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Location: Jet City | Someone save it...
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Location: Jet City | Man, another but newer and black
http://cgi.ebay.com/OVATION-UK-II-ELECTRIC-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ17018680... |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | And this by the same seller
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | That guy is selling a lot of nice guitars. I've been watching. On the first UKII you mentioned, I don't care for that style of fret markers. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The old Bow Ties! They were plastic and more expensive than the abalone that replaced it! |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Originally posted by Damon67:
Someone save it...
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Yeah there are sure a lot of them up there this week. I've been watching and emailing. You gatta' take a very close look though. There are some good ones and some problem ones also. take a very close look at the fretboards. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Fretboards can be fixed if needed. Make sure the pickups work and are original. |
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Location: Jet City | 2stix, the UKII is the one, no comparison. I think the abalone looks nicer that the bow ties, but I guess that's a personal taste thing, and really so is the UKII vs Viper.
I think you'll find that the general consensus is the UK II was the best solidbody they ever did.
I'm biased though. BTW, I see you have a Preacher. That was my first, but I traded up a couple months later. The UK II is 50x the guitar that Preacher was. |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | The Tornado was my first Ovation and the one I keep going back to. I seem to prefer the feel of the semi-hollow bodies over the solids but as a scholar once said, "You can never have enough guitars."
I have never actually seen or held a viper or a UKII, but then again, the same holds true for my Tornado and my Preacher. As for the Preacher, I really wanted a Deluxe but kept missing out and kinda bought this one on the "Bay" by accident. There weren't any bids on it so I threw one out there and won. Sometimes you get lucky. |
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Location: Jet City | Don't get me wrong, I loved that Preacher. I still have a Polaroid somewhere of it. I just couldn't resist the UKII and I was too young and broke to be able to buy a second guitar at the time.
I highly doubt you would be disappointed if you could get your hands on one. |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Well, one of the ones I was watching just went to Keith so my immediate options are disappearing, but I will keep up the search. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Did someone say UKII ? |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Yes Miles, I'm watching yours too, but it appears to be a little too far on the exclusive side for my budget. Believe me, if it was, you would have heard from me already! What a gorgeous guitar.....someday.
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Besides, something that nice really needs to be with someone who really knows how to use it. There's gotta be somebody here that can give this a proper home.
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Location: Jet City | Miles, you must hang on to that till after July 4th! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | With all the new ones on the sales block it makes for a tough decision. I missed out on the one I was interested in earlier, with the lightr maple body that matched the maple neck. I AM a bit picky on what I want, so the way I'm looking at is is to snag a good deal and convert it to what I want. I really like the things Woody was done, and it has motivated me to go for it |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Originally posted by Damon67:
Miles, you must hang on to that till after July 4th! At which point Damon & I can have a bare knuckle fight for it! :rolleyes:
I want it Miles. Timing in life is everything... |
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Location: Jet City | No fighting, I have one, and Ithink everyone else should too!
I just wanna see it. Been seeing it on his site for a couple years now. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by bvince:
With all the new ones on the sales block it makes for a tough decision. I missed out on the one I was interested in earlier, with the lightr maple body that matched the maple neck. I AM a bit picky on what I want, so the way I'm looking at is is to snag a good deal and convert it to what I want. I really like the things Woody was done, and it has motivated me to go for it I'm not too sure what you could do to a UK II to make it better. How do you make perfect better?
Now chop up all the Vipers ya want, but not the UK II. NO! YOU MAY NOT HAVE ONE NOW! :D
No UKII for you! - Ovation Nazi |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Boys!! There's plenty to go round :D
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Location: Melbourne Australia | like this one?
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Location: Melbourne Australia | it is lovely YES! |
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Location: Jet City | "I just thinks that's pretty" - Dave Matthews Live at Radio City w/ Tim Reynolds
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