Custom Elite

C2078AX

Custom Elite  C2078AX headstock

Custom Elite

C2078AX

Be Part Of The Elite

The new Ovation Custom Elite AX is lighter, louder, richer and fuller - all the things you want your guitar to be…and it’s a better bargain than ever! Featuring a premium soundboard made from hand-selected AAA solid-spruce top matched with LX scalloped bracing, the Custom Elite responds evenly from the lightest touch to hard grinding power chords.

Ovation’s pioneering multi-soundhole design enhances string vibration and sustain by improving soundboard efficiency. A cutaway offers full access to the gloss-finished, 5-piece mahogany/maple neck.

A Contour composite body maximizes acoustic output and is ergonomically designed for comfort in any playing position. This guitar also boasts hand-inlaid abalone appointments, a deluxe grade ebony fretboard and bridge, and upper-bout soundholes decorated with exotic hardwoods.

With its onboard compressor, the OP-Pro Studio preamp enhances strummed chords, fingerpicked arpeggios, and single-note solos. Dual XLR and ¼” output jacks connect the Custom Elite to virtually any sound system, stage amp, or recording console.


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Contour Bowl

Made from glass-microsphere impregnated Lyrachord® composite, Ovation’s Contour Bowl is designed to provide maximum acoustic response with the feel of a small-body instrument. Sculpted to fit the contour of the player’s anatomy, the lightweight Lyrachord® GS body is a joy to hold, whether sitting or standing. A Contour Bowl body has the acoustic projection, midrange punch, and huge bottom end of a traditional jumbo-style instrument, yet offers the playing comfort of Ovation’s Super-Shallow body. With its tough-as-nails construction, this body shape represents the latest evolution of Ovation’s pioneering Roundback® design.


OP-Pro Studio with XLR

The OP-Pro Studio with XLR combines state-of-the-art audio quality with exclusive features designed to meet the needs of professional guitarists. The easy-to-operate unit offers 3-band EQ, exciter and compressor/limiter circuitry, and a chromatic tuner. Ovation’s exclusive Expressor and Drive sliders put dynamic control and harmonic enhancement at your fingertips, allowing you to precisely dial in the sustain and punch you need. The XLR jack provides a balanced line connection to mixers, recording consoles, and high-end acoustic amps. It also provides phantom power to the OP-Pro—an essential feature for touring professionals.

OP-Pro Studio with XLR pre-amp

Custom Elite

C2078AX

Specs

Model #'s:
C2078AX-RTD, C2078AX-5
Description:
6 String Acoustic / Electric
Body Type:
Deep Contour Cutaway
Top:
AAA Grade Solid Spruce
Bracing:
Schalloped X
Scale Length:
25 1/4"
Fretboard:
Deluxe Grade Ebony
Fret Inlay:
Abalone appointments
Bridge:
Deluxe Grade Ebony
Sound Hole:
Multi
Epaulets:
Laser Cut Exotic Hardwoods
Preamp:
OP Pro Studio w/ 1/4" and XLR Outputs
Pickup:
Ovation OCP-1K
Machines:
Gold w/Pearl Buttons
Case:
8158-0 Molded Case

The LX Series

OP-Preamp

Op-Pro Preamp

The Op-Pro Preamp is voiced to give you arena-sized sound with a minimum of eq gymnastics. Every improvement comes directly from the needs of pro players and sound.

Advanced Neck System

Advanced Neck System

A lightweight dual-action truss rod makes precision adjustments simple. Carbon fiber stabilizers keep the fingerboard perfectly aligned at the neck/body joint.

Patented Pickup

High Output Pickup

Six separate elements sense both string and top vibration, giving you a better string-to-string balance, no matter what string type or guage you use.

Inlaid Epaulets

Inlaid Epaulets

The exotic wood leaf-shaped "epaulets" are now inlaid into the top with laser precision. The new cleaner design actually offers a slight sound enhancement.

Scalloped Bracing

Scalloped Bracing

Play an LX and prepare to be impressed by the hugeness of the acoustic sound. Deeper, richer but with the legendary Ovation balance and clarity.

Lyrachord Body

Lyrachord Body

The smooth, hard composite Lyrachord GS body improves projection and reflects top vibrations better than traditional material and is now even lighter and stronger.