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Location: long island, ny | I have a Viper III solid body electric made between 1975 & 1980. I am the original owner and I believe I got it in `77. The body is mahogony and the neck maple. The guitar is completely factory and has 3 pickups w/switches not just 2 as I have mostly seen. The guitar is in unbelievable condition complete with original hard case. I have done many searches but can't find another Viper III. I'm just wondering if anyone has seen another and what it would be worth. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I have several. They are cool although I like the regular Viper (two pickup) better. Not sure of the market for them, as I haven't seen to many on eBay and such. As a general rule with Ovations, unless something is particularly rare or collectable (which the Viper III isn't as of yet) you can guess it's worth roughly a little more than what they sold for when new. I know that doesn't sound like much, but in reality as I have stated before, how many items do you get to use for 20 years, and they are still worth what you paid for them. |
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Location: long island, ny | OK, thanks for the info, although I'm not really sure what it sold for originally as I got it as a gift when I was about nine or ten(don't ask). |
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Location: Las Cruces, NM | eschaefe
Welcome to the board, are you planning on playing your Viper or selling it, they are a fun guitar to play (I have a 2 pickup type). If you are thinking of selling, put it on ebay with a reserve and see what happens, if you are thinking of playing it, have fun, they are a great guitar.
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Location: Netherlands | Does anyone know why Ovation decided to use the name 'Viper' again??? It cost me some time to figure out which one we are talking about here.
One lives and learns...
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Location: 6 String Ranch | we used the name viper again because it was a good one and the car that came out about that time was killer too. Besides, we owned the rights to it and I liked it. Washburn wanted to come out with a viper about that time but backed off when I told Rudy that the name was in use.
The V3 in mahogony, That is pretty rare, most were maple of popular |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I'm not sure if it was on purpose or not, but the new vipers (EA68 etc..) are the same body shape. If you look at the outline of the top. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | the original vipers were a shrunk version of the roundback shape. I guess we kept that part of the tradition going too. |
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Is it unique???