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Location: SoCal | .... that if you had to sell the others, would be the one to keep?
For me, it keeps coming back to my 1537. I've replaced the tuners (old ones were corroded), the strap buttons (newer and larger), and the electronics (put in the redesigned 2 knobber preamp from the reissues). But I've never adjusted the neck or the action in the 18 years I've had it.
I often play the 87C and the OFC I slothead, and the rebuilt Legend, and the FD14, but the 1537 was the first good (really good) Ovation I ever owned and it still may be the best. Love the organic look of it and love the sound.
What's the "keeper" for you? |
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Location: Flahdaw | I remember I asked this question a couple of years ago and got jumped, 'cos it was the 3,289th time someone asked the same thing. |
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Location: SoCal | Yeah but that was you asking the question..... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | For all wood, either my Collings OM or my Borges OM.
Both stellar......
For Adamas/Ovation, wideneck Slothead # 57
It is what it is......... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | This time 'round the question I think may be slightly different. Rather than the usual "you could only keep one" this is "if you had to sell the others." For me there's a difference.
If I "had to sell" all others, then the keeper would be my trusty Ovation Medallion. It's served me well for 35 years.
If I could only "keep" one.. then it would be the OFC-II.
My logic in this is that "if I had" to sell all others... I would include the most expensive ones in that sale and keep something that may be worth little in value but high in sentiment. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Following what Miles said about Selling the ones that would give the most return...
I would have to keep the 2078T-?
As much as I would love to keep the Adamas, Sweet T, Flame T and others...
Nobody would buy this one, so I may as well keep it! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If I interpret the question the same way Miles' did, I'd keep the Matrix because it's not worth selling and it was a wedding present. If I had to sell my guitars because SWMBO took me to the cleaners in the divorce, it would probably be the first one I'd sell.
I also agree with Moody, since my 1537 was my first really good Ovation.
And I agree with Stephen, sort of. The #47 RI he sold me is my best sounding and playing guitar.
So there's 3 different answers to 3 different spins on the question.
If I was thinking that I could keep only one that I probably could never replace, it'd be the OFC 1.
4 different ways of looking at the same question. Any more? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Custom 1187 SSB. Then I'd try to hide a few of the other customs. Can I keep the amps? On the other hand, the bandroom would look idiotic with one guitar surrounded by 50 neon signs. |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | My Custom Balladeer...it has too much sentimental value attached to it over the last couple of decades. |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | Easy one for me, my Dad's 68 DB.
My Boy gets that one when I kick off.
My Adamas is officially my favorite of the 10 guitars I am lucky enough to own but nothing could replace my Dad's guitar. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Even though I'd miss many of them, if it got bad enough I'd sell the most of the collection.
But Keep only One Guitar?
Here are my reactions to levels of distress:
If it's Really Serious :
My Keepers:
1948 Martin D-28
1988 Taylor Custom Brazilian Jumbo
1978 Adamas 1687/1688 -8 Mono Twins
1981/83 Adamas 1687/1688 -7 Stereo Twins
'57 Goldtop Lester
'60 CS Fiesta Strat
Boogie Mark V
Twin Reverb Blond
Seriously Catastrophic:
I'd keep the '48...and the Eleven Rack... |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | 08 Collectors is still the keeper for me. While it's worth the most, buyers willing to pay that are rare. It would hurt too much to sell it. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
Following what Miles said about Selling the ones that would give the most return...
I would have to keep the 2078T-?
As much as I would love to keep the Adamas, Sweet T, Flame T and others...
Nobody would buy this one, so I may as well keep it! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Nice boots. |
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Location: Miami | If I had to sell all my T's and keep only one, last year it would have been Rosie, my Lusty Red T.
But this year (and for the rest of my years) it will be the custom Adamas 1881WT.
(OMA, that's a great picture!) |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I hear you, Joe. For SSB lovers, there may be no better production guitar than the Adamas 1881. |
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Location: Jet City | I've thought long and hard, and the more I think about it, the more I think this is a rediculous question and I refuse to torture myself any longer having to imagine only having one guitar.
Hell, I have a hard time letting just one go. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Speaking SSB's, I'd have to add the "Book" 12 to the bottom list...It has become my go to player...Damon, you hit it: Keep 'em all if possible! |
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Location: Tennessee | Is your Book 12 a SSB??? I didn't know they did that! A great looking guitar for the stage! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | I'd keep 'em all and sell the house. |
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Location: Mobile, Bama! | I'd keep the UK II s ... (both of them!) :-) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Alison's right, keep them all and sell one of the houses....... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Bobbo, yes it is. It's really a great guitar. Here are the original posts:
I never saw this coming: Book 12 Part one
I never saw this coming: Book 12 part deux |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | 1537 .. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What's that one guitar.....