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Location: Los Angeles, CA | Any opinions on this?
1768-C
Cedar top, hmm. . . |
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| it ain't custom elite. just a regular elite.
custom elite is TOP of the line model. not this one. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | It is beautiful! Probably has a really deep dark tone.
I would like to see the price around $700 myself. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Mr. Adamas is correct. It is not the Custom Elite Model, Though it May have been a custom/Special order. In that respect it's custom, but that's all. My guess is that the seller just chose the wrong wording. Nice Ovation! I'm not sure I'd pay the buy it now price though. |
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Location: Wisconsin | I have this guitar. It is not a custom guitar, but it is somewhat rare. They made them for 2 or 3 years in the early '90's. I bought mine on fleabay recently for just over $400. My guitar has a few dings though and I got a pretty good deal so if you like the guitar, it is definitely worth more. Now, as for the cedar top -- it sounds wayyy sweet. I have another 1768 with the spruce top, and there is a big difference. I wouldn't say that it is better or worse, just different. Deep bowl + cedar top = nice sound. Hope this helps. |
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| ..well, it seems the cedar-top 1768 was relisted for another 7 days and $150 less...hmm...
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Still $200 more than the 1537 which is a much better guitar. I would try to go after the 1537. You never know what the reserve price might be. |
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| ..sure, but i doubt the 1537 will stays where it is now, with all the early bids the seller will let it ride for a while...
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I think the C tops had satin finishes, too. That has an effect upon the tone. |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Item has been relisted with a buy it now dropped to $975. Let's see if he gets any bids on it. |
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| hey steve chapman, is that cedar top solid or a veneer?...
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Solid top. |
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| ..thanks for the info steve, 4 days left, no bids yet...maybe still a little high for a 1768, but it's a one owner, in great shape, unique top, so we'll see, might give it a shot...
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Go for it!! |
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| ...at the moment, 7 hrs left, no bids....perhaps it will relist...
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| ..no bids, auction's ended...curious if it relists lower....
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Location: Waxahachie, Tx | It's Back! Very Tempting, This one would definetly get me divorced.
My mistake I had thought it had been relisted Sorry
A Music Dealer In my Home town has a New (Non FRG) 2003 collectors edition I've been looking at. He just seems high with his asking price of $1100. This looks very similar. |
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| hey tex, it was listed once before, and this last time was the relist; there were no bids either time, so it will be interesting to see if he lists it again for less...it would be a nice model to have considering the cedar top...
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Ovation Custom Elite Model 1768-C