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| Not sure if this is rare or not and it's not on my list of guitars that people on here have asked me to look for but figured it only takes a second to post.
Title says $350 but when you get in, it shows $400 so I'm sure he'd take $350 or less
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Location: NW Washington State | Looks like it could be a nice project. I'd like to try a natural/ebony neck like that. Even better if the body wood is a single piece. Where's Woody?
The hype about the rarity and being Ovation's only electric isn't true.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Numb - buy it - I have a Koa pickguard that will go nicely on that one. A nice Viper for under $400 is a bargain! |
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Location: NW Washington State | Woody-
No, after you, I insist. It would just end up in my closet with the other unplayed guitars, or worse yet, be disassembled and go into the pile of unstarted projects.
By the way, let me know if you have any interest in that Viper III body I have. I really should be clearing out the project stuff I'm not going to use.
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Location: Tennessee | Looks to be have the mahogany body, not maple. My mahogany Viper is a one piece body. |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Woody,
This is right down the road from me...would you also have a matching truss rod cover to go with that pickguard just in case? |
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Location: NW Washington State | I can provide a cheap black pickguard (or just a piece specially cut to cover the jack area) to get you started. Anything Woody offers will be nicer.
-Steve W. |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Thanks Steve,
I'm going to try and get a look at this and see if the restorations are within my completely untried capabilities!
Mike... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Electronics needs to be rewired is always a big scary for me.....tells me that it is non-working and might need new pups!
Also no original case just a gig bag.
I like how they always list all these things and then assure you that "it is no big deal".
For me, this would be $225-250 tops. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They got pickguards at the factory. |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | I'm lovin' all this info...
Thanks,
Mike... |
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Location: NW Washington State | The ad has been changed to $150. Somebody's gotta go buy this! I'll take it if there's someone nearby who can pick it up and ship it- but you really should keep it for yourself.
-Steve W. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | 2 stix,
Buy it - I'll take care of you. |
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Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by MWoody:
Buy it - I'll take care of you. An offer you can't refuse.
I sent 2stix an email and I hope that he or someone else here grabs it.
-Steve W. |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | I called and left a message that i was interested...hope he gets back to me! I will let you know. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If somebody close wants to pick it up, I'll buy it, if no one else does first. I may have to sneak a few monthly payments till I can extend it out past my alleged guitar purchase moratorium imposed by SWMBO, but someone can play around with it until then. I've got a Viper on my rather long list of must haves. SWMBO didn't complain too much when I bought my last Ultra GS for about $150 and she's redoing the master bathroom now, so $150 for this will seem trivial. |
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Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
If somebody close wants to pick it up, I'll buy it, if no one else does first. I dibbsed that first. :) But if someone can pick it up, they really should keep it for that price. 2stix, I'll send you a functional beater pickguard for postage if you need it- assuming Woody doesn't have something right away.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I wasn't sure if you were encouraging someone else to buy it, but I hope you do. I'll be happy to take it if you don't. I was figuring out a way to have my daughter's boyfriend "buy" it from Woody and then give it to me. I'm sure the source of the funds would never be traced back to me. |
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Location: NW Washington State | Mark, we can flip a coin. Or fight over it like feral guitar-hunting animals. :) Woody probably asked first anyway. I hardly need it, it's just the Pavlovian cheap guitar response kicking in.
-Steve W. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I'm good with whatever gets figured out.
I suggest a "Sumo-Costume Death Match"! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Steve, no one needs an electric guitar less than I, although I did play both of mine briefly last night. I just didn't want it to get away so cheap. Mostly I like the looks of it and have been GASing for a Viper off and on between other GAS attacks. If you get it and decide to get rid of it by July, bring it to the NW gathering and I'll send an agent up to buy it from you. That assumes I'm not back in the dog house over some other guitar purchase by then. |
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Location: Barkhamsted CT | Hey Guys, I picked up the Viper for 150.00. I Stopped in to the Ovation factory and grabed a pickgaurd. The guy there suggested that i check this site for a caseand i saw this thread. Doeas anyone have a case for sale? |
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Location: NW Washington State | He comes from nowhere and makes the catch! But since you're a lefty, it won't be of any use to you.
Cases can be hard to find, just keep checking here and on eBay.
Since you're putting on the new pickguard, you might check with the factory and see if they have a replacement switch for a reasonable price. Pots can be cleaned but the switch can get noisy if its had heavy use.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Congrats Steve and welcome!
Alpep on this board has some cases and is located in NJ.
If you need a custom PG to convert the guitar to Lefty let me know. It'll look awful strange though! |
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Location: Feeding Hills, MA | Oh well, I guess I shouldn't be waiting for Charlie to return my calls or e-mails.... |
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Location: Barkhamsted CT | Thanks all, I purchased the guitar to hang on the wall. I've been an Ovation fan as long as i can remember.
So i'll give you the low down on the guitar. Both pots were damaged when the pickguard was broken, no idea how that could have happened. Other than that the guitar is in pretty good shape.
When i met Charlie ( the seller) he said that a bunch of people called today. Guess i was the first. :)
The search is on for pots, original knobs, and a case. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You're in the right forum. It may be easiest to find what you need at the factory. Or Mr. Ovation or MWoody over on this side of the country might have some laying around. |
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Location: Barkhamsted CT | Hmm! I replied a while ago and nothing happened. Anyway, seems like a very cool site. Looking forward to hanging around.
So about the Viper. Both pots were damaged when the pickguard was broken. Other then that its in nice shape. A little bit of TLC and it will be a great guitar.
I'm now on the hunt for the pots,1/4 jack, original knobs, and a case. |
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Location: Barkhamsted CT | Sorry about the second posting, for some reason it took a while for the last to post.
How can i reach Mr Ovation or MWoody? are they members? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | You can hit the email or PM icons above our messages.
Miles is "mileskb@aol.com" |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Hey LEFTY ... What did you have to give for the pick guard? |
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Location: Barkhamsted CT | Hi Vince,
Lets just say i got a great deal on it. The guys in the factory repair shop are great. I had to have the top replaced on my 82 Pacemaker 12 string a while back and they took care of me then as well. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I should have figured that out. They are a great bunch of people. I hope none of that changes with the change in ownership. |
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