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Location: Boise Idaho | Okay... I would like to restart this thread... The original " What is a factory second guitar" was off to a great start before being side tracked...
I would like to hear opinions, experience, and defininition of what a factory 2nd and FRG Ovation is. What is the difference between a FRG and a 2nd? Would you buy one???
Sorry.. I know some of the answers are contained in the original thread... Could you guys please re enter your inputs on this thread? And PLEASE... Only contribute to this thread if you own, owned, have experience with (good or bad), or thinking of owning, etc... a known FRG or factory 2nd Ovation...
No inputs from disgruntled used ovation owners who want to vent... There is another thread for that...
I honestly feel that information collected here will be invaluable to current / future members who own or are considering owning one... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They're fine. Go ahead and get one, or two or three or.....
I've never bought one, but I've sure made a few in my day....... |
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I have had several FRG guitars, and had no trouble with them. They are great deals if the price is right, but isn't that the case with anything? |
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Location: Converse, Texas | FRG = Friggin Righteous Guitar? |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | Al has some 2001 Redwoods with minor finish blemish... listed as 2nds...I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I didn't already have a 1st!
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| Bought a 12-string Elite as a FRG from Paragon music when they had a store in broward county, florida; excellent guitar for $700 (w/o case); had to sell it, wish i hadn't; i inspected it from top to bottom and inside out and i never could find anything that appeared to be a blemish; maybe it was an electronics problem originally, but it played great for me...
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Although never owned anything FRG, I own two seconds. My first Ovation from '75 (My Medallion) was a second. It wasn't for at least 10 years before I was sure what the finish flaw was and I still had to do acrobatics to see it. The other more recently was a 2001 Collectors. I know it has a finish flaw someplace, but the thing I'm seeing is a guess really.
As far as FRG's... I have bought many FRG items other than guitars. Most of them came to be FRG's as store returns and such. Most came with at least a minimal warantee and I never had a problem. My thouhts on FRG guitars would be, that some tech had to go over the guitar, yet one more time after it was returned or from overstock or whatever to check it out. That can't be a bad thing.
I'd would buy either if I liked the guitar. |
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Location: uconn | I was told by a guy at Daddies Music that Ovation sometimes marks their firsts as FRG's to blow them out!!!! FRG's look like a good deal to me
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Location: On the beach in Southwest Florida | Sometimes the deals are just too good to pass up. If you can see & play it before buying it...why not? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | NO it's that G company that marks them 2 to move. |
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Factory 2nd? FRG? Should I buy one???