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Location: NW Washington State | Maybe. It's in Guitar Center's used gear listing. Northridge CA store. Says its an "AE63" which doesn't make sense. If it's an EA63, $499 would be a good price, not so good if it's a CV63.
Their item #107477270, or go to guitarcenter.com, used gear, search for AE63.
I'm tempted but can't think of an excuse to buy it.
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Location: Indiana | That's definitely a USA EA63. Nice price...
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Location: Texas | If I recall, the bridge on the CV is squared off on the corners, as well as the base of the fret board.
Guitar Centers Search engine leaves a lot to be desired. Not sure how you found that one.
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Location: Texas | Their search engine is only as good as what gets entered by the person at the store who takes in the guitar. Occasionally, that works to the advantage of folks looking for guitars that "get no respect." |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I am not sure... But I don't think that there is a Korean nylon Viper.
So yeah, this is a USA.
I don't know if that is a "good deal" but for those of you that wanna do the Malsteem nylon shredding, this is the critter to do it with.
-Here is a Link to it- But you still gotta search the number... 107477270
I couldn't get a direct link.
And call the store for Used Items... I got my RolandRX that way.
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Location: Texas | They did make a Celebrity CV63. The one I saw had the thinline pickup. It is my understanding that the EA63's were only made a couple times a year, throughout the production, based on pre-order. I assume Ovation came up with the solid body "acoustic" after Chet pushed Gibson into that arena. I have had both the 63 and Gibson CE and imo, tonally, they both get you to the same place (which is a very nice classical sound, for a nylon les paul). The only difference to me was the finish on the neck. The Gibson neck won out. Used CE's usually go for over a grand easy... Extremely good price. My viper went to Germany, before the economy went belly up, for over 1K. I don't think many were made.
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Location: NW Washington State | I found it by looking at all the Ovations listed- I think it was 10 pages or so. Fun to look but haven't bought any.
I'd buy the Viper, but I have an Aria nylon semi-solid: http://theinstrumentcenter.com/product_info.php?products_id=223995
http://www.instrumentpro.com/image.php?src=/Merchant2/graphics/0000...
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | If that's an EA63 I think that's an excellent price. I had the one of these (actually the prototype) and just an absolute amazing guitar. I wish I had a use for a Nylon string, but I didn't so it went.. |
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | ... i bought it to you Miles, and it is still at home at the present time. This is truly an amazing instrument with a fat and deep sound, one of my favorites. The prototype has a 2 inches nut width instead of the standard 1-3/4 nut. A great guitar ! |
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Location: Indiana | Cv's didn't have a 5 piece neck or an OP pickup. |
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Location: SoCal | Arnaud, the standard nut width on the EA63 is 1-7/8. |
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Location: Texas | " the standard nut width on the EA63 is 1-7/8." " has a 2 inches nut width " "the standard 1-3/4 nut " I have always wondered...Exactly from where to where is measured to determine actual "nut width"? I am assuming it is always at the nut, but is it from the bottom of the 1st string to the top of the 6th string? From the middle of those strings? What is the standard? I personally feel the neck profile affects reach as much, if not more, than nut width.
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Location: Texas | And....there oughta be a law against this...
http://www.tfoa.eu/the_store/index.php?target=products&product_id=3...
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Location: Nîmes, south of France | noah - 2012-03-18 7:40 PM
Arnaud, the standard nut width on the EA63 is 1-7/8.
Yes Noah it is 1-7/8 and not 1-3/4, i am sorry for the mistake.
I was thinking european units (48mm) and i did a mis-conversion from mm to inches.
Thx !
Arnaud
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Location: Route 66, just east of the Cadillac Ranch | amosmoses - 2012-03-18 8:13 PM I have always wondered...Exactly from where to where is measured to determine actual "nut width"? I am assuming it is always at the nut, but is it from the bottom of the 1st string to the top of the 6th string? From the middle of those strings? What is the standard? Jay, It's the width of the nut itself and standard for most Ovation acoustics is 1 11/16". The actual string spacing seems to vary slightly from unit to unit given the same nut size. |
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Location: SoCal | Tim McKnight: "If you are quoted a nut width of 1-3/4" then the nut AND the adjacent fingerboard width BOTH should measure the same width. At least that is how we build them... " |
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Location: Colorado | I now own a green nylon viper...btw - love it...smooth guitar....learning how to play it aw we speak. It's neck is 1 and 7/8. Thanks Dan. |
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PSA - A good deal on an EA63 nylon Viper?