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Location: France | For those who bought the magnificent calendar of Patch, I speak about the guitar of August, mine
I found this guitar at sam ash, a guitar without serial number made by an employee of the factory for him (I don't know when...). It is a mixture of custom legend and of elite, super shallowbowl, acoustic only. Here are photos:
http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=631939P1100121.jpg
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http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=756655IMG0491.jpg
And then, just for fun, I decided to make it electroacoustic, by getting back an old preamp of my balladeer 1612, a piezo and an adamas knob! And here is the result !
http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=6862971537custom2.JPG
It works marvelously plugged and it is really unique guitar now!
Here is the story ! |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Absolutely Beautiful!!!
And what a wonderful history to go along with it!!
Congratulations on such a Sweet Guitar!!!  |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Very nice! But:
"It's a mixture of Custom Legend and of Elite" - so, what is Legend or Custom Legend about it? |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | The bridge? |
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | Beauty, but I thought mine was unique Custom Legend, errrr, Elite... 
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I got a "Legend Elite"... That's kinda close. 
This thread inspired me to get it out. It is kinda beat-up but is still sounds/plays great.
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Location: Suisun City, Ca | arthurseery - 2015-02-01 8:33 PM I got a "Legend Elite"... That's kinda close. Nice pic Art  |
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Location: Munich, Germany | richard.parker - 2015-02-01 11:47 PM The bridge? This won't make it a Custom Legend, otherwise the 87C should be called Custom Legend Elite as well. And I do know the Legend Elites and always thought that their names should be read as "Legendary Elites". But guiguite says, this one is a mixture of a Custom Legend and an Elite, and my question is serious: Where in this guitar is a Custom Legend to be found? Thanks, Kurt |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I wondered about this naming enigma while putting the calendar together. I finally decided that, since it was built by an employee to his personal specifications, he could call it whatever he wanted. For all I know, it has A-bracing under the top. Ovation has always been a little loose with it's titles anyway. When I got my custom parlor, rebuilt from a busted 1997 Collectors, it had a 97C label in it. I asked John Budny if they could replace it with a custom label, and he sent me several blank labels and said I could name it whatever I wanted,  It's now a 1997-X because it certainly is NOT a stock 1997C. As far as Guiguite's guitar goes, the name is a minor detail passed on by mouth from the original builder about a one-of-a-kind instrument. Accuracy is secondary, and in this case just adds to the story a bit. |
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Location: France | Koenig Kurt - 2015-02-02 7:46 AM
richard.parker - 2015-02-01 11:47 PM The bridge? This won't make it a Custom Legend, otherwise the 87C should be called Custom Legend Elite as well. And I do know the Legend Elites and always thought that their names should be read as "Legendary Elites". But guiguite says, this one is a mixture of a Custom Legend and an Elite, and my question is serious: Where in this guitar is a Custom Legend to be found? Thanks, Kurt
Yes, Kurt, it is me who named it like that, but on the label, are written "1537" and as the bridge and the TRC are sculptured , as my custom legend, so, I called it like that, but at first, it is a supershallow bowl elite 1537 acoustic... now electroacoustic !
And as says Patrick, it is the story which is interesting, never mind the name which I gave it ! |
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Location: Jet City | An SSB 1537 would be a wonderful thing to have no matter what you call it. I assume the truss rod cover is decoration only.
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Location: France | damon67 - 2015-02-02 10:49 AM
An SSB 1537 would be a wonderful thing to have no matter what you call it. I assume the truss rod cover is decoration only.
No, Damon, under the truss rod cover, there is...a truss rod ! It's not a decoration only ! |
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Location: Jet City | Very interesting indeed. Sounds like there was an old neck lying around that was used then, and quite possibly from a Legend. The Elites came out post Kaman bar
There's your tie. |
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Location: Texas | Probably was tuned in to Johnny Cash, listening to One Piece at a Time, while building it. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Guiguite and Patch - I understand. Thanks! |
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elite custom legend