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Location: Phoenix AZ | Never say never ...
This is one I swore on a stack of Maxim's I'd never part with: My Sunburst 1537. Part museum piece, part one of the damn best wood topped guitars Ovation has ever built!
  
You know all about the 1537 so I'm not going to go into details. The guitar is immaculate! No lacquer cracks, no nicks, dings, no wear, NOTHINIG. There is one erasure sized mark in the front near the edge that you'd never see from 2 feet away. Neck is perfect, no wear at all, no tarnish on the gold hardware. Binding is perfect, etc., etc.
I had removed the 2 knob electronics from this guitar a few years ago and had been playing it as acoustic only. But last night I put the electronics back in, new battery, and everything works perfectly. Actually I was amazed how good it works! Action is low and fast with no buzzing. I just don't know what else to say about how nice this guitar is. Even includes the Glen Campbell signature truss rod cover.
Sadly, as nice as this guitar is I just can not justify keeping it. It gets no play at all and it's such a special Ovation that it should be elsewhere in this club. Yes, I will regret selling it, I always do.
So here's the deal. There have been some bargain 1537's and fixer uppers lately on ebay. My guitar is NOT one of them. If you're looking for a project, look elsewhere. If you want a pristine museum piece of Ovation's history in perfect working condition and 9.99 cosmetic condition with like-new hard shell case then drop me a line. $1200. delivered to your door in the USA.
Additional photos and details of this guitar can be found HERE.
Contact me if you have questions.
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Location: South of most, North of few | OK Dave, you have gone crazy now. Step away from the computer. Very nice guitar, only wish it were in the budget for me. |
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Location: Wooster, Ohio | Does anyone know how many of the 1537 bursts were made?
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Location: Upper Left USA | Gaseous Dude!
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by BluesSailor:
Help! ditto |
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Location: SoCal | I've played this guitar.... worth every penny he's asking. |
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Someone will be very happy. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I only know of 2 bursts. The one Dave is selling and the tobacco burst I had.
Without a doubt, the burst (for some reason) make these guitars sound even better. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Dave's Martin habit is getting out of control.
She's a beauty... and these guitars sound glorious. |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Stand back men. I'm in final negotiations with my boss...I mean my wife! |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Dave: You've got mail.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Two 1537's?? Jim, aren't you breaking some kind of law? |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | GregoryS also picked up a 'burst 1537 during the summer, a steal for round $750 including shipping, never-the-less this specimen appears to be a flagship representation, worth every penny!!! The sound that comes out of these gives a tingly sensation!!!and makes you hair stand on edge!!! |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | I have violated a universal Ovation law of guitars. It's called the "1537 uno maximus can-have-itis". Therefore, I will be selling my natural 1537. It is also in excellent shape but not as rare as Dave's burst.
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Location: Upper Left USA | This could be serious!
Tell me you don't take payments and I go about my business...
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Thanks stellarjim, answers the 1st ques and brings up a 2nd, Quanto estas? btw I also have a natural in what may be considered VGC. pics in gallery? phil |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Guitar is sold. Thanks. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | this might be a record sale, less than 8 hrs. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by philmax:
this might be a record sale, less than 8 hrs. Yeah, means I probably didn't ask enough for it ...
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Location: Houston, Texas | I just logged on to suggest an intervention for Dave. Too late. I suppose Tupperware will not be long-lived. What will the next incarnation be? Garonemartin? or Goneamartin?
How could you do it Dave? Regretting it already? Its a sad day in OFC history. For penance you must buy another 47RI.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Joyful Noise:
How could you do it Dave? Regretting it already? Its a sad day in OFC history. For penance you must buy another 47RI. Of course I regret it. I also regretted selling others (shiny bowl balladeers, josh whites, custom legends, hurricanes, thunderheads, a fretless typhoon, ultra-GP, etc.). But they are just guitars and I had the honor of owning this 1537 for some nice years of enjoyment. Time to move on. Funny you mention buying another 47RI. That would have been a bargin compared to some of these other possibilities.
It's funny how tastes change. When I joined this club way back when, I only had wood topped Ovations. I had no interest in Adamas, thought they looked silly. But over the span of 4-5 years I've collected (and fallen in love with) quite a few nice Adamas and at the same time have almost purged all my wood topped Ovations in favor of other guitars. I never would have predicted this happening.
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Philmax:
Surprisingly, I may own the record for quickest sale. I sold an FD 14 to Stephent28 in (as I remember it) approx 4 minutes.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | :D Timing is everything :D |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by stephent28:
:D Timing is everything :D Jim, You are getting the nicest burst 1537 out there. Congratulations!
Tupp, Nice of you to pass this one on. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | As far as sunburst ones go, there are 4 that I know belong to members on this board, and a 5th one which is a cutaway.
We've seen a few black ones and of course all the natural ones. But has ANYONE ever seen a NUTMEG? It's listed in the catalog, but I have never seen one myself. Think about the nutmeg finish on the John Lennon Legend for example. THAT must be a great looking 1537.
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Location: GA USA | It's funny how tastes change. When I joined this club way back when, I only had wood topped Ovations. I had no interest in Adamas, thought they looked silly. Ditto. There were a LOT of Ovations and Adami that I didn't care for in the least. I didn't like the baby blue of the Adamas tops, koa, or even the oak leaf rosettes. Many of them I now think are beautiful. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | "Ditto. There were a LOT of Ovations and Adami that I didn't care for in the least. I didn't like the baby blue of the Adamas tops, koa, or even the oak leaf rosettes. Many of them I now think are beautiful."
And here I thought I was the only one. You couldn't get me to even look at that blue Adamas. Now I look at mine on the wall, and I see the work of art that it is. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i used to think the milti holes,cutaways and ssb's looked silly. now i find my self attracted to the multi soundholes..still not too fond of ssb's and cutaways tho..maybe next year..lol...jason |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Just wanted to chime in and say that I'm proud and excited to be picking up Dave's 1537. As many of you know, I already have a very nice natural 1537 (which I will have to sell as part of my agreement with the wifeboss). I didn't tell her I was buying the same guitar. That would have been too hard to explain. I just told her it was an upgrade to a collector guitar and a keeper. I think I caught her with a little of residual Christmas spirit. But it all worked out.
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Location: south east Michigan | Well... if that guitar could not make it to my living room, at least it's closer than before.
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Location: Ohio | Is the Glenn Campbell TRC stock or was that added later for good looks? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The TRC was added for sound, not looks. It has a special rubberized backing. The effect of mounting the rubber backed TRC on the headstock is to subdue the modal-frequency interharmonics. In laymans terms it significantly improves the sound - more ring, sustain, depth, ...
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Now David... |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Welcome AdamasMan, glad you decided to jump in! |
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Location: Ohio | That was a pretty good story about the TRC. Fortunately, even though I was born at night, I wasn't born last night. So does that mean it was added later for looks and that it was not part of the original guitar? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 1537's do not come standard with TRC's.
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Location: SoCal | Are you certain that 1537's don't come with TRC's? I coulda sworn that recently I saw one with a TRC and it had to have been there for a reason. I mean, nobody would add one just for the helluv it. Would they???? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I coulda sworn that recently I saw one with a TRC and it had to have been there for a reason. There have been several. There are also book elites, legends, adamas 2's, export adamas, mando's, etc.
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | It arrived today! WOW. Best guitar per dollar I've ever bought. Dave's pictures are nice but they really don't do this guitar justice.
Now I'm waiting for that giant stack of Maxims to show up. $200 of the guitar price was for the stack of Maxims Dave swore on when he decided to sell this fine guitar. When Dave told me how big the stack was, it comes out to $.25 per copy. LOL.
Thanks Dave. Great guitar for both tone and beauty. A classic.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Glad (but not surprised) you like it. I regret selling it but am glad it found a good home. I owe you a stack of Maxim's and you owe me a beer. How about we just call it even?
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | I'd rather have the Maxims but since you probably have expensive taste in beer, we'll call it even.
By the way, where'd the Tupperware name come from? Your wife do a lot party's or something.
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Location: ranson,wva | dave has the ocasional tase for guinness..lol jason |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Stellarjim, what's become of the 1537 that you already have? phil |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by stellarjim:
By the way, where'd the Tupperware name come from? Just spend some time on the martin board and the word will surely come up ... |
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Location: Louisville, OH 44641 | Philmax:
I am planning to sell my natural 1537. It is in excellent condition and sounds wonderful. I plan to post it on this board no later than tomorrow.
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Location: France | I could be interested..... |
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