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Location: Paris/France | Hi,
As you can imagine, I'm not talking about "real" Ovation guitars... ;)
A set of 8 O's miniature guitars will be available in September in Japan for 45$.
These 1/8 scale models will be made with plastic/PVC (very common for an Ovation... :D ) and they seems to be very realistic.
If you're interested, make a google search with "media factory ovation collection" as key words and you will find some website in Japan and Hong Kong where you can pre-order this set.
It's funny and not too expensive.
LOOK HERE FOR AN ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
J :)
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Location: Hanau, Hessen, Germany | That's very neat! Thank you for sharing. |
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Location: Flahdaw | That's just kinda weird. Why? |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | They'd make great Christmas ornaments, especially on a tree in a guitar shop. I decorate my tree here with as many musical instrument ornaments as I can find. I have some really nice guitar ornaments. Some, people have made for me, some are store bought. I've got some lighters (empty) that are in the shape of electric guitars that I hang every year, a couple of banjo's, a couple of violins, several harps (those are easy to find), plus assorted horns and musical notes and G clefs. |
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Location: closely held secret | Apparently O's get more respect in Japan than they do here.
Originally posted by CanterburyStrings:
I decorate my tree here with as many musical instrument ornaments as I can find. I use those styrofoam Jack-In-The-Box heads...
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Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA | Those are kinda cool... now Barbie and Ken can play Adamas' too, lol.
True about the Japanese and Ovations... especially Adamas'. When I was looking for an Adamas, most of the ones for sale were in Japan.
Of course, they won't sell you one outside of Japan, but they really do have a deep respect for the design, which does have a sort of Japanese sensibility to it.
Prices there for vintage Adamas' are INSANE... They routinely go for between 6-8000 USD. Another sign of how much they like them... |
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Location: Littleton, CO | My cat is always trying to play with my strings when I'm changing them, maybe I'll get him one of those for his bday. |
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Location: Okinawa Japan | The music shops here in Okinawa are CRAZY expensive for ovations. Like when I was shoppin' around a few months ago for an iDea, we are talking around 85,000 Yen, at 88 yen/dollar at the time makes $965ish dollars on a $600 guitar! Celebrities going for 60,000-90,000 Yen...so I buy online :( and pay like $100 in shipping :( Even my Elixers are like 24 bux a pop! Darn you USD get worth a crap!!! lol |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | You ought to buy a few Celebrities from a shop in the US, have a famly member ship 'em to you, and make a few bucks :)
As an aside, since you are in Okinawa, just curious if are you in the Marine Corps? |
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Location: Hanau, Hessen, Germany | Customs don't care about family members. Unfortunately... But even with taxes it could be a profitable business. ;)
Edit: Oh sorry. I just understood, that I got that wrong... Forget what I said about the taxes. I should think before posting...  |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Originally posted by load.toad:
and pay like $100 in shipping You lucky, lucky bastard. |
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Location: Okinawa Japan | Originally posted by Michael R. Winters:
You ought to buy a few Celebrities from a shop in the US, have a famly member ship 'em to you, and make a few bucks :)
As an aside, since you are in Okinawa, just curious if are you in the Marine Corps? I am in the Air Force. Got a few Marine drinkin' buddies here though. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Originally posted by load.toad:
... :( Even my Elixers are like 24 bux a pop! ... They cost that much in the high street shop here. And I posted before about a (solid-topped) Celeb on sale here for 1100EUR (1,396.71USD at today's rate)... |
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Location: Paris/France | Hi,
The package is arrived this morning from Japan.
This miniature collection is amazing and really nice made with tons of details!!
They are more beautiful in real as the pics are not very good.
It's funny because it's very hard to catch the Adamas color just as for the "big" model. :D
I should get the Adamas I pretty soon but HERE ARE THE FIRST 7 MODELS.
J :)
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Location: Indiana | That's incredible. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | I was on the notification list and just got an email that they're now available. Time to order...
Arrrrgh... sold out! Shoulda pre-ordered... |
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Location: Seymour, Tennessee | They are selling for between $12 and $45 each on E-Bay....... |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | I just ordered that set from E-bay. BIN at $45...
Cool. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I ordered just the Adamas II... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Even have labels inside. |
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Location: closely held secret | What brand of strings do you use for them? |
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Location: Paris/France | The strings are nylon... :D
I'm waiting for the Adamas I 1687-8 (the secret model)and the pics will follow.
J :) |
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Location: big island | wow! even has the "snot blob". very nicely rendered. |
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Location: big island | mike is drooling over a possible 12 string edition. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Not holding my breath about that...lol |
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8 O's and A's for 45$ only !!!