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Location: Jet City | Hi all,
My son has decided dad's Ovations are kinda cool, so he's wanting one now. He asked if I could put his Fender F-75 up for trade.
THis Fender used to be mine. It was built around 1975 in Japan. It has a solid spruce top, with a gorgeous dark tight grained rosewood back, sides, and headstock veneer (With nicely done mother of pearl Fender logo inlay). It's had an undersaddle pickup added, but there is no preamp, it's straight through.
As for the sound, it's very balanced, the top has opened up nicely over the past 30+ years. As for the condition, it's in VERY good shape. THere are no major dings or defects of any sort on it. It looks like a guitar that's 2 or 3 years old, not 30+
He'd like to have an older used deep bowl (He really likes my 1117) but with electronics. I'm pretty sure I can get $300-$350 locally on Craigslist, so looking for something comparable value. Old Balladeer maybe? Doesn't need to be in perfect shape likr this Fender, but would like it in decent shape, playing wise especially.
I'll have some old pics posted in a few minutes, and I'll post new updated ones later. |
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Location: Jet City | OLD pics. I'll have new ones up later...
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Location: ms | I had a old Fender like that years ago. Had a real mellow tone. |
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Location: Jet City | I forgot to mention a practically brand new TKL case comes with it.
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Location: Jet City | And just in case your on the fence, maybe this will push you over. You'll make a kid that just turned 17 today very happy! :D |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Very "Martinesque" headstock there.
Great nick and great pics again Damon.
I don't know what they are like as a guitar but that's a beauty.
AJ
PS Happy birthday to your boy |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Happy birthday to your son, Damon. Sorry I couldn't help with the trade. I'll never forget the look on my daughter's face when I got her Ovation for Christmas. The pics are in my gallery.
Bring your son to Miles' for the 4th. We're really a pretty tame group. I brought my daughter to one and there was a 17 year old guy that used to post here. He had just started playing and started playing a few licks on an electric. He sure wowed me.
Your son could drive you home. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Your son could drive you home. And just what are you inferring to there Mark?
Yes, Miles has met Zach, and if he's in town, he'll be along. I might be shipping him off to family for a month for harvest. So he can see what real work is like :D (not that his father would ever do any of that stuff).
It all depends on when they decide to start cuttin' this year.
He's excited about this weekend too. His big present was to be 3 steats from the stage at the Rush concert this Saturday. Every day he's been giving me a count on how many days are left.
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Location: Jet City | Gonna put this up for sale locally and use the $ to buy an O for him.
Unless someone speaks up that is.
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | Damon, how about a 82'1617 deep bowl? |
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Location: Jet City | Hi folks, been trying to stay out of the "for sale" section. I should have updated this post.
Zach has a 1619-4 CL showing up tomorrow. The kid's going to have a nicer guitar than half of mine.
Thanks for the offers, you know who you are. |
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Location: Jet City | Ed, that would have been the deal of the century, a VERY nice offer indeed.
As it is, he's borrowing the extra money he needs for the CL from me of course. I told him it's mine till he pays it off!
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He's pretty excited about having a guitar that's worthy of a spot up front with the others. |
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| it doesn't get much better than a CL deep bowl.. at least in a wood top
Congrats... you may be fighting him for the 1619, the two I've been blessed to own should have never left.
Great AAA Cannons...
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Malabar Glenn:
you may be fighting him for the 1619 That's a given. Kinda weird that it'll be dad asking the kid to play his guitar. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I'm storing my kids' Ovations for them. I don't ask before I play them. |
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Looking to trade for USA deep bowl A/E