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Location: SoCal | This seriously interests me!
http://www.ovationguitars.com/?fa=detail&mid=1910 |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Would interest me a hell of a lot more if it had a contour bowl. Dave |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Buy one and compare it to my 1713 or a 1763. It would be interesting to hear the difference between the mid and deep bowls. Only other difference I noticed was pearloid tuners and the pre-amp. Couldn't tell if it still has the 5 piece neck. |
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Location: SoCal | It's got the 5 piece neck. It's also got the LX bracing and the lighter bowl. Be real interesting to try it next to an older classical deep bowl.
What appeals to me is the Country Artist (now just te "Artist") width nut and the 12 frets to the body. Should play very similar to my old CA but have a better unplugged tone. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | In Moody's hands I bet it sounds like a rusty trombone. Dave |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | LOL!! :D :D Good one Cliff!! |
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Location: Lafayette, Louisiana | That is a great looking guitar. Another winner for Ovation :) |
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Location: Rocky River, Ohio | They had one of these at the tour this year....I got about 20 minutes on it...sounded very bright compared to my 1113-4 with the spanish pine top..
i think ovation is using pro arte strings on the classicals now... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I knew there was another difference I missed. No more 2 inch neck. |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I'd love one of these! |
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Location: NJ | I would TOO!
- but I'd have t'agree with Witko that a ContourBowl on this'd really be cool
(especially for playing in the traditional "Classical" sitting style) . . . |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Hey Cliff,
What kind of Bowl do they put on that trombone?? :) |
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Location: East Tennessee | Beautiful Guitar. :cool: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Will Dave's tuners fit that one as well?
I know the Nylon and Steel string may have differing neck widths.
My guess is that the cut and form of the U186T slothead is the pattern (and angle) of the near future.
What I'm really thinking is that now that the image is programmed into the CNC and there is a stock on the shelves it could be adapted to MANY models.
Next would be the 12th fret folklore LX.
And...
... Would the neck design work for the 12 string, 12th fret...
Ok, I am thinking too many things at once. Really cool and exciting thing to do Big-O!!! |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | I hate to say it but I actually agree with you guys today. I'd love to have one of these as well. Looks like a huge winner to me.
I also hate to ask, does anyone know the going price for one of these babies? I'm thinking that my Alpo budget I'm on will preclude me from ownership. Perhaps Ovation can start their production with a nice run of FRG's. You know, something to get them through the learning curve.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Note to Artist's Relations:
Have you offered Serge Alara one of these?
Did I say Serge, I meant ME! |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Woody, The tuners Dave has are for steel strings...on nylon string tuners the shafts are fatter!!(like me :D ) So dey won't work! |
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Location: East Tennessee | I have a 12 string pacemaker . It's a 12 fret, 12 string, 1 7/8" neck. :cool:
As I learn more about guitars from this forum, I'm beginning to think ALL acoustic guitars should be 12 fret slotheads. But then I don't go up the neck that much, (like some of the good players do). |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Does anyone the approx cost for one of these beauties? |
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Location: SoCal | Retail? Maybe $1400-$1500. Worth it too. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Officer Moody on the case. |
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Location: Orange County, California | This thing with JP Thomastic strings would take the title as the easiest guitar in the world to play. |
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| Six months too late.... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArgh! :mad: |
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Location: Orange County, California | Thanks for Inspiring them...Jerk!! :D :p :D :p Now I gotta convince my wife *SHE* needs it. |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Is this guitar a modern classical (is that an oxymoron?)? How does this guitar fit in the Ovation line up with the Country artist?
OK...now I think I'm confusing myself. Does Ovation make both a Classical and a Country Artist? |
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Location: SoCal | Now, yup. The Classic LX as opposed to the Artist (formerly known as the Country Artist), has the same nut width, but is 12 frets to the body. Fewer usable frets, but it moves the bridge back in the body for a better acoustic sound. Few other differences.
Ovation nylons have never been a guitar that appeals to the classical "purists". But this guitar should have a better unplugged sound than the Country Artist.
For those of us who play nylon string, but play unplugged as often as plugged in, it's a great compromise. |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | So Moody, let me get this straight. Ovation now makes an Artist and a Classic LX. They no longer make the Classical or Country Artist.
Did I get that right? Should I be riding to school on the long bus or the short bus? |
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Location: SoCal | Short bus baby. Gets you there faster!
Check out the Ovation webpage, under the news section. You'll see both guitars. |
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Location: Orange County, California | I cannot believe it took someone on this list (let alone a Private Dick) 3 weeks to notice this :D
OK, here's the solution.
This site checks it for us.
sign up and enter the link to the news page.
http://www.ovationguitars.com/?fa=news
And they'll email us if the mother ship changes anything on the news page.
cool huh? (I hope it works) |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | So which one of us bold and brave pioneers is going to try one of these 1st? Personally, I can't afford to take a swing at anything over a grand. Got about 3 kids and 1 wife too many. Looks like I'll have to wait for the FRG's or a 2nd hander. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Ummm ... |
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Location: Orange County, California | Originally posted by Standingovation:
Ummm ... (in your mother's voice)
David!! What did you do!?!? |
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Location: SoCal | Fred, I was on vacation (one of my few and way to short vacations) when it was first posted. And Ovation is not great up sending out their newsletter.
I'm going to take a look at the update webpage you linked to.
And next year, I'm going to sell my Country Artist and possibly my Deluxe Balladeer and get one of the Classic LX's. Should suit my needs better than my CA.
Only thing is, I want to make certain that it has the XLR jack. |
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12 fret classical LX w/ 1 7/8" nut