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Location: Kentucky | What Ovation guitar models have cedar tops and did they ever make a 1624 with a cedar top? |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Mike at last check, The Legend Nylon had a cedar top and I believe the Country Artist Special which is a plain version of it's Big Brother.
Don't know if they are still making those or if they are still using cedar or not..But I believe as of last year they were.
Not Sure what other models they made using cedar..but someone here is bound to know. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Some classicals had cedar tops, some had spanish pine, and others had spruce. The exact models and dates escape me. Oh yeah - The Folklore Deluxe has a cedar top. I don't believe any current products have cedar, nor do I ever think there was a 1624 in cedar. Of course I could be wrong. |
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Location: SoCal | In the early 90's Ovation made the Custom Balladeer with a cedar top. They also offered the Elite with a cedar top.
And who can forget the Elites that were tried with half spruce and half cedar tops? |
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| currently 1773,1863,ea63 viper and the latest for g.c. S771-4c are cedar topped. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Here's one of those S771-4's now:
S771 on the Bay |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Yes, there is a S771 with a cedar top. Guess you didn't see the topic I started on it a couple of days ago. My local Guitar Center currently has one. Not sure of the designation on the label, but I think it is S771-CDGC. I know it was three or four letters after the S771.
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Location: SoCal | Here's an S773, nylon string with a cedar top.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33029&item=3730016379&rd=1 |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I just bought the cedar top S771 I mentioned earlier in this string....stopped and looked at it 3 times in the past week, loved the sound, loved the price, and the guy at GC even threw in the OHSC for the $629 price!!!!
It has a smoother, richer, more bass-heavy sound than the regular spruce-top S771....GC had one I compared it with directly. I compared it to a 1777 Legend LX and a flame Elite T and the sound was more what I was looking for than either of them.
It has a abalone ring around the sound hole the regular S771 does not have.
The model number is GCS771-C, so I would gather this is a Guitar Center exclusive.
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1978 Ovation 1617-4 Legend 6-string
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Ovation 1777-NAT Legend 6-string
2004 Ovation GCS771-C Balladeer 6-string |
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Location: south east Michigan | Nice get Roger! I hope I get to play it sometime.
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | In traditional (non-Ovation) guitars, classicals were usually made with spruce tops, while flamenco models were cedar, for a warmer, "darker" sound. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | I've played some classicals with cedar tops and that played a part in my buying this Balladeer. The sound is very nice. Darker, too. I actually bought it with intent that I am going to use it for my "blues" guitar.
Brad, it may come sometime....but I think the Legends are primarily what I would bring to come play....and they still aren't in the same league with your ADII and Brian's Adamas! :D
Roger
1976 Applause AA14-4 6-String
1978 Ovation 1617-4 Legend 6-string
1981 Ovation 1118-1 Glen Campbell 12-string
2001 Adamas 1598-MERB Melissa Etheridge 12-String
2003 Ovation 1777-NAT Legend 6-string
2004 Ovation GCS771-C Balladeer 6-string |
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