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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Has anyone seen the beautiful limited 2010 Elite model? I just ran into it at Sweetwater. Looks like they have 3 of the 50 made. Beautiful wood binding but it is rather expensive for on Elite.
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Oh yeah, I likealot! Super nice looker. A carved bridge and TRC would really set it off...
If anyone is interested, get in touch with Al first! |
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Location: SoCal | Wow!!
That is a modern incarnation of a 1537. Wish I had the bucks. 50 people are going to be very very happy.
And not a word about it on Ovation's webpage.... |
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Location: Tennessee | I really like the set of features on this model. Ought to be a really good one. Nice price for what it is. I particularly like the selection of the woods and how they're used. |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Very classy. I wonder how close the construction is to the 1537. Does Al have these for sale? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Al announced this with a list of new models on December 14.
I'm not much for natural finishes, but I'm with Bobbo on the choice of woods. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | +1 on what was said. |
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| Originally posted by stellarjim:
[QB] Has anyone seen the beautiful limited 2010 Elite model? I just ran into it at Sweetwater. Looks like they have 3 of the 50 made. Beautiful wood binding but it is rather expensive for on Elite.
I'm not sure this is really that expensive for an elite. If you go to MF.com, the lx elite has an asking price of $1749, and Sweetwater is asking $1999 for this one (the same asking price as a custom elite). I think this one has the adirondack top, correct? (isn't that usually 500-1000 more on just about any guitar?) I like the binding. What are the diamonds on the fingerboard made of? Ovation should have this baby on the site with many details. Looks great! I was hoping the Fender people would step up in the marketing area to support Ovations. |
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Location: Huntington Beach | Its a beauty - like 621089 the best. |
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Location: Paris/France | It's a wonderful guitar.
Do you know the width of the neck??
It seems to be a narrow neck.
J :) |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | The first beauty of 2010. A very nice and beginning ..... |
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Location: Vernon CT | Gorgeous!! Is that a Natural top or "Cream " colored? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | WOW. A cutaway elite with OP Pro Studio !!!
Actually the detail work on this one does look pretty nice. The multi wood body binding looks similar to the FD14.
Nice looking guitar. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Natural Adirondack Spruce top, scalloped bracing, should be a fabulous sounding guitar! Very nice looking guitar. |
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Location: SoCal | Hope to see this one at NAMM. This is the first guitar that Ovation has put out in several years (that's not a custom order) that has really gotten my pulse moving.
As a side note on the bracing, everybody here knows that I'm a big A bracing fan. But last year, Bobbo and I compared his 07C with my 87C. His is X braced with a contour bowl, mine is A braced with a deep bowl. There was not as much difference as you would think between the sounds.
Bet this new Elite sounds really good with the deep contour bowl. And the adirondack (red) spruce top should give it a crisp sound (the tops of the best Martins are built with this wood).
I said earlier that this guitar makes me think of a modern version of the 1537 (which I took out and played last night -- still love that guitar). It's the great top, the walnut fingerboard and binding, the wood heel cap and the wood inlays (cherry).
I seriously wish I had the money. If I didn't have good guitars now, this would be the one I'd put on plastic to keep forever (and blow away all the Taylor owners)..... |
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Location: south east Michigan | I'm very impressed with this design.
Maybe this is what they'll do, make a 60pc limited run, rather than 1000pc collector series. |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | I didn't realize the Adirondack Spruce provided a tonal upgrade (learned something new today). This guitar sure is gorgeous. This is a bad time of year to lust for a pricey (for my budget) but I'm lusting anyway dammit!
I tried to search for Al's Dec 14th message where he announced 2010 models but came up empty handed? Is there a way to search for "Alpep" messages? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I searched for "2010" and it linked to a December 15 post, but not to the "Ovation new for 2010" title of Al's post.
If I remembered how to do a link, I'd do it. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | If Al has any, the would probably be SN 1,2,&3.
Nice looking guitar, but there's no more room in the man cave for another one and I am pretty happy with what I currently have.(With the exception of a wood top Adamas of course - And we know that aint' happening in the near future) |
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Location: SoCal | Looking at this guitar has caused me to pull out my 1537 and once again, I'm reminded just how good it is.... |
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Location: California | Nice guitar!
LTD Edition collectible — 1 of just 50
6-string acoustic-electric guitar
Body: Contour GS
Top Finish: Natural
Top: Adirondack Spruce
Body Binding: Walnut
Soundholes: Multi-Sound Holes
Epaulet: Walnut, Oak, Cherry, and Hickory
Neck: 5-Piece Walnut with Oak and Cherry Center Laminations
Neck Finish: Natural Satin
Heel Cap: Cherry
Fingerboard: Walnut
F/B Inlays: Cherry, Elite Style
Scale Length: 25 1/4"
Bridge: Walnut
Tuners: Gold Ovation
Preamp: Ovation Pro Studio
Pickup: Ovation High Output |
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Location: ms | so anybody know the nut with? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 42mm |
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Location: SoCal | Standard Ovation speed neck.... |
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Location: Australia | They should offer it with a standard roundback option. Alot of players (me included) can't stand that contoured thing. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm sure you could order one with a roundback. Contact Lost Art Vintage. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | It DOES look a bit funky, but I really like the way it wraps around my midlife crisis. |
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Location: Paris/France | The Ovation official website is now updated WITH THE ELITE 2010.
According the Ovation site, this is the 2010 Collector's Edition !!! ;)
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| Originally posted by richardd:
They should offer it with a standard roundback option. Alot of players (me included) can't stand that contoured thing. Yeah, I never had any problem with the round back - didn't even know it was an issue until I started reading this board. |
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Location: SoCal | The only thing I don't like about the 2010 Collectors is that it really doesn't offer me anything I'm not getting with my 1537 an 87C.
What I really like about it is that it offers gobs of what my 1537 and 87C offer. Like I said, the 2010 C looks to my eye, like a modern version of the 1537..... |
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Location: Paris/France | This guitar is simply gorgeous!!!
If only it could have a wider neck... :rolleyes:
J :) |
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
The only thing I don't like about the 2010 Collectors is that it really doesn't offer me anything I'm not getting with my 1537 an 87C. Adirondack top. Deep contour bowl. Better electronics. ANS. Modern bowl formulation. Walnut neck with Oak and Cherry.
I'll bet you'll find the 2010 to be a LOT different when really put side-by-side. It'll be a lot lighter and have a totally different sound character.
Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
What I really like about it is that it offers gobs of what my 1537 and 87C offer. Like I said, the 2010 C looks to my eye, like a modern version of the 1537..... Could be. And the 1537 is so revered and there were 1000 of them. There will be only 50 of the 2010s. I'll bet it sounds great. I love the walnut neck and binding and the cherry bits on the headstock and the guitar. I'd like to see that purfling close-up. I might wish it was the baloney like on your 87C.
I'm looking forward to seeing one of these in person. Next week maybe? |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I'm looking forward to seeing one of these in person. Next week maybe? ...
You HAD to rub it in didn't you?
Hey Moody, The one thing I could see that may be different is the support structure under the top. You know we've discussed in great detail the birch ply underlayment for the eppis. They haven't listed what the type of bracing is either. I hope you guys will give us a detailed report when and IF you are able to see it. I DO agree though ... If you have the 1537, why do you need a different Elite? But on the other hand, my 2007 Collectors sounds completely different, and has a lot more bottom punch, even with the contour bowl and cutaway. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | As far as I know all of the LX elite style guitars are scalloped X brace |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Originally posted by Jérôme:
If only it could have a wider neck... +1 |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by bvince:
Hey Moody, The one thing I could see that may be different is the support structure under the top. You know we've discussed in great detail the birch ply underlayment for the eppis. They haven't listed what the type of bracing is either. I hope you guys will give us a detailed report when and IF you are able to see it. I DO agree though ... If you have the 1537, why do you need a different Elite? But on the other hand, my 2007 Collectors sounds completely different, and has a lot more bottom punch, even with the contour bowl and cutaway. Vince, Bobbo and I did an a/b of my 87C and his 07C. Structurally, different back and bracing. They sounded an awful lot alike -- both great.... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I'm bettin' this one will be on display at NAMM. I'm taking my camera. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm proud of 'em. Nice job, guys. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Nick B.:
Originally posted by Jérôme:
If only it could have a wider neck... +1 |
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Location: Eugene, OR | Just bought 2010 Limited Elite from Sweetwater.. Ol '621089'
Won't arrive till the end of next week....
I'll need that long to find space for it..... |
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Location: SoCal | Congratulations! I suspect that you're going to be very very happy with this guitar. Please post pics and a review when you get it.... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | So is it LX braced or "1537" braced? |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by MWoody:
So is it LX braced or "1537" braced? X.. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Scalloped X.
Moody is up to early to be 100% accurate |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Scalloped X.
Moody is up to early to be 100% accurate Up too early to want to type "scalloped". And "too" should have 2 o's.
I have a feeling that one of these might be a/b'd against an 87C and a 1537 in the near future..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | ... not if you keep this up. |
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Location: SoCal | Well there should be one at the NAMM show and while I can't put it side by side with my 87C and 1537 (trust me, inside NAMM is not the ideal spot to learn about guitar sound), we should get a fairly good idea of the differences and similarities. I'm kinda excited about this and looking forward to photographing and playing the one at the Ovation booth....... |
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Limited 2010 Elite model