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Location: Peoria, Illinois | I have been having so much fun with my Std Balladeer that I am thinking of adding an LX Legend to the family. At this point I am not playing much plugged in, so I am looking for a little fuller tone unplugged. I am interested to hear from the group opinions about the tone of the 1777 LX Legend unplugged. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I have an 1777 LX Legend and it sounds great unplugged. If your Standard Baladeer is a shallow bowl, there will be no comparison between the two. The Legend LX has a mid - depth bowl and Ovation's new bracing which make the LX sing. It has a loud, full sound that compares favorably to many high end Martins and Taylors that I've played.
The short answer would be "go for it" :cool: |
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| either 1777 or 1777LX would sound good. of couse, u should get the best - top of line => adamas
john b, which high-end martins or taylors u've played? where? at GC? 1777lx can't be as loud as d28. for example.
only adamas (except shallow bowl like 1881 & center hole models) plus a few ovation like 1537 can have a LOUD & FULL sound that can compare favorably to high-end martin & taylor. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I've played a lot of Martins over the years. I'm actually a big Martin fan and an owner of 2 of them. I've played a few high end Taylors in music stores and they are really nice as well, but a little over priced in my opinion.
I would agree that a D-28 is louder than the LX, but when I said that the Legend LX compared favorably, I was refering more to the overall quality of the sound. It's hard to compare many Ovation models (other than Adamas) to a dreadnought or jumbo sized Martin or Taylor for pure volume. I have a auditorium sized Martin that has a similar sized body to the Ovation and the volume level is similar, but the Ovation's sound is much more full and rich.
The thing that impressed me the most about the Legend LX is the warmth and balance of the sound. The only minor complaint that I have about the LX is that the neck is a little "chunky". It took a little getting used to, but I'm fine with it now.
Another thing to consider is that the Legend LX is about half the cost of a D-28 and most of the Taylors that I've played. It's pretty impressive that these guitars would even be in the same ballpark. |
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Location: Massachusetts | I have an S771 Balladeer. I've played a few different LX's in various stores.
Lx's overall seem to be more balanced tone wise, more complex and tighter bass.
They do sound more like a wood guitar than the Balladeers too which is nice. If you were to play just the LX, you would never miss an all wood guitar..they are that good.
My beef on the Legend LX..I think I'm the only one here with this problem... :-)
is that it has a round gloss finished neck. My Balladeer with it's fat, oiled, v neck is the greatest neck I have played in 30 years period.
The rounded Balladeer Lx neck isn't bad, just different but adding the gloss to it on the Legend LX really seems to slow down my playing in the store. Drives me nuts, but that's just me.
Anyway, they are such a giant leap forward to my ears, better than Adamas' I've played in the stores and that's saying a lot.
All..IMHO of course. |
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Location: Peoria, Illinois | Thanks all for the input. An LX Legend is on the way!!!!!!
I love the technology of these instruments. I have a Taylor 710 L9 (short scale dread) and while this is just a wonderful guitar, there is something about Ovation that really fascinates me. Everything I have read about the "LX" upgrade sounds favorable, and I am prepared for a chunker neck. It will take me a while to get used to the gloss finish on the neck however. |
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1777 LX Legend vs. Std Balladeer