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Location: Tuscany, Italy | HERE ;
http://cgi.ebay.com/1985-MAKO-SHARK-OVATION-KAMAN-GUITAR-PRINT-AD-/... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | what about it? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I only recognize one of those shapes as being issued.
Whah-happened? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Forget the RR Vee... I want the Blue Ultra Bich with the coil taps and phase switch!
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Beal, I assume this is the line of guitars we talked about a few times. I have never seen or heard of one. Did they ever make it into production? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | http://guitargarage.blogspot.com/2009/07/mako-exotec-xk-4-extreme-8... |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Wow. I've been comin' to this place for over 5 years and never heard of Ovation Mako guitars.
Do you realize what a HUGE can of worms you've just opened for AussieJames? |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by muzza:
Wow. I've been comin' to this place for over 5 years and never heard of Ovation Mako guitars.
Do you realize what a HUGE can of worms you've just opened for AussieJames? I don't see the word "Ovation" mentioned, just Kaman.
I wasn't familiar with them either…
In fact, I'm still not… ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | had nuthin to do with Ovation.
It was a bunch of copy spoo for the distributors to sell. Made by Samgak like all the copy spoo in the 80s.
Absolutly nooothing special, unless you're into that kind or stuff. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by standing:
I don't see the word "Ovation" mentioned, just Kaman. The original post -
1985-MAKO-SHARK- OVATION-KAMAN -GUITAR-PRINT-AD |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by muzza:
Originally posted by standing:
I don't see the word "Ovation" mentioned, just Kaman. The original post -
1985-MAKO-SHARK- OVATION-KAMAN -GUITAR-PRINT-AD
I meant in the actual ad. The Ebay seller incorrectly added the word "Ovation," but it was never mentioned in the ad itself… |
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Location: Tennessee | I liked the Hard Bodies ads more better. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
I liked the Hard Bodies ads more better.   |
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Location: Brisbane Australia | The guitars aren't too bad either........
AJ |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | The bass is looking rather excited... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Yes, our favorite model, Ms. Anne O. Rexia...
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Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by AussieJames:
The guitars aren't too bad either........
AJ Know where I can find one? |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | From the above link:
The general consensus seems to be that Mako was a line of instruments produced by the Matsumoko Company, who are better known for producing Aria, Vantage and 70s Epiphone guitars. Matsumoko also apparently produced some of the higher quality Hondo instruments - probably the set-neck models from the early 80s.
Interesting so what you got here is a medium to high end guitar, made in Japan, that was somehow distributed by Kaman. I guess like Takemine? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Takamine solid bodies were made in Japan somewhere.
The hard bodies were Sam-yick as were the mako. Hard bodies had better hardware and parts, Mako was just designed for a price-point spoo. |
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Location: Tennessee | Who is on that button Hard Body Anne is wearing in that second ad? Was someone in marketing messing with the brass? |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Originally posted by Beal:
had nuthin to do with Ovation.
It was a bunch of copy spoo for the distributors to sell. Made by Samgak like all the copy spoo in the 80s.
Absolutly nooothing special, unless you're into that kind or stuff. I never heard/read about Ovation making mako guitars, so thanks for the feedback.
(Sorry, I was away from computers for a coupple of day ....) |
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Mako ?