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Location: NJ | s/n 086 of 150 Ovation’s 2009 Collectors’ series strikes a perfect balance between acoustic purity and electric performance. A hand-selected figured Koa top produces warm, full-bodied tones while its lightweight Contour body pumps out plenty of volume. Abalone appointments give the guitar a distinctive look, adorning its delicate Celtic knot rosette and fingerboard. An additional 200 pieces of abalone frame the top. Ovation’s OP Pro Studio preamp powers the electric side and features exclusive “expressorâ€/drive controls that accentuate each individual note when playing finger style or single note passages. Additional features include a deep contour GS body, Scalloped LX bracing, 5-piece mahogany/maple neck and ebony fingerboard. Production will be limited to 150 sequentially numbered pieces worldwide. Retail: $3599 including deluxe molded case. IN STOCK NOW
this guitar has one of the nicest tops I have ever seen!
if interested call e me
alpep@lostartvintageDOTcom
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Location: ms | If you want to hear a great sounding guitar go to youtube and type in the model# for this thing. Man its something. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | You need one Ronnie. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | For that kind of money I'd want Schallers. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | You could always change to them. I'd rather have Waverlys. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Please tell me that it has a 1 11/16 nut. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Originally posted by Beal:
You could always change to them. I'd rather have Waverlys. Which will cost you some bucks - and you will have some more useless tuners in your shelf. The factory would have paid only some "cents" more in using them in the first place.
(For those wondering: We heard at the Schaller factory tour what KMC pays for a set of M6's. It would have been only some cents more)
In a Collector's guitar positioned to be in the higher level - soundwise and according to the price - it's a shame to put those "aftermarket" tuners on. No matter, if they do the job.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I'm not sure I've ever seen the tortise binding/abalone purfling combo before. Fantastic looking guitar! |
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Location: Utah | That sure is a pretty guitar! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | That should be the ultimate center hole Ovation. |
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Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by ProfessorBB:
I'm not sure I've ever seen the tortise binding/abalone purfling combo before. Fantastic looking guitar! It definitely brings out the dark grain in the koa. Beautiful! |
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Location: big island | very sweet looking guitar. needs koa tuners though. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Yup, call Temp. I've got a set on my Tacoma courtesy of Kotadawg while it was on vacation at his house. Really makes the guitar something special. |
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Location: NJ | I have sn 001 for sale
if you are interested let me know
asking 2999.99
but willing to negotiate before I throw it up on e bay
e me if interested
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | At least they saw sense to use the Op Pro and not the VIP! |
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Location: SoCal | Al, why is #86 more expensive than #1? |
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Location: Michigan | That is one pretty guitar Al, truly a piece of art. Good luck with the sale. |
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Location: Right now? | I'm not sure I've ever seen the tortise binding/abalone purfling combo before. Fantastic looking guitar!
The abalone/tortoise shell combo is SO GORGEOUS. As soon as I saw it, I had to have one. Here's a closer view of the combo on my '09C. I wanted to embed the photo but at this writing my brain's too distracted to remember how to shrink the pic, and it's huge, so here's the link:
http://www.pbase.com/willa/image/114329465
Good luck with your sale on those beauties, Al.
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Al, why is #86 more expensive than #1? huh? |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Paul, the price posted on # 86 was list price. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | bauerhillboy sez:
For that kind of money I'd want Schallers. Arthur sez: For that kinda money I want a foil Collectors' sticker, not the Nike swoosh! :p |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Really love the rosette, too.
There are times when my budget is really glad I have this bum shoulder. Whew...that was a close call. :( |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Ditto what everyone else is saying. Al's willing to dicker, and I would love to call him with an offer, but my budget lives WAAYYYY closer to the bottom than what these are going for.
I'll have to wait. 'Course, it ain't the first time patience has paid off. ;) |
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Location: SoCal | I have to admit, this guitar is growing on me (no, I don't have any money for a guitar purchase). It is a beautiful combination of features.
I have no real idea what it sounds like, acoustically. The only time I've ever seen one was at the NAMM show in January and you never know what anything sounds like there. I'm guessing that if you've got the extra bucks, these would be good ones to pick up.... |
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Location: NJ | these sound good but IMHO the limited edition oval hole guitars sound the best. EVERY time someone plays one they love it |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by alpep:
these sound good but IMHO the limited edition oval hole guitars sound the best. EVERY time someone plays one they love it I'm the odd man out. Never cared for the oval hole one... |
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Location: NJ | and how many have you played?
I've played the 24 I ordered plus the prototype |
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Location: SoCal | Just a couple. One at the factory and then the one given to Waskel.
I fully admit that I'm the odd man out here. Everybody else seems to love them. They just don't get me fired up.
I'm not a huge Adamas fan either (altho' I love my 12 string and the OFC guitar). I tend to pick up my wood topped O's first.
Just personal preference. I'm not pitting my knowledge, technical expertise, or experience against anybody else. It's not a contest or a right or wrong situation. I'd never fault anybody for feeling differently.
I don't like rocky rhode ice cream either.... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My wife doesn't like it, either. "What's so special about that, other than the wood?" Duh. She also thought we wear golf gloves only in the winter to keep one hand warm. Some people just don't get it. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I don't like rocky rhode ice cream either.... Heathen. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We're closer than you'd probably care to admit, Paul. The guitars I've been playing most recently are the K1111, 1713, Folklore, Patriot and 04 CL. All the traditional Ovation sound. I think the only other one I touched this week is the #47. I'm not a big fan of the Koa sound, but the sound is different and the wood sure is pretty. |
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Location: SoCal | Mark, how does your K1111 sound compared to your 30th CL or your Patriot? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The 30th CL and Patriot hang next to each other and I was comparing the sound last night. Both sound to me like Ovations should sound, boomy with some resonance and clear highs. The CL sounds a bit tighter, which should be expected, since the Patriot has seen a bunch of use.
The K1111(RI) also has the Ovation sound that I like, maybe with a bit more crispness than the CL. It's had fewer hours than the CL. I notice quite a difference between it and the Patriot, but I haven't really compared it back to back with the CL.
The Patriot has really low action with 2 shims and a pretty high break angle, which makes it really easy to play and still get a lot of sound out of it. I can't get the CL lower without tapering the bridge and the K1111 needs to have a shim out to see if I can get it to play a bit faster. I don't think I'll lose much volume if I do that, since it has plenty. |
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Location: SoCal | I would expect the CL and Patriot to sound similar. Both are A braced Legends. But the K1111 is an X braced deep bowl. How are the bass notes on it against the CL? Same ring in the treble?
Witko has a K1111 and I've got a rebuilt Legend. Both are acoustic only, deep fiberglass bowl guitars with the only real difference being the bracing. We're going to get them together and decide what the differences are. I played his K1111 last December when I was in Phoenix and it was a great guitar..... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Come up and check. I'll try to remember to compare this weekend, but you know how it is trying to compare guitars by yourself. Besides trying to switch and listen from behind, I don't think they have the same strings.
OOPS, just realized how far we hijacked this thread. The 09 Collector is one of the few guitars that looks better than the 04 CL. |
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Location: SoCal | I don't know that the 09 looks better that the 30th CL, but it's just as striking. Al's offering good prices on those guitars. Somebody here should spend some money.... |
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Location: New Hampsha | When I saw this ad I had to run upstairs and make sure that #86 was where I thought it was!
:-)
These are awesome sounding guitars that are drop-dead gorgeous - someone should grab this! |
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FS/T Ovation 09 koa collector's