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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | 1537-5
Near Mint
Album on my Ning Page:
1537-5 Elite
I am amazed at how clean this guitar is and the tone is of course awesome! Thanks Les! |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | O_O AMAZING!!! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Nice one Mike! I just LOVE black guitars. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | WOW ... nice one. I never saw a black one before. |
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Location: Tennessee | That looks almost unplayed. Nice get. |
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Location: Texas | Hey Mike - I decided I want her back!!! She looks too good LOL - glad you will have her Mike. She is in good hands. Hugs to your brother!!!
Les ;) |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
That looks almost unplayed. Nice get. I take excellent care of my guitars - they are like my babies ;) |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Nice snag Mike. Congrats! :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Congrats, Mike! Sweet, I haven't seen a -5 either.
<reminder... get on Leslie's email list!  > |
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Location: Jet City | I'd love to lay that lady on my red blanket. Absolutely stunning! Once you've had black that beautiful, there's no going back.
Besides, the black ones always sound the best.
Congrats Mike! |
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Location: Jet City | The only sucky thing on the -1 and -5 is that you can't see the cool Adamas II type laminates on the pegboard and heelcap. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'd love to lay that lady on my red blanket. Absolutely stunning! Damon, it is highly worthy of your expertise in photography...too bad we're so far away...true that the peg-head and heel laminates are hidden on the -1 and -5 but just check out the figure in the Epi's and the Fingerboard...and there is a lot to be said for Black and Gold!!! Very elegant!!
These pic's were somewhat hastily done...I was gone until late in the day: and this wasn't due until tomorrow or Sat...Surprise!!!
I wanted to get it posted so all could enjoy...thanks for the good wishes...
Leslie held this for me for almost 6 months...she knew what I was going thru and waited until I was well enough to really enjoy it! Very appreciated!!
I haven't seen a -5 The only other one I have seen was in a picture with Steve Sutton playing one in his old band... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Nice one Mike, Congrats! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Like was already has been said... That's the first Black one that I have seen.
And it's a Purdy one, too! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I spent some quality and quantity time with this older gal this evening...I may not have a voice right now, but wow: she surely does. We went on and on for some three hours...what an amazing guitar. (and yes, the wife knows and is not worried...lol)
This one is coming to the next get together! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | she be a bonny lass |
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Location: Thailand | Very nice. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Damon67:
the black ones always sound the best. Here we go... everyone knows bursts sound best.
Very pretty, Mishka. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Wow Mike, She's gorgeous!!! Congrats! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Mike, I like black until they come up with something darker. Beautiful guitar. |
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| Pretty guitar. I thought you already had a 1537-5? Does this one sound different? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | This is a looker, Mike. The gloss black body sure shows off the maple binding, walnut bridge, and that wonderful walnut fretboard. A real stuner. Now the rest of us have made a mental note of this just in case you tire of it or need to fund something else. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Nope, I've owned several black guitars including an 87C-5 and a 1537-4 several years ago, but this is my only 1537-5...it's a keeper: to my ear, it sounds better than any Ovation I have owned including both of the aforementioned guitars. The several that have heard it all seem to agree... Incredible sustain, bass, and clarity make this guitar stand out from the rest by a considerable distance. |
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Location: Tennessee | I saw something interesting in your pictures ... bridge bolts? When did they start putting these on the 1537's? Mine from early in the run doesn't have them. And is your binding maple? Again, my early one is walnut? Lastly, does this one have the lamination around the sound holes? Just curious to know if they changed construction partway through the run ... |
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Location: Right now? | Congrats, Mikey! What a beauty. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mike,
Glad you like it so much but something exceptional must have happened to it over the last couple years.
I used to own that guitar and while it was very nice it was by NO MEANS the best sounding Ovation in my herd.
Guess we listen and hear things differently but my 1547 was a much better sounding guitar and so was the very special sunburst 87C that I sold to Serge.
and the tobacco burst 1537 was probably the best of the bunch!
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by stephent28:
the very special sunburst 87C that I sold to Serge. Maybe my all time favorite guitar to play ever. Serge will tell you when I'm around it, I play it a lot. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Bobbo: I have no idea: this is original to the guitar as much as I can determine...bridge looks to be the same since new: no sign of ever being replaced...Walnut binding is the same as was on the -4...the light in the pictures makes it washed out looking in places...As to the lamination, I'll post a picture...
Stephen: as to the tone, I stand by my statement...it sings and sounds wonderful...much better than the 87C-5 and the Book Elite although that was a great sounding O...the 1537-4 was awesome as well and it would take a side by side comparison to determine TDS...although the -5 top is solid: never cracked...Bottom line: I really like it and it feels great and sounds great to play it...and looking at it makes me go O-My! Just what I needed...Also notice I said Ovation and not Adamas...I have 4 A1's that are tough if not impossible to beat...and then there are the non-roundback's...but since this is an Ovation Fan Club...I'll just revel in this great guitar and be thankful...YMMV... |
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| Originally posted by Captain Lovehandles:
Originally posted by stephent28:
the very special sunburst 87C that I sold to Serge. Maybe my all time favorite guitar to play ever. Serge will tell you when I'm around it, I play it a lot. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | You all must have MUCH better hearing than I have. Every 1537 I've owned has sounded great, but about the same. If I had to give a nod to the best, it would be the burst model I had (with the repaired crack), and that's probably only because I liked the looks of it better. These guitars sound so similar (again, to me) that I would have a very hard time differentiating between them, even played side by side. Of course, I still think my 1681 is the best sounding guitar I've played to come out of the O factory yet. (but that's just me)
Bottom line is: whatever does it for you makes a great guitar. If we all loved the same thing, everyone would be after my wife.... ;) |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Captain Lovehandles:
Originally posted by stephent28:
the very special sunburst 87C that I sold to Serge. Maybe my all time favorite guitar to play ever. Serge will tell you when I'm around it, I play it a lot. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Yeah, Sam told me when I bought it from him.
Mike, not disputing that it is the best Ovation (not Adamas) you have ever owned.
I just said that when I owned that same black 1537, it didn't ring my bell as much as the other 3 that I owned at the same time did. That's why the black one was the first one of the lot that I sold. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by stephent28:
Yeah, Sam told me when I bought it from him.
I was able to send Gator pics of the guitar from the ebay auction when Sam bought it. Natural top with a lot of finish cracking. Thought about buying it myself, but didn't have the funds. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | I got my first 1537 from Sam. Great guy to deal with! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think black and sunburst have bridge bolts, naturals do not.
There was a thread way back when about this. UTFSB |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | Congrats Mike. Gorgeous guitar !!! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Originally posted by stephent28:
Yeah, Sam told me when I bought it from him.
I was able to send Gator pics of the guitar from the ebay auction when Sam bought it. Natural top with a lot of finish cracking. Thought about buying it myself, but didn't have the funds. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Mike, not disputing that it is the best Ovation (not Adamas) you have ever owned.
I just said that when I owned that same black 1537, it didn't ring my bell as much as the other 3 that I owned at the same time did. That's why the black one was the first one of the lot that I sold. Stephen it's cool...thanks for taking such good care of it...it really does not look like it was ever played...since it wasn't your favorite, that could be the case. I'm sure I've been called crazy for selling several of the guitars I've sold...bottom line: it's a personal decision...I've spent a lot of time with this guitar now and in my opinion it's sweet: that along with the looks make it something I'll treasure.
Have a great weekend everyone... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Here are several shots of the inside of the 1537-5...this first one shows the lamination undeer the epi's:
This one shows those pesky bridge bolts:
Notice the grain in the top...tight, straight, and numerous...that's why it resonates the way it does...a nice piece of Sitka... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Curious how the trail developed.
I can't for the life of me remember who I sold it to.
Maybe Leslie can backtrack it. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | GH1 |
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Location: GA USA | That's right. I remember seeing a picture of GH1 holding it...
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Very cool Jaz!!!
Stephen, where/who did you get it from? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mike, I can barely remember last week much less 3-5 years ago.
If I had to take a WAG I would say ebay. |
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