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Location: Berkeley | Hey, I found this balladeer on ebay and was thinking of picking it up. It would be my first ovation.
Is this a good one, especially for the price?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Ovation-1111-4-Balladeer-Vintage-Acoustic-Guita... |
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Location: Berkeley | It has a few cracks though. I'm not sure if that will affect the sound. |
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Location: San Angelo, Texas | This looks like a good buy...if they are just finish cracks, not an issue, if they are cracks in the top, that could be an issue. Hard to tell much from the pics... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Send the seller an email and offer him $175. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Not a bad price. I've seen lots of Ovations with finish cracks along the neck. I have one. A Balladeer is a good way to go for your first Ovation. |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Yeah, my Custom Balladeer is about the same age
and I love it to death-do-us-part. 'Course I've
had it since new....so it's more like family
than a tool. Normal wear and tear stuff like little
cracks do less than nothing to harm the sound, IME. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | My first was the 1112-1 and it has some marks but has aged sweetly!
This unit would be good for your first O.
There will be more... |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Ask him f they are finish cracks or actual cracks in the wood top. |
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Location: Berkeley | He said they're cracks in the top, so I'm wondering if it's worth getting or not... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Pass....there are many more fish in the sea. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Pass....there are many more fishnets in the sea. |
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| Having this one for your first Ovation would be better than having one of those imports |
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Location: south east Michigan | I agree it's a good idea to stay away from used imports. I just think he can do better if he waits a while longer for one to come along that is in better condition. |
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| Azeem, how about this one? Ebay item# 7410285742 One owner guitar, seller might come down on the price because he had no bids. |
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Location: south east Michigan | That's better.
Here is a link to it.
a better choice |
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| If I had the extra bucks I would have bought that Cedar-top. It's a USA model, good electronics, original case,. (but, I think the shipping cost is too high) |
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Location: Berkeley | Thanks for the advice everyone! That one does look good... Maybe I'll send him a message asking if he's willing to drop the price. |
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Location: Berkeley | Is this one worth the price? Can the damage be fixed easily?
http://cgi.ebay.com/LIKE-NEW-Ovation-Balladeer-Special-A-E-w-OHSC_W...
If the other guy gets back to me, I might just get the one that just came off bidding. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'd just put a little dark stain on the scuff marks. It's an OK deal for the money. You can do better. Dave |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Pass....there are many more fish in the sea. This is a great guitar at the price. Foil label Balladeer with a five piece truss rod neck and OHSC. The cracks won't make a difference to the way the guitar sounds or plays.
At $265 with shipping, Buy it now! |
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should I buy this as a first ovation?