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Location: big island | sunburst viper
i put in a low bid and just rec'd word i won this viper. is it a good buy if all is well with the guitar? |
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Location: SoCal | Oh yeah. I'm not a huge fan of the sunburst, but if the guitar's in good shape, you stole it! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Nice. I was watching that one and it was one of those that I almost bid on because the deal would have been good enough for me to overcome SWMBO's wrath.
Any chance you can arrange for shipping via Boise? She might agree if I said I had to hand deliver it to Hawaii. |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Nice deal. Vipers are great guitars. |
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Location: big island | i've never played one. mwoody highly recommends them though. |
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Location: Tennessee | Mine gets played more than any other electric I have. Very underrated guitar. You'll like it! |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
Mine gets played more than any other electric I have. Very underrated guitar. You'll like it! that's sayin' alot. i've seen your list! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and if you decide you really hate the burst (at the price you paid), Woody can do a refin! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Nice Randy! I think mine is wonderful. Have fun. |
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Location: GA USA | You can impress people by telling them it's exactly like mine. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The black one right behind it was only $213 with a few minutes left, but bounced up to $325. I don't know how you sneaked by with the one you got, Randy. It looked a lot nicer. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | And here comes the next one!
And I was watching all of these (for recreation, and to boost the seller's hopes).
Last week, it was cheap Elite T's...
Today it's Viper's...
And I missed them all!
Good Score Randy! |
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Location: Tennessee | That's a good looking Viper. Seems to be in primo shape. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Yeah... Lanaki got his before the evening rush.
By the time I thought about bidding on the charcoal one, it was outta my reach.
And this one has gone up $100 since I posted the photo....
(but that may be my fault... I can't identify the names no more! :p ) |
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Location: big island | thanks OMA! i'll follow up when i get it. |
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Location: GA USA | To me, the price looks about right on that Natural Viper. It's really pretty.
Randy, I bet you'll love it. Whenever I (or anyone) play mine, the feeling is always "this guitar feels really good". |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It matches (well somewhat) those fantastic Hawaii sunsets!
Enjoy it Randy! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Excellent price, Randy. I was watching one last year about like that for my son and it went for about $450 as I recall. $270 for a USA made vintage guitar is a terrific price. I have a Viper III and played it a lot for the first few years. You'll love the 2-octave necks. |
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Location: NW Washington State | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
The black one right behind it was only $213 with a few minutes left, but bounced up to $325. I don't know how you sneaked by with the one you got, Randy. It looked a lot nicer. I was watching the black one, thought it might go cheap because of the mutilated pickguard. By the time I bid it was past my max. You just never know how an eBay auction will turn out. Randy's looks like a better deal. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Hey! ... I was bidding on that one too, but I had to go watch a baby being born. Congratulations! I really like the light colored one also. but it just went out of my steal reach. |
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Location: closely held secret | Very nice, Randy. Hope you love it as much as I love mine! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Randy,
Of all of the solids I like the overall playability and virtuosity of the Vipers. Sunburst is difficult to match with a veneered PG but if something comes to mind drop me a line.
That Maple one that went for $570 is just screaming for a PG in Cherry or Koa! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Other than the looks, is there any reason why a maple viper would be worth twice what Randy paid for the sunburst? I happen to like the sunburst, although I'd prefer a red one, and if the sunbursts are just as good, though less popular, I'll keep looking for a deal. |
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Location: Thailand | Congratulations! Randy
povation |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Good get Randy!
I just gotta get with this Ebay thing! |
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Location: big island | i appreciate all the words of encouragement. i really did not expect to win it and was surprised when i found out i now had to pay for it somehow. what's worse is figuring out how to tell SWMBO :rolleyes: |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | i really did not expect to win it and was surprised when i found out i now had to pay for it somehow. what's worse is figuring out how to tell SWMBO
Randy, not again! I have a couch..... ;) |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by fillhixx:
I just gotta get with this Ebay thing! i just gotta get away from this eBay thing! |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by MusicMike:
i really did not expect to win it and was surprised when i found out i now had to pay for it somehow. what's worse is figuring out how to tell SWMBO
Randy, not again! I have a couch..... ;) |
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Location: closely held secret | Yes. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by lanaki:
what's worse is figuring out how to tell SWMBO :rolleyes: Just wait until it comes and let Smoke On The Water do the talking. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Great job Randy. Welcome to the guitar thief club. :D |
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Location: Japan | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Other than the looks, is there any reason why a maple viper would be worth twice what Randy paid for the sunburst? I happen to like the sunburst, although I'd prefer a red one, and if the sunbursts are just as good, though less popular, I'll keep looking for a deal. Time of day has a lot to do with it.
When I was living in Japan my girlfriend and I loved putting stuff up on auction and really noticed a lot of great deals ended at times of day/night when it was difficult for regular day people to bid. Of course the highest prices are generally going to be generated when people with jobs can bid. |
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Location: GA USA | Aren't the sunbursts the most common, and the maple fretboards as well? |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
Other than the looks, is there any reason why a maple viper would be worth twice what Randy paid for the sunburst? We can assume looks, but it's eBay. Could be ANY reason from looks to the person that bought the natural wasn't around or didn't do a search when the sunburst was available, or someone looking for a natural cause they already have a burst, or it's someone's favorite color, they like the state it's in, or buyer, or ad, or terms or condition or or or or or or....
Seriously, I'm not being sarcastic. The first rule of predicting why or how something sells or doesn't on ebay, is that there are NO rules. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Nice pickup Randy.
I saw it, thought about it as I don't have a sunburst but figured 5 of them was enough already.
Enjoy!!!
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Location: GA USA | AJ, you've got quite a stable there. I went to your gallery to see the pix. Guess what... you don't have a gallery!
I bought the burst because of looks. I'd love to have a natural and nutmeg also, in that order, both with maple fb's. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Thankyou Captain, the gallery is coming.
I have some time off over Christmas and it's my intention to get it happening.
I have a natural V2 and a V3.
Some are still in the US with my mate in Colorado, get em in the New Year.
Cheers AJ |
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Location: big island | well...the mailman just delivered the sunburst. no case and extremely dirty. i'll clean 'er up, put on some new strings and get a gig bad ASAP. letcha know soon...
there is no fretboard wear and slight wear on the fretwires. neck is great, other than a pencil eraser size ding on the back at the third fret. |
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Location: big island | so if the serial number is E +5 digits (11733), that tells me the guitar was produced from Feb 1975 - 1980. correct? can the date be defined any better than that? |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | "well...the mailman just delivered the sunburst. no case and extremely dirty" ...
I just commented about the same thing with my new bass. Why do people treat their instruments that way? Anyway, Congratulations! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Nice guitar, looks in real good shape. |
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Location: big island | so why is it that nobody on this forum has ever mentioned how good an electric guitar the ovation viper is? :D
i've owned les pauls and a gibson 335, (not to mention a decca!) and this sunburst viper sounds better and is more comfortable than any electric i've ever played. it appears it has sat around for 30 years without being played much at all. it shows a few scratches and dings probably from being moved around and stuck in one closet after another. certainly it hasn't been played alot. it cleaned up very nicely and all the electronics work flawlessly. the neck is amazingly comfortable and quick. and the mailman delivered it on sunday! merry Christmas to me.
randy: "hey honey, wanna see what you bought me for Christmas?"
shirley: "sure babe, wanna see if the dog likes your playing?" |
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Location: big island | oh yeah...double merry Christmas to me; musicmike is sending me a gigbag for it. mahalo mike! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Gig Bag on the way Thursday! Merry Christmas! :D ;) :rolleyes: |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Sweet Randy! |
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Location: Houston, TX | "so why is it that nobody on this forum has ever mentioned how good an electric guitar the ovation viper is?"
Oh yeah, I meant to mention that Vipers are very good electric guitars. Is my timing a little off? It feels a little off.
Kidding aside, I just ran across this thread or I would have chimed in sooner. My first electric was a SB Viper, but without the word on the pickguard. Loved it. Played it a lot, for years. Looks like you got a great deal. Nice flame on the back of the neck, yes? Hot pickups, too. Congratulations! |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by lanaki:
so why is it that nobody on this forum has ever mentioned how good an electric guitar the ovation viper is? :D
You never asked. I would have told you! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Beautiful! |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | That IS sweet! I can't wait to snag one for myself! |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
Randy, I bet you'll love it. Whenever I (or anyone) play mine, the feeling is always "this guitar feels really good". I kinda did tell you how good it is, but of course, that was after you bought it. I'll bet you really make it sing. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Randy, as a fellow guitar thief, I am in envy. Great get! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Wise words from tha master Trader! Enjoy... |
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Location: big island | to quote the captain: "this guitar feels really good".
not only that, it's the butteriest buttery player ever. oh my! i'm gonna sell the dillion i got recently. this viper has bit me hard and it's venom is coursing through my veins. |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | Randy, they are soooo underated!!
Enjoy the poison :D
Cheers AJ |
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Location: GA USA | Last time I played mine at church, I went straight into my amp with no effects, only a little reverb. It sounds so good, it doesn't need much help. I'm so glad I went for an all original Viper. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Priority Package coming to the Isalnds...unfortunatly I couldn't fit myself in it...bad for me...good for you! lol
Enjoy! |
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Location: big island | shoulda got a bigger box, mike. we'd a had a ton o' fun jammin'! your neck might not appreciate the confines of a priority package all the way here though.
mahalo musicmike! |
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Location: big island | if you are interested, there's a link below to listen to a demo of my viper. it's not a spit and polished tune yet but i think there's some potential in it. |
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Location: big island | viper demo 2 update |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Very Nice Randy...I think I'll check out this site to put some things on... |
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Location: NW NJ | Sweet! |
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Location: big island | hey mikey!
they attempted delivery of the gig bag on saturday but i was away from home. went to the PO and picked it up 20 minutes ago. perfect! thanks again. what goes around comes around so...look out! |
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