'67-'68 Matrix
moody, p.i.
Posted 2008-09-11 8:02 PM (#299999)
Subject: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: SoCal		You know, you learn something new all the time. I never knew that Ovation built the Matrix in the late '60's.....

Matrix on the \'bay
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G8r
Posted 2008-09-11 8:06 PM (#300000 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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...and what a bargain, since they usually "sell for 2k and over"! :rolleyes:

PT Barnum would be proud - tho not as much as for that Aussie air guitar.
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stonebobbo
Posted 2008-09-11 8:27 PM (#300001 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix



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Location: Tennessee		$2K is right in line with what a '68 Martin, Guild or Gibson will fetch. Why not Ovation?
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stephent28
Posted 2008-09-11 8:48 PM (#300002 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix



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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066		To be fair, he never said Ovations sold for over 2K. He said guitars from that year sold for 2K or more.
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Beal
Posted 2008-09-11 9:12 PM (#300003 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix



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Location: 6 String Ranch		a small detail, real small............
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Weaser P
Posted 2008-09-11 9:34 PM (#300004 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: Bluffton, SC		...the smaller de'tail, the bettah!
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-09-11 10:55 PM (#300005 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: Boise, Idaho		Mine doesn't have any cracks, so maybe I'll put it up for sale.
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GaryB
Posted 2008-09-12 9:33 AM (#300006 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: Location Location Location		The broken G string makes this a very rare 5 string model..maybe even owned by Keef Richards.
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Jonmark Stone
Posted 2008-09-12 2:24 PM (#300007 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: Indiana		So... just curious about the true timeline, Matrix guitars were manufactured from around '76 to when?
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Gallerinski
Posted 2008-09-12 2:33 PM (#300008 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix
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Location: Phoenix AZ		It's listed in the "Reference" section under "List Prices".
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-09-12 2:34 PM (#300009 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: Boise, Idaho		Early 80's I think.
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G8r
Posted 2008-09-12 2:42 PM (#300010 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Originally posted by Jonmark Stone:
So... just curious about the true timeline, Matrix guitars were manufactured from around '76 to when?
According to the price history spreadsheet, the earliest were the deep bowl 1132 and shallow bowl 1142 in 1976, and the latest were the 1737 and 1738 (12-string) in 1981. I once owned a 1637 from 1980, my first (and only for a long time) Ovation. Nice guitar for the money.
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Jonmark Stone
Posted 2008-09-12 2:48 PM (#300011 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: Indiana		Thanks guys.
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nikon4004
Posted 2008-09-14 11:24 PM (#300012 - in reply to #299999)
Subject: Re: '67-'68 Matrix


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Location: Ohio		I have an 1981 Model 1738 12 string and I love it. Biggest peoblem is that they are REAllT heavy. Mine has 2 cracks in the finish on top so maybe 1K?????
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