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Location: Minn. | I was reading a post below about Beatles guitars, and seemed to recall seeing John Lennon playing an ovation somewhere.
I found this pic, and was wondering if anyone knew the model?  |
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Location: Texas | That's the look right there, my dear Bones. ;)
It is a Legend Ltd.,
...discontinued of course.
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | It is indeed a Legend Ltd. They do occasionally show upon ebay, so if you want one, keep a look out. |
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Location: Converse, Texas | So does anyone know what happened to Lennon's Legend Ltd?
And, obviously, this was acoustic only, not a/e... |
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Location: Texas | Yoko and Sean must still have it with all the others.
The Legend Ltd. was available only as an acoustic electric model. You can see the knobs on the photo.
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Location: Paris/France | Thanks Johnny99 for this picture.
I'm a great fan of John Lennon and the pics of John playing on Ovation are really rare!!
I've already download it!!!
A great addition to my collection.
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| Johnny Where did you find this shot? That really is a good photo of John.
Thanks for the Lennon Fix dude!
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Location: Cherry Hill, NJ | Actually it is a Legend playing a Legend.
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Location: Tennessee | I've posted these before, but here's another one:
And one more grainy one:
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| Someone said, if I recall, that there's a picture of George Harrison playing an Ovation. Anyone have it? |
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Location: Converse, Texas | What's the difference between a Legend and a Legend Ltd? Also, looks like stonebobbo's pictures are Lennon with a different Legend. |
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| well I just got some new desktop wallpaper.
great photos.
thanks,
God Bless,
Glenn |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Ther Photo that began this post is used For The John Lennon acoustic Release. They have also re-released the Rock N Roll release Which is KILLER!! I don't know how many of you heard the original release but it's John doing all those old Rock N roll tunes like he did in the old days with the beatles. Stand By me is on it as well as Be Bop a lula! Gret stuff! |
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Location: Texas | Excerpt from 1982 Ovation Catalog:
Model 1651
With the overwhelming success of the Legend and Custom legend guitars, Ovation saw a need to produce a special edition instrument. Combining some of the most sought after features of the Custom legend with the proven Legend design, the Ovation Legend Ltd. was born.
An amazing guitar in both beauty and clarity of sound, its sitka spruce top and A-bracing pattern allow the Legend Ltd. to realize its full sound-making potential. A warm and uniquely handsome nutmeg brown finish created especially for this model accents its many oustanding features. Available only as an acoustic electric model, the Legend Ltd. incorporates a stereo FET preamp with a tone control for maximum tonal variance. A guitar unmistakably deserving of the name Ovation.
Wonderful looking and sounding guitar.
Who has one for sale? ;)
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Location: out west, up high, in the snow | I miss John. |
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Location: NJ | It's just as well . . .
Yoko woulda' sucked all of the life out of him by now, anyway . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | As hard as I try to focus on her music, the picture I just can't get out of my mind is ... well ... you guys know ... been discussed here before. Jesus do you think it still looks like that? Or maybe even worse? |
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Location: Converse, Texas | You mean the picture of Yoko on the TWO VIRGINS album cover? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I never said that ... |
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Location: Converse, Texas | Just thought I'd put that picture of Yoko in Cliff's mind ... |
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Location: NJ | great.
thanks.
Now I need to go out for some MentalFloss . . . .
(oh, the horror!)
- kinda' like Fidel Castro eating a LondonBroil . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Hey Cliff, what was the name of that effects pedal again ???? I know we've been through this before, but the jokes are just so funny. |
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Location: NJ | You mean the one made by Electro-Harmonix???
Why Dave, that would be the "BIG MUFF"!! |
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Location: Minn. | I love that pic, and I'm glad everyone else did.
This one's pretty cool too.
Wonder what he was playing back in the Quarrymen days? |
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Location: Waurika OK | Sergio,
Look here;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=47064&item=7...
I don't know if this is the same or not, pics are not too good.
(I don't mean the same one lennon is playing, just same model.) |
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Location: Texas | Pegleg; thanks, I saw that.
Nah, that's not it. Its not an Ltd. 1651
A very missleading auction.
Will keep looking.
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by cliff:
- kinda' like Fidel Castro eating a LondonBroil . . You've managed to put me right off women, the Beatles, the English capitol, meat and all things cuban, in one fell swoop.
I'm going upstairs to shave. Twice. |
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Location: NJ | ". . I'm going upstairs to shave. Twice. . ."
I don't even wanna KNOW what THAT means . . . |
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Location: New Jersey | Been lurking in the background for months (years?) but I had to chime in on this one. Two months ago I ordered a Legend LX from Ovation's custom shop - we were trying to create a modern version of this guitar. Dark nutmeg finish, walnut peg head, old style (plastic gluye on) rosette, etc. Now if only it would arrive! |
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Location: Fayetteville, NC | Penceler,
Welcome aboard! Let us know when your Legend LX arrives and by all means post Pics so we canshare in your joy. No more lurking now! we want to hear more from you. |
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Location: NJ | Where in Jersey are ya' from? |
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Location: New Jersey | Jersey City - God's country as we call it here!
Actually I almost chimed in when I saw the thread on selling everything and moving to the Carribbean. I DID sell my house a few years ago, moved on a boat and well....someday!
Call me a Jimmy Buffet/Eric Stone wannabe.
Been playing Ovations since 1978 (not playing particularly well of course). Got away from them a few years back but my Larrivee didn't like life on a boat and parted (quite literally). It was back to Ovations and a custom balladeer for me. BTW - they seem quite impervious to salt water. Please, no jokes on the paddle use.
Great site.
John (Penceler is the boat's name!) |
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Location: NJ | Jersey City - God's country.
- and He can HAVE it!! (just kidding)
Jersey City's got a nice marina.
There's a sailing school over there that I've been meaning to check into for some lessons (ONE of these days . . .)
I work one town over (Kearny).
Maybe we could "do lunch" sometime . . .
Anyways, WELCOME!! |
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