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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
