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Back when I was on a quest to buy a new acoustic guitar, after 30+ years with my Ovation, I was really looking to get a Cedar top with Rosewood back and sides. I just wanted something that sounded different than the basic spruce top. I ended up with a Walden G2070 which is cedar with mahogany. I really like the tones of this guitar. I don't think you could really strum hard with a flat pick with this top, but it's great for finger style and melodic picking. While I was searching, my local guitar shop said that a cedar / rosewood is hard to find in steel stringed guitars, but is popular in classical instruments.
Ok, back to the topic.
I have seen a new Ovation something or other AX guitar on eBay with a cedar top. I found an older thread that mentioned some mid 90s guitar with cedar. How many cedar topped models did Ovation make ? Do they sound quite different or not ? To me, cedar sounds more moody and less bright. Which is good, if you want that sound.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | FD14 was the best sounding cedar top guitar that Ovation ever made. |
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Location: SoCal | And yet you and I both sold ours...... |
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| I have a Balladeer special GCS771LX-c from I think 2004. Sweet guitar, and yes, great for finger style/ picking, and I think strumming also. Oh, and it still smells like cedar ha. |
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| From what I've read, so far, the FD-14 was a very limited run. Something like 50 instruments. Not something most folks are likely to run into. |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | immoody - 2012-10-01 6:05 AM
And yet you and I both sold ours......
smile........Dave is absolutely right.
Dave, you know where it is! You are alway welcome to play it again, but I never ever will sell it again!!!
But back to the question:
There were also made some Elite's with cedar top, I gess the "1718-C4". Bryan had one. And what about the classicals. I've owned a 1713 with cedar top....
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Location: Wichita, KS | I recently bought an Elite 1768 with a cedar top. Mine was made in 1993. Mellow sound. Great look.
At Guitar Town this year, a rep from Taylor gave a presentation on tone woods and body shapes. He discussed how each affected the sound of the instrument. He brought along examples in spruce, cedar, maple, koa and probably others that I am forgetting at the moment. It was a very worthwhile and enjoyable session.
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Cedar is one of my FAVORITE soundboards. As a minor aside, if you like cedar, you'll probably like redwood as well. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | patchmcg - 2012-09-30 6:21 PM
Cedar is one of my FAVORITE soundboards. As a minor aside, if you like cedar, you'll probably like redwood as well.
Is my favourite top too. As Bernie said there are some elite out there with lovely cedar top on it.
BTW I'm in search of a custom balladeer 1712-4C (Cedar), made for a limited period of time in mid 90's.... just a personal flavour .......  |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I had the Elite 1768C and the Classical.(I don't remember which model off the top of my head...1613?) Those cedar tops have an awesome warm and full tone. I miss those guitars a lot, but I ended up going for something closer to a standard classical guitar with the Taylor name on it. I know, Taylors all pretty much sound the same to me too, but their cedar top grand auditorium with the cutaway and narrow neck is a completely different animal... and it came with very nice tronics. This thing sounds and plays great both plugged and unplugged, but it really comes alive plugged into my acoustic amp. I truly wish Ovation would have built it, 'cause I would have liked it even that much more, but they didn't. Once again, thumbs up on cedar tops.
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Location: Pewaukee, WI | I have the shallow version, 1868-4C (from around 1993) and the Balladeer special GCS771LX-c (Guitar Center FSR?). |
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How many Ovations came with a Cedar top ?
