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Location: Phoenix AZ | Check this out:
http://www.ovationguitars.com/index.cfm?fa=news&art=666
Contour bowl, OP-Pro, Scalloped LX bracing, Abalone rosette ... Sub assembled in ASIA.
Actually looks like a lot of guitar for the money.
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| They are actually saying on their own website that this is the best of both worlds - USA hand finished quality at Asian prices??????
There are quicker ways to commit suicide. |
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Location: NJ | they have done this several times already guys. it is nothing new |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Actually, this is a reappearance of the "Ultra" series. So welcome back Mr. Ultra. The exact history of the Ultra name, where they were made, why, how etc, I can't remember. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Good, this guitar should put an end to the crappy sounding celebs at GC... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I wonder how any warranty issue is handled on these.... Shipping to China or Japan can get a little pricey. |
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Location: NJ | ". . Good, this guitar should put an end to the crappy sounding celebs at GC . ."
How do you figure THAT??
More money is made on Celebs (in volume) than these'll EVER make . . . |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | just wishful thinking, these should be the best guitar bargain, dollar for dollar, my guess is 'bout $500 OTD at GC. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by alpep:
they have done this several times already guys. it is nothing new Al, my point was that it's interesting that this is now being done with contour bowls and stuff like that. I personally think that the contour bowl making it down to the ultra line is great. Just one more step in the gradual extinction of that round bowl.
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Good point, Tup, with these around why bother with a balladeer. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Just curious, Asia is a pretty big place, does anyone know where these are being made? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Korea, I'd imagine. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by philmax:
just wishful thinking, these should be the best guitar bargain, dollar for dollar, my guess is 'bout $500 OTD at GC. That's a bit too wishfull. OTD at GC will probably be $750-$800 or just about the same price as an Elite T. That's still quite a lot of guitar for the money. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | If you knew how much I paid for my 1778LX you'd be more optimistic, btw it's not frg, either.
In any case, this model has the potential to put a serious hurt'n on Martin's plastic guitar, which is a very fine sounding instrument. |
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Location: closely held secret | So what, other than the subs being done offshore, makes this guitar different from a Legend LX? Could this be the future for the entire US line? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Legend LX would have the inlaid rosette? Good question, though. Maybe this is the wave of the future. It happened to my Admiral TV.
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Location: NJ | Everybody get their passports in order for the 2010 Factory Tour . . . I got mine. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | At least we'll be able to drink the water. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Pleees by ur neuw happy joy ohvashun thanks yu much very. |
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| Still think that saying in the Press Release and the website that it's the best of both worlds can only hurt the US built models. No other way to read it.
It really sounds like they're setting it up to give themselves hte option of building them all this way.
Do they still only make the bowls in America? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Yep... in Ohio. |
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| That'll be next then. |
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Location: NJ | I never DID trust that Phil Wong guy . . . . |
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Location: GA USA | Now we know why he takes so many pictures. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | All the more reason to place custom orders.
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