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Location: sitting at my computer | When I bought my first O back in `75 the guitar shop dealer said it was an Ovation Legend. Okay that's nice, I didn't care, I knew I absolutely wanted it regardless of what it was called. Over the years a few other guitarist friends had also commented on it being a nice Legend. So I was surprised to just now discover over on Ovation's Crack The Code page that it's not listed as Legend... it's a Glen Campbell Artist Balladeer (not that Glen ain't a Legend).
My O's model no: 1617-4 (on an embossed, pewter style label)
According to Crack The Code...
1 ("first digit of the series number is always 1")
6 (type of guitar) - Acoustic electric roundbacks
1 (bowl depth) - Standard bowl, 5 13/16" deep
7 (mode) (think they meant model?) - Glen Campbell Artist Balladeer
(hyphen)
4 - (color) Natural
In fact there wasn't any code for the Legend model listed among the 4 Digit Series.
Guess I gotta go revise my collection list! :cool: |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Don't worry, it\'s a Legend. And a darn nice one!
Ovation has never been known for being a stickler for its own rules. |
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Location: closely held secret | Safer to go by the model# than the code.
Hang the code, and hang the rules. They're more like guidelines anyway. |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Patch:
Don't worry, it\'s a Legend. And a darn nice one!
Ovation has never been known for being a stickler for its own rules. |
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Location: SoCal | The GC acoustic electric is a 1627, the Legend a 1617. It's a Legend.... |
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Location: Seacoast NH | Ha! I was thinking the same thing about that photo! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Some guitar models continue to remain missing from the list as well, i.e., the single year 1567 SSB Legend from 1984. |
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Location: Tennessee | Actually, you may have mis-read the code ... (look here: http://www.ovationfanclub.com/serials.asp ... the last two digits go together and "17" is shown as Legend or Deluxe Balladeer (my 1117 from 1969 is officially a DB - before they added the Legend name to the line-up). So it appears, in this case at least, that Ovation followed their own naming convention.
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Location: sitting at my computer | Thanks mateys! BARMAID... a round of rum-runners fer the crew!!! :D
Originally posted by Patch: Ovation has never been known for being a stickler for its own rules. Originally posted by Waskel: Hang the code, and hang the rules. Originally posted by Damon67: That's about the ugliest "professional" picture of a Legend I've ever seen. Originally posted by ProfessorBB: Some guitar models continue to remain missing from the list as well, i.e., the single year 1567 SSB Legend from 1984. Argh, we'll lash that scoundrel of a webmaster to the yardarm and flog the Legends out of `im!!!
Originally posted by stonebobbo:
the last two digits go together and "17" is shown as Legend or Deluxe Balladeer Thanks stonebobbo, I was looking over on Crack The Code when I got confused. They don't list any double digits there. |
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Location: Utah | Imagine if rather than Fender the OFC put together the official Ovation/Adamas website... |
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Location: Tennessee | There sure would be a lot of smart-ass content. :rolleyes: |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Originally posted by Damon67:
Originally posted by Patch:
Don't worry, it\'s a Legend. And a darn nice one!
Ovation has never been known for being a stickler for its own rules.
It plays a nice as it looks too! |
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Location: sitting at my computer | OMG! It looks newer than new!
Has it been played or kept in a time capsule!!??
Nice photos! |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Ovation should pay Damon to take their official photos - or just give him one of each model on the proviso he gives it the red blanket treatment. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Originally posted by SOBeach:
OMG! It looks newer than new!
Has it been played or kept in a time capsule!!??
Nice photos! It's been played a LOT! There is a (double) nick in the lower bout you can see in the photo (not through to the wood), low, perfect action and tons of mojo! I love it. |
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Location: sitting at my computer | Originally posted by AstroDan:
There is a (double) nick in the lower bout... Dan, gosh IMO that nick ain't nothin'! I Sure wish mine still looked that good... it's been played a LOT too!! ;) |
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Location: Jet City | The sound is what'll get you on that one of Dan's. I think it has a better tone than my Custom Al D does. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Originally posted by Damon67:
The sound is what'll get you on that one of Dan's. I think it has a better tone than my Custom Al D does. It really does boom!
Not good recording, but acoustic only through the cameras mic...
http://youtu.be/Mo6wcg3oINM |
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Location: Tennessee | Nice playing Dan. Sounds great. |
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Location: Flahdaw | Nice pickin', Dan. |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Originally posted by Damon67:
The sound is what'll get you on that one of Dan's. I think it has a better tone than my Custom Al D does. You know Damon, I'd be willing to trade, straight across?
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Location: Seacoast NH | Nice pics! What a beauty! |
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Not a Legend after-all