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Location: SoCal | Never seen one of these before.
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Location: NJ | limited 12
I hate that gray burst |
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Location: SoCal | I'm not crazy about the grey either, but I've never seen a limited in a 12 string. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | A very rare bird for sure. |
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Location: SoCal | hmmm, may have to bid against Dave... |
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Location: NJ | I remember picking up a couple of limiteds in a local music store, the salesman who fancied himself a guitar officianado said " you probably would want them just for parts Al, someone took a bandsaw to them"
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Location: Scotland | Wow! Just when you think you've seen 'em all. Production must have been in single figures on these. Shame about the finish. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Can anyone confirm this was a production guitar? I have never even heard reference to a limited 12. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | You know, Miles I thought of that. Maybe this was cobbled together. Certainly the bridge and saddle could have come from a Deacon or Preacher Deluxe 12. But I don't think so. That neck is not a Deacon or Preacher Deluxe neck, it's unique. A Breadwinner 12 string neck in greyburst. I think this guitar is legit. |
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Location: SoCal | I would guess that Ovation was using up all of their solid body parts and this was as much a production guitar as a Bredwinner Ltd 6 string was. |
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by Mr. Ovation:
Can anyone confirm this was a production guitar? I have never even heard reference to a limited 12.
I can't recall ever seeing any official reference to the 6 string version, never mind this oddball. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It's a factory issue. At that time anything would have been done for an order to use up parts. Dots in the f/b shows that there was some thought to keeping the whole thing stripped down. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | It's amazing what turns up I guess. Just when I thought I had one of each... there's another one. However, what looks odd to me on this is the bridge and how it is laying on top of the pickguard as you can see in the close up. But I guess as long as it all works.. no matter. |
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Location: SoCal | It's also one of the older bridges. I would have thought that by the time this guitar was built, the newer bridges would have been in production. Using up old parts I guess. |
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| It's over the $1,600 mark, with half a day to go!
Maybe the guy who buys it will see this thread someday and laugh about us writing about his guitar. That's happened to me before.
I hope the guy who buys it will write something about it here 9or somehwere on the net where I can find it). It would be interesting to learn more about it.
I bet the seller got it for less than $500, maybe way less. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Wow...$1675....Imagine if it was mint.
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Location: Scotland | All the electric 12 models have been fecthing great prices lately, and rightly so. This may go over $2K |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It doesn't have to be mint, just a nice colour and finish even.... |
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Location: Houston, TX | Can't have all BUT one, eh Miles? |
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Location: SoCal | Sold for over $1900. Gotta be a new record on ebay for a solid body electric O. |
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Location: NJ | Great.
There goes my chances of ever getting a Deacon12 at a decent price . . . . |
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Location: SoCal | You snooze..... |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Nice to see at least the rare O's are finally getting some respect. I really think this site has a lot to do with it.
I never much liked the look of the Limiteds but this 12-string neck really works with the body shape...looks much more balanced.
I even like the barnburst color on this...but what do I know, I like sparkly blue guitars too...
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Location: NJ | story of my life.....if I had that guitar it would only sell for 400 |
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| Originally posted by cliff:
Great.
There goes my chances of ever getting a Deacon12 at a decent price . . . .
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Location: south east Michigan | In world full of nice looking Ovations....that is one nice looking Ovation.
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Location: NJ | m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m . . . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Be patient Cliff, one will come along someday... |
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Location: NJ | I know Bill, . . someday.
". . . It's got to be "the going" not "the gettin' there" that's good . . . "
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Location: Columbus, OH | Well, the Preacher Deluxe 12's apparently aren't that popular! ;-) |
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| One of the most unique solid-body O 12's ever.. Worth every penny paid for it...It looks slicker than the Viper 12...
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | ".It looks slicker than the Viper 12..."
:( ..... I'm gonna pout now.
Just kidding... I agree. |
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| hey miles, sure i understand... but, 'aint it funny that a guitar that Ovation just kind of 'threw together' to use up some spare parts turned out to be so unique? that particular body style is classic in their long line of attempts at solid body electrics...but, hind-site being what it is.....go figure!
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Breadwinner Ltd. 12 string