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Location: New Jersey, USA | Hey everyone,
My first post here... my first Ovation was a Custom Balladeer 12 string back in 1985. It was stolen, and I never owned another one until someone I knew passed away and I acquired his 6778LX. Wow! I like Ovations!
So I began looking for a Custom Legend and found something quite interesting on Ebay. I searched all the archives here and found nothing.
It is a 1769-7 Custom Legend from circa 1989 (by serial) with abalone binding on the entire neck. I found only scant references to this creature online. There is one for sale at a Japanese store . And I found a reference in the 1993 German Ovation Catalog at OvationTribute.com.
Does anyone know anything about this model?? It has the Op24 preamp and by all other signs is a normal looking CL. But that abalone binding on the neck is just killer! |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Roger, I believe that one was made for the Japanese market, but there are those here that know for sure. Stick around and have some fun.
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Location: New Jersey, USA | Thanks for the welcome. :)
I did a little more searching and I'm pretty sure this is equivalent to the N769 ("Nakao" Custom Legend). Pretty rare, and by all appearances a nice find. I'll report back when I get it next week.
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | I haven't seen one like you describe. It sounds cool, so post a picture when you have it. |
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| ..nice jazz riffs on the '67 Gibson, Roger..I liked that set of double-runs near the end of that piece.. |
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Location: New Jersey, USA | Steve, thanks for the comment! That '67 335 video has something like 12,000 hits. It amazes me that people find this stuff. :cool:
Here are a couple of pics from the auction that I won. The seller did not highlight that this was any kind of rare model. I believe he's the original owner from circa 1989 ("...sounds right, I was still in high school" sez he).
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Location: Minden, Nebraska | Very, very nice. Those are custom neck inlays, too. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Nice, Roger. Get together sometime with the other OFC members in New Jersey. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Roger, very nice homepage, excellent musicianship, and with the collection you have and have had, you'll fit right in on this forum. Don't be shy, and welcome. |
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Location: closely held secret | Ditto on all of the above, Roger. Very nicely done.
Welcome to the OFC! |
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Location: New Jersey, USA | Well guys (gals?) -
I have to say; I've been on many a board and newsgroup but that's about the nicest, most genuine welcome I've ever received. :) Truly, thank you!
I am a bit of an eclectic as you may be able to tell from my long list of guitars past and present. It's a little embarrassing in terms of conspicuous consumption, but I really consider all of this to be a lifelong quest. I've never related to the folks who grab one guitar and play it for 30 years. I do *admire* them though! Sure is cheaper. :-|
The headless ergonomic guitars that I've recently begun playing were a real epiphany as far as my electric playing was concerned. I never really found an equivalent acoustic voice. Martin, Taylor, Takamine, Guild - they are all cool but I've never really bonded to any of them as being "me."
I'm sensing that I might just find that with Ovation or maybe a custom Adamas . Time will tell! What I have found is that it's brought me back in time to my prolific and creative early days as a college freshman. I wrote lots of acoustic music on my Balladeer 12. 20+ years later, somehow that feeling comes back - totally unexpectedly - when I have this 6778LX in my hands.
In the meantime, good stuff to read here and an impressive amount of knowledge! Again, thank you for the kind words. :) |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by rpguitar:
I am a bit of an eclectic Yeah, we've got a few of those around here. :rolleyes:
Mostly acoustic, but some eclectic. |
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| ..all the comedians out of work.. :rolleyes: :) |
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Location: closely held secret | ...and here I'm givin' it up for free. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Originally posted by rpguitar:
Well guys (gals?) -
I've never related to the folks who grab one guitar and play it for 30 years. That could be the club motto for most around here... |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Welcome to the board Roger,
Congrats with that new Custom Legend ;)
Browsing your website,I enjoyed your songs,..Cool Stuff..!!..Very Impressive List of Guitars,and,it`s great that you also list the strings,which leads me to ask you ,:..why gauge 10-46 on a stratocaster..?..unless it is a "Phatstrat"..in which case it is evident... :)
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Location: New Jersey, USA | Hey Vic!
Thanks for the comments man.
You know, I list the strings so I can bloody *remember* what I put on all of those instruments. My standard though, is 10's on 25.5" scale instruments, 11's on 25" and 24.75".
For archtops, up them one gauge (11's or 12's) depending on scale length. I use 11's on all the flattops though.
I just can't get along with 9's, even on a Fender. Not enough meat for my style of digging in and altering pick angle for different nuances. I guess I'm "phat" (ahem) by nature... not to mention the extra 15 I'm carrying. :) |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Oh Roger,
Thanks for getting back ,and your string gauge differentiation based on scale-length (Cool !!)..
with "Phatstrat" I meant the one with the "humbucker" at the bridge,instead of a single-coil,the electric crowd that I know of like to use gauge 10-46 on such one,on the all single coil ,11`s are usually preferred overhere,.. :)
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Model 1769-7 Custom Legend ??