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Location: Central Oregon | Can anyone tell me anything about the electrics on this guitar?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3710831004&category=47064&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1
I emailed the seller & he told me it has no controls whatsoever on the guitar, you plug it in & run everything from the amp. I don't think I want to bid on it, I'm just curious. I don't remember ever hearing about a setup like this on an Ovation.
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Location: Zion, Illinois | I wonder if the pickup was added by the owner? The bridge doesn't look like an electic/acoustic Ovation bridge.
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Location: SoCal | A past owner put in an aftermarket pickup. The model 1115 denotes an acoustic only 12 string. There's no reason not to buy it if it's a good guitar and the electronics work. It's just not Ovation electronics. No big deal. My old Legend, model 1117 has an under saddle L.R. Baggs pickup. |
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Location: Central Oregon | Thanks guys. That explains it. It looks like it's going to go for more money than I want to spend.
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Location: Scotland | Nils, a major concern with that guitar is the saddle height. It looks to be as low as it will go. Apart from the tonal implications of a shallow break-angle, if the action is too high for you, you're pretty much screwed. If you intend to bid on this ask the seller for a close up of the bridge & get him to measure the action at the 12th. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Nils, I'm not sure if you're stuck on a slothead with 12 frets clear of the body, but I have a 1755 Custom Balladeer that I bought about a year ago on eBay for $425. The guitar is mint-no cracks or scratches of any kind. What really makes it special is the equalizer. I use a Crate CA125D and the sound is pure magic. These 12 string models pop up on eBay fairly regularly and most that I have seen are in excellent condition. Perhaps for pure acoustic tone the 1115 is better, but if you're going to plug it in go with the 1755 (and save some $$ too). |
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Location: Central Oregon | Thanks guys. Just before I came here I put in bid on '79 GC 12.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3711726928&category=33029&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBBI%3AIT&rd=1
If I get it for that I will be happy. Either that or I'll sell it :)
I may be looking for a Gen-U-Wine Glen Campbell truss rod cover :)
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No knob job