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Location: Curitiba/PR Brazil | Hello friends. Can inform what is the difference between the ovation 1613 manufactured in 1973 and the one manufactured in 1981. |
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Location: Indiana | My guess would be that they are pretty much the same. As far as I know, the 1613 never went to SMC bowl or Kbar neck... which were near for the other models in 81.
I doubt you'd see much difference. |
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Location: SoCal | 8 years of wear and tear, and probably different electronics. But aside from that, probably, as Jm pointed out, the same guitar..... |
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Location: Lake Forest, CA | When in doubt, go to Jerome's archive.
Construction-wise, they're identical, as Paul and Jm wrote. So, they probably would sound the same.
As Paul points out, the electronics were different.
The 1973 1613 had the Volume-only pre-amp.
The 1981 1613 had the Volume and Tone Control pre-amp. |
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Location: Curitiba/PR Brazil | My friend wants to buy one of the two models and was in doubt. He decided to opt for 1613 - 1981. Thank you all for your help.
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Ovation 1613/1973 e 1613/1981 - Which is the best?