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Location: Upper Left USA | This one looks nice!
Sunburst 1537 |
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Location: Chimacum, WA | Yes, it is. I am the owner and just found out about this site from MWoody. Other than the pickup it is in remarkable condition. If you are local (Chimacum, WA, near Port Townsend) you are welcome to come take a look at it.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I saw that one. Looks nice. Hope that one of the OFC who is still lusting after a 1537 can pick this one up. Waskel really needs it, but I bet he's saving for Al's special Koa. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | cool |
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Location: Houston, Texas | This one looks pretty nice Scott.
A new pickup should be pretty easy to obtain, I would think. I'm not so sure it would be easy to fix the current one. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | I'm on it HOT and HEAVY |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Good luck, Blues. You've been in that market for a long time. |
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | Good Luck Blues! I'll take a shot if the price looks right...but no sense getting into a bidding war with you!
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Hhhhmmmmmhh! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | These are EXTREMELY nice guitars! Good luck, man.
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Location: Parrish, FL | I'm out, GregoryS is in. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Half tempted to take a drive north...then again, I'd better not. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Seller has updated the description. Looks to have some new frets and some wear on the fretboard that was previously undisclosed. Kinda refreshing that a seller is this upfront and honest given the standard fare on the Bay.
Way to be Gerry! |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | I would bet you could order a new pickup from the mothership as these pickups seem to be used in some of the RI's and are probably compatible. It is a simple matter to swap them out. When you restring, just push up on the wire and the pickup, shims and everything pop right out (at least they do on mine.) However, I don't remember if the hook up to the controls is a plug and play or requires soldering. Didn't look that close (I was only removing some shims). |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Looks like Gregory from Sounds of Praise Music won this one.
Price seemed a little high to me, considering the issues that the guitar had. |
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Location: SoCal | might be just the saddle...a new pre-amp is fairly expensive, if available. |
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Location: Australia | ....just as a side note, did those original Elite models have a walnut f'board like the Adamas guitars ?
....that ebay guitar looks like it has one |
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Location: SoCal | They were walnut for the first 2 years of production. Then they went to rosewood. |
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Location: Australia | thanks moody
...so would that be 83' and 84' ? |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Congratulations Gregory! And welcome to the ELITE club (:
Hey Guys ... You called this a "Sunburst" what's the difference between this and the "Tocaccoburst"? |
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Location: SoCal | That's my understanding Richard....
And Bv, the difference is the name.... actually, I have no idea. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | '87 Collectors in Sunburst, 1537 in Tobaccoburst and 1547 in Natural.
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Colors show up a little better on this shot.
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I thought the 87 was a natural top? |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | That 1537 is one BAD muddah |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | How bout this one Elite w/big butt!!! . My trigger finger is starting to get itchy again. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Phil,
That's a good one - looks almost identical to my '87 1718, and that one is AWESOME!
I need to do a side-by-side with the 1537, but I don't know how it could get much better.
Not a bad price if it's truly mint, but you can probably find better. |
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Location: SoCal | Those are beautiful guitars in the pic. I happen to know that the 87 Collectors pictured was originally a natural top. The person from whom Stephen purchased it sent it to the factory and the top, which had a number of varnish cracks, had the top painted and resurfaced. And as always, the factory did a great job.
Differences in burst tops can often be attributed to different people doing the burst. I don't think it's much more complicated than that. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Originally posted by edensharvest:
Phil,
That's a good one - looks almost identical to my '87 1718, and that one is AWESOME!
I need to do a side-by-side with the 1537, but I don't know how it could get much better.
Not a bad price if it's truly mint, but you can probably find better. I had for a while a 1718 Elite and was able to A/B it with my 1537. To my ear there was a BIG difference in the acoustic tone. Plugged in though, the OP-24 is WAY better than the old FET stereo pre-amp.
The 1718 does have very nice acoustic sound. It just doesn't have the deep overtones in the bass nor the bright overtones in the treble that are the hallmark of the 1537 sound. The 1537 also has much more volume when played hard.
I have also found that there are real variations in the acoustic sound of Ovations of the same model. Some just plain sound better than others. I always think that if someone has one that sounds especially good, it won't be for sale until it starts to get worn out. I'm always sceptical of a 10+ year old guitar that has never been played much.
I paid less than $400 for the 1718. I think that you could do a lot better than this one for the price. |
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Location: Hiram, Georgia | Thanks guys for the input on the 1718, sounds like they are want too much for it. I'm mostly interested in unplugged sound, since my LX can more than handle plugged in duty. Thanks again for the benefit of your wisdom and experience.
Holding out for now. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I would - I got my 1718 for $375, a bit worn but awesome unplugged sound. Amped, it just dominates! I'd wait for a good deal on a player, not a looker. |
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