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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada | Hi there, nice to see you all. I have been playing (I use that term loosely) for about 20 years on an 80's Kramer F6000 electric and a Jasmine (Takamine subsidiary) 12 string acoustic, and have never had a 6 string acoustic before. Well, I am turning 40 and thought for my big 4-0 gift to myself (or should I call it midlife crisis?), I would splurge on one. As such, my wife didn't have to get me a gift for now or Christmas.
I have always liked the elegance of the Ovations, and it wasn't until I tried a used Pinnacle model at a guitar shop, that I really appreciated it's sound. I tried a few Celebrity models too, and also liked them.
I wanted something with a deeper contour, and saw Matt Smith's demo on the OP Pro (with XLR) on Youtube and wanted that too!
I don't have enough cash for an Adamas, and after much research, thought to go with a Custom Elite C2078ax-rtd (that Matt Smith demoed) or an Elite 1778tx-5gsm.
I opted for the C2078ax. Yes, it's a Korean model, but having the extra grade in wood, and that preamp, and the contoured deep bowl was beneficial. I purchased it through Ebay, where maybe I got lucky but found that the price between those 2 guitars was only $100 between different sellers, with the C2078ax costing me a little under $800 including shipping and case. I was very happy when it arrived, as I got it for much less than I thought, and arrived intact after being shipped from the southern US to West Coast Canada.
So in every sense of the word, I am a geniune Ovation newbie. I never expected to get a red guitar, but I'll be damned if I didn't think this one is one of the prettiest I've seen! lol
Attached are 2 pics and a drawing I did in Photoshop.
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Location: Tennessee | Congrats ... and Welcome! You've scored quite nicely. Fantastic graphic! I love that color on Ovations. |
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Location: Seacoast NH | I have a Elite 6768 in nearly the same color. I;ve had a lot of people comment how cool it looks over the years... |
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Location: Fort Worth, TX | that's some serious photoshop illustration skills there. kudos |
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Location: eastern united states | nice find ! i really want one of those 2078ax-rtd's. beautiful finish on them. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | very nice |
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Location: East Tennessee | Looks like a player to me. Enjoy. |
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Location: eastern united states | if you play that in canada, do the notes come out in french? |
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Location: Tennessee | That's the other Canada. |
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Location: eastern united states | sorry, i failed geneology . forgot all about... umm... uhh... the other one...hmm.. |
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada | lol...sorry stepchild, but no french outta my guitar. although when I screw up a note, I guess I can always say that was the "french" version ;) |
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Location: eastern united states | i really love that color... pretty sure those are illegal in canada, you should ship it to me for safekeeping.... he he! |
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada | dang....tried to post in general area, but am still junior member :( any chance to access the general posting section mods (puhleeez)? |
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Location: Jet City | done |
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada | thanks Damon67! |
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | Originally posted by mrdoopey:
dang....tried to post in general area, but am still junior member :( any chance to access the general posting section mods (puhleeez)? With this power comes great responsibility. Use it wisely and you'll be respected by your peers. Use it foolishly and you'll get vacations. So, do you know Gabrielle Miller? ;) |
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Location: Surrey, BC, Canada | thanks so much Nick.....I'll do me best. I did run into a Gabby a few years ago, but she is feeling much better now! |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Nick B.:
With this power comes great responsibility. Use it wisely and you'll be respected by your peers. Follow my lead.... |
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