, and we are running around in our helmets and armor a lot more as of late, ha ha!
And hats off to the eBay seller. He responded to my note that he was going to see if they have another 6778LX and let me know, which I assume means that he verified I was right about the shipping being the same and was willing to ship to me here. Fingers crossed...
Peace,
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Location: big island | that's a blessed son, stonebobbo. first to have folks like you and then to have a j200 too! so far, it is still my favorite wood box.
best of luck, JC. i hope you get good news on the "o".
pm me your address and i'll get some kona brew over to you asap. |
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| Thanks again for all the help, and I'll get my address to you Lanaki for some great java. Speaking of which, I am taking a holiday to Java (Indonesia) starting Friday to see a buddy who is living the life over there. Should be good...
Back to the guitars-- per the comments on the pearloid tuners, I wonder if the pictures are actually of the MORE upscale Elite C779LX-CCB. Compare that with the 1771LX in this catalog:
http://www.ovationguitars.com/img/pdf/LXCatalog.pdf
Of course, it would beg the question of what is being sold-- the 1771 or a C779LX, especially since the pic of the model number says "1771LX" on the eBay listing. I'll ask the buyer to clarify if I decide to go for that one. My guess (since the guy has a good 99+% positive feedback with around 1500 comments) is that he is just recycling pictures from other ads and mismatched them (especially with regards to BegginJM's note above). I still may make a play for this one... if natural selection doesn't steal it from me first, ha ha...
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$60 difference, which is better: Ovation 6778LX-VN vx. 177LX
