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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | I'm looking to sell a guitar that my brother gave me. It's an Ovation 1115-4. I'm including the hard case, a wall hanging bracket, and the Dean Markley pick-up that goes with the guitar. My brother used this guitar in the recording studio on a couple of his albums and other artists used it on their albums as well. This guitar has toured the world, but it's not playing any music just sitting in my closet.
Part of my problem is that I don't know how much this guitar is worth...I figured some of you here could tell me it's value even if you weren't interested in buying it.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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Location: NJ | $400-500 . . . |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Never seen a brown O case with a purple lining. All mine are brown. :confused: |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Early ones had purple lining. |
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Location: Midland, MI | I'm thinking of buying it just for the case. :eek: |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | More Pics:
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by cruster:
I'm thinking of buying it just for the case. :eek: Cool! Send me the guitar if you do. :D
Mine's bent :( |
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Location: Parrish, FL | What are you asking for it? Is the binding separating at the waist? |
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Location: CT | My 1612 case has a purple lining, but someone painted the case black> :-( |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Originally posted by BluesSailor:
What are you asking for it? Is the binding separating at the waist? The binding is starting to separate. As I said...I'm not sure what to ask. I know there is the actual value of the guitar, but I'm also trying to consider the previous ownership of the guitar...my brother. He's been nominated for over 3 Grammy's and has platinum and gold records and this guitar was used on some of those albums. I know it truly may not add anything to the value of the guitar, but I think it should :p |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Mmmm... Not likely :rolleyes:
Are we talking about playing the guitar, or a Wall Hanging?
Is it signed? Is your brother John Lennon, Jim Croce, Cat Steven, Bob Seeger, or anyone interesting?
Do you have documentation? If so, this probably ain't the place to sell it. |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Mmmm... Not likely :rolleyes:
Are we talking about playing the guitar, or a Wall Hanging?
Is it signed? Is your brother John Lennon, Jim Croce, Cat Steven, Bob Seeger, or anyone interesting?
Do you have documentation? If so, this probably ain't the place to sell it. Point taken...as I said, it's what I think...not definitive. He's no John, Jim, Cat, or Bob, but he's interesting...and considering his music it's even more interesting that he used this guitar. That's neither here nor there...is the consensus the guitar is worth between $400 - $500 just as the guitar (no emotional/celebrity value)? |
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Location: Midland, MI | Who is your brother and what were his feelings about the purple lining? |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Originally posted by cruster:
Who is your brother and what were his feelings about the purple lining? Brother is lead singer/lead guitar for Ministry. He never really said anything about the purple lining. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I paid $325 + 40 for mine, with shipping and all that. (black case, not brown) |
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Location: Snellville, GA | The strings are strung rickenbacker style. |
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Location: NJ | ". . is the consensus the guitar is worth between $400 - $500 just as the guitar (no emotional/celebrity value)? . . "
I was basing that on a "pristene" specimen . . .
I don't wanna be accused of being a member of the "PricePolice", but with the wear/tear on it, I (personally) wouldn't pay more than $200-250 for it (but that's just me).
I actually find the case more intriguing than the guitar . . . |
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Location: SoCal | Man, look at all the windings on the bass E post.... |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by EJourgensen:
Brother is lead singer/lead guitar for Ministry. He never really said anything about the purple lining. No kidding? I had a friend who was into them for a while. A little to 'metal' for me, but hey, ice cream. Good luck with the sale; I really do think that purple lining is cool. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I've got one of those purple lined cases that I'll sell for the right price. As for the 1115, I expect the market value is somewhere in between the low end and high end discussed above. |
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Location: CT | Oh man. I just noticed now how the strings are backward. That's called 'Rickenbacker Style'? Weird. |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | I put new string on it myself...guess I messed up huh? :confused: |
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Location: Snellville, GA | Originally posted by brainslag:
Oh man. I just noticed now how the strings are backward. That's called 'Rickenbacker Style'? Weird. I don't think that's an industry term but Rick' 12 strings are strung that way. |
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Location: CT | If I bought a Rick, 1st thing I'd do is re-string it. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Is this the band?
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Yep! |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Originally posted by Phil Wong:
Is this the band?
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Here's a pic from the last time he came to visit:
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Location: Tychy, Poland | pm sent |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Only a couple of replies...I thought more people would be interested in this guitar. |
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Location: NJ | It may take some "patience".
Most of the people here who had been "looking" for Pacemakers awhile ago, now HAVE them . . .
Y'might have t'wait for a noob who's looking for that particular model (or an inexpensive 12-string in general). |
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Location: Tennessee | Pippy Longstockings is all grown up.
You know, you might want to put this up on eBay and highlight it's history. Here, nobody's going to really care that it was played by your Bro ... but on eBay, there may be people falling all over themselves to get a figurative piece of him. You've obviously got the bona fides ... you're likely to find someone who will pay over market because of it's history. |
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Location: NJ | Is there such a thing as a "Ministry FanSite'???
That might be an option . . . |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Usually how much does it cost to ship a guitar with case? Both domestic and overseas |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Interesting... It\'s Now Listed Here! |
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Location: West Palm Beach, FL | Not mine....I listed mine HERE |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | and here |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Sorry, you're right, my mistake...But what a co-incidence!
Blessings... |
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Location: Tennessee | Good luck with the sale. It's in better shape than the other one, and it has history! |
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1115-4 For Sale...Used, but looks good and plays GREAT!!!