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Location: Phoenix AZ | Rare ACADEMY guitar on ebay. This version with the rosewood fretboard, wideneck and slotted headstock is the one you want. These things are amazing ...
ACADEMY SLOTHEAD
I'm not the seller.
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Location: closely held secret | Ovation math.
Academy label + FRG sticker = "RECONDITIONED BY ACADEMY".
Slothead + non-pinned bridge = a classical guitar.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Don't pay attention to what the ebay posting says, just listen to ME. These are COOL FREAKING GUITARS. Wonder why I've sold off most my Ovations nbut I still keep the Academy ???
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Location: East Tennessee | Only about an hour and a half drive from me.
I'm not interested in this one but I hear they are a great buy for the buck. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If people could keep a secret around here, I'd probably have one, too. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Dontcha just love the eBay Police.. I have wanted one of these too.. Ever since I saw that one at Moody's place. These guitars are just WRONG on so many levels, but they sound great!!!! and are just fun to play. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | So when we see a rare and interesting guitar on ebay nobody is supposed to mention it ??? |
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Location: Jet City | Miles, is this the thing you were telling me about the other day? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Dave, you know how to send me a private message. Next time you see one of those great deals that might sneak by under the radar, you know what to do. Better yet, just buy it and bring it to dinner Wednesday. Mrs. MIB would really appreciate that. She seemed to prefer being called that to being called SWMBO by the way. |
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Location: NW Washington State | HEY EVERYBODY, MARK WANTS THIS ACADEMY! BID BID BID!
There, I feel better now.
I think there's always a couple of OFC members watching any unusual or underpriced guitar, even before it's posted here. Plus the lurkers and nonmembers who read these threads (assuming there are any!).
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Location: Boise, Idaho | It's pretty tough to sneak one by this bunch. Some of the best deals recently, however, have been on this board.
The main reason I want an Academy is because they used to be so cheap that I could probably sneak it in the house without SWMBO getting too pissed. It sort of worked with the last Ultra GS I bought, but this Academy is already approaching that price. |
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Location: enid, ok | Even I am looking at this one. I like to pretend I can play classical on occasion. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Mark,
It's still under $150 with 6 days and one hour to go. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Hey Mark,
Just bring it through the door when she's not home. With that many guitars how would she notice? My SWMBO would certainly notice any additions to my small collection, even if I hid it in the cupboard. I could hid it at the back of the black hole under the stairs, but then it would take me 1/2 an hour to dig it out. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Y'mean, like this one?
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by Damon67:
Miles, is this the thing you were telling me about the other day? As a matter of fact... it was indeed. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by Tupperware:
So when we see a rare and interesting guitar on ebay nobody is supposed to mention it ??? Not if it's one THAT I WANT!!!! :)
LOL...
I've been keeping an eye out for these. I'm guessing they made a boat load of them, and as they are virtually indestructible, it's just a matter of time before I land one. I really don't have any extra cash these days anyway.. but it's nice to dream. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Keep an eye open for the baby blue ones. |
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| This is basically a poor-man's Folklore, right? :) |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Except, it doesn't give up anything in playability. It doesn't quite have the timbre of my JW shinybowl, with an aged wood soundboard, though.
So, Dave, these critters were actually made with blue tops?! That is really cool. |
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Location: Ballston Lake, N.Y. | Here's a pic of my Baby Blue Academy.  |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Poor man's Folklore? Maybe in price. The FD14 Folklore Deluxe is in another league, but in my opinion the Academy stands out over any standard Folklore 1114, 1614 or 6774. I've owned them side by side and it ain't supposed to be that way, but it is. Go figger. The slothead ones have a nice fat neck which makes it a joy to play.
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | So, specifically, was there a KA-17, with a baby-blue top?
Y'know, with the bolt-on neck......who's gonna know?.......
Oh well, the slothead Academy is pretty rare, already.
Keeps the conversation lively, anyway. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yes, the KA-17 came in both the cream color and the baby blue. 12 fret wideneck, slothead, rosewood fingerboard. Some had adjustable saddles, some were fixed. Some had the thin floral rosette, some had the wide one. Deep bowl only.
KA-14 also came in both cream and baby blue color. 12 fret regular headstock. Aluminum fretboard. Was a 12 fret version of the Matrix neck. Some had adjustable saddles, some were fixed. Some had the thin floral rosette, some had the wide one. Deep bowl only.
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Location: NW Washington State | I would describe mine as gray, although maybe it was originally white or baby blue.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That's the baby blue. Yes it/was somewhat gray-ish color. Dave |
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Location: Jet City | Great pic Steve.
That's calendar worthy for sure! |
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Location: south east Michigan | nice
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Please get that one over to Designzilla ASAP. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Any of The Membership snag the critter from FleaBay? "12fret", you out there, Bubba?!
Two bills for a nice piece of guitar history. |
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Location: NW Washington State | I almost bid, then realized I have one, hardly play the guitar, and the OFC is a bad influence.
M.C. Squared, is it difficult to do a neck reset on these things? Looks like it's held by a couple of bolts, is there any glue?
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | No glue, & neck resets are, comparative-to-glued, "a walk-in-the-park". Strategically placed shims, is all it takes.
Bad influence?! I resemble that remark!!
At least, we don't suffer in silence! |
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