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Location: Saint Louis | I am going to buy this for $200 dollars.
Could anyone tell me what model this is and if its a good deal?
the serial number is 130679 . THanks a million. Er |
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Location: NJ | Looks like a Korean-made Ultra.
$200 is probably a fair cop . . . . |
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Location: Saint Louis | Its with a hard-case too, I just need some general info on it. Year, Model Number, etc. price? |
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Location: NJ | Perhaps that information can be obtained from . . . oh, I don't know . . . . the Seller??
Just speculating (by the rosewood fingerboard and the bolted on bridge) that it's an Ultra. |
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Location: Saint Louis | The seller didnt know ANYTHING about it. for some reason. |
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Location: NJ | There's a label inside that has the model number on it (near where he/she got the s/n . . . |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Lookie here .
Barn board. |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | The model number should be on a label in the bowl opposite the sound hole. The serial number, IF IT IS A U.S.-MADE GUITAR (the Ultra isn't), says that it was made in 1978. There's isn't enough information from the picture to really say anything else, unless a fellow member happens to HAVE one of these.
The placement of the volume knob says "mid-80s" to me, so an Ultra may well be a good call.
Sellers who don't know anything about the guitar they're selling make me major nervous(they're usually selling it for a friend, IF it's legit). Been there, done that, won't do it again.
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Location: Carle Place, NY | Sellers who don't know anything about the guitar they're selling make me major nervous(they're usually selling it for a friend, IF it's legit). Been there, done that, won't do it again.
Roger [/QB]
I agree 100%.
Also, why is it that some of our members here are willing to pay $200 for an Ultra or Matrix, when for not much more they can buy a solid top USA Balladeer? I just saw a S771 Balladeer sell for $271 on eBay. Here's one (w/o a case) that most likely will sell for $250 or less:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7340954440&rd=1&... |
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Location: Paris/France | For me, it seems to be a 1517D-B.
Neck with a binding, rosewood fretboard & 9 Abalone inlays.
Not sure about the year but probably not before 1985. The barnboard color seems not to be available before this date.
And the volume knob was near the neck in 1984.
But some Ultra were made in USA.
J :) |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Ther is a possibility that the label is missing. But I believe it's an Ultra. Looks pretty nice. For $200 I say go for it! |
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Location: NJ | There's a label visible in the pic . . . |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Right you are Cliff.I saw it in the last photo after doing a double take. alh the seller has to do is get the model number off that label. |
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what model is the Ovation