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Location: Florence,SC | There's a Preacher Deluxe on ebay right now that "sounds" interesting. I say "sounds" because there's no pictures for a guitar with a starting price of $700.
I asked the seller to post some pictures because I was interested in the guitar. His response? I quote: "Hi, you can go to Google Search engine and type in Ovation Electric Guitar Preacher Deluxe and see many pictures of this guitar and they will all be the same except maybe the color which mine is a sunburst."
Like I said, I "was" interested. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I would instantly be suspicious as to whether he even owns the guitar.
A response like that would definitely kill any interest I might have had. |
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Location: Florence,SC | I see by your profile page you too like the Ampeg Dan Armstrong See Through. I have an original guitar and bass in addition to my first loves ... Ovation electrics. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | yeah...first bass I ever bought around '69 I think.
I had one of the prototype DA guitars that I sold about 3-4 years ago cause some collector waved an obscene amount of money in my face.
Now I just have a couple of the reissues. |
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Location: Florence,SC | Money does talk ...sometimes very loud! The bass I have is one of the early ones (without the switch) and I've been looking for a pickguard for it. It has a non-original one on it now. Good basses. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I have seen those pg's show up on ebay from time to time.
I still have an ongoing search on ebay just to keep tabs with the current worth...lol!
Yeah, I think back then a lot of us guitarist switched to bass cause there were so few bass players around. Having the short scale really made for a comfortable switch. |
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Shady Preacher
The seller added a couple of photos. From this picture I can only surmise that this guitar certainly has Viper pickups as well as body shape. The pickguard is not stock.
Looks like a refinished Viper with a mysterious 3 knob but I may be wrong. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by Vadim:
It's this one isn't it?
Shady Preacher
The seller added a couple of photos. From this picture I can only surmise that this guitar certainly has Viper pickups as well as body shape. The pickguard is not stock.
Looks like a refinished Viper with a mysterious 3 knob but I may be wrong.
 
It might be this one (from Woody's ning photos)... same knot-hole.
With different lighting and maybe some added oil to the wood-grain.
But it ain't a Preacher... Deluxe or Otherwise. :p |
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| Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
If this is it... That sure looks like a Woody Viper...
With different lighting and maybe some added oil to the wood-grain.
But it ain't a Preacher... Deluxe or Otherwise. :p I thought I've already seen it somewhere! I think you're right on the money on this one. O wonder what the man himself could add. |
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Location: MA | Absolutely the same guitar.
The wood seems to have darkened but there's no mistaking that pickguard grain pattern. It's like a fingerprint. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yup!
That is a One Piece Mahogany Body finished in Tung Oil with a Koa veneer PG and TRC.
Viper pups and a Blend Switch in place of the Three way Switch.
The tuners and Bridge are Chrome and I did not have a coil tap switch in there.
Very odd... |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | It also doesn't have 23 MOP fret inlays per his description...
Odd indeed! |
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Location: Florence,SC | The seller sent me an email (since I had previously asked for photos) and he told me to disregard the posted photo ... he said it was of another Ovation he owned. |
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Location: Florence,SC | Sorry I didn't post his email earlier about the Viper photo but I've been away. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I also had an Ebay discussion with him.
Not sure why he didn't pull the listing.
Still fishy. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Here are his CL listings as he discussed with me.
Viper III
Preacher Deluxe |
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Location: Utah | MWoody, can you explain the blend switch? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Stewmac Blend Pot
Here it is. |
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Location: Utah | Thanks for the link. |
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| MWoody
He didn't specify this in his ad so I'm wondering what is so custom about his Viper III? |
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Preacher Deluxe