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2wheeldrummer
Posted 2016-02-21 12:36 PM (#522391)
Subject: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead



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Location: moline,illinois		Hey guys I acquired another guitar this weekend,It's a 1981 custom legend 1158-1 12 string slothead in sunburst finish.I got it off GC.com from atlanta geogia so I didn't get to make a close inspection until it arrived.It sounds great,plays pretty good,action is a touch high but it looks like the saddle has plenty of room to be lowered.
The top looks fantastic for being 35 years old,bridge looks like it was lifting at some point but repaired with a very tiny gap,no bellying,neck plays great but it has had a headstock repair which coming from GC they failed to tell me about when I was asking all kinds of questions about the guitar,it was also supposed to come with a case but when they opened the box at my local GC it was simply bubble-wrapped,I asked and they found the case at the atlanta store and will ship it to me but what dorks to ship a 35 year old vintage/rare guitar without its case in winter.
Its a rare model from what I understand so it could have been in worse shape and I would have kept it,I love custom legends and this is the 7th CL for my collection,someone needs to ban me from the internet for awhile this is my second guitar this year and if I had the cash there's a 2005 collectors I would go after..LOL

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Nancy
Posted 2016-02-21 1:40 PM (#522392 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: RE: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead



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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota		CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

What a Beauty!!! And your other 2 also!!!!!
You have had a great month or so, 1st the Adamas, now this Lovely!!!!
I'll bet you are walking around with a HUGE smile on your face!!!
Congratulations 2 Wheeldrummer! Excellent Taste!!!
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AstroDan
Posted 2016-02-21 4:49 PM (#522393 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead


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Location: Suisun City, Ca		Wow. 12 fret slothead. And, don't the old O's have the best bursts?

What is that elite? Looks like the 1538 with new preamp...?
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d'ovation
Posted 2016-02-21 5:16 PM (#522394 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead


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Location: Canada		Congrats on a nice series of bursts. I would love to have one of those 1158s, they are so hard to find.
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2wheeldrummer
Posted 2016-02-21 6:14 PM (#522398 - in reply to #522393)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead



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Location: moline,illinois
AstroDan - 2016-02-21 4:49 PM

Wow. 12 fret slothead. And, don't the old O's have the best bursts?

What is that elite? Looks like the 1538 with new preamp...?



Yes the old O's have the best bursts!!!

The Elite is a 1992 1758 with the OP24 preamp.

The slothead Custom Legends are hard to find which is why I bought it off one pic and a few questions with a GC rep to verify what it was,he didn't even know it was a Custom Legend,sometimes I feel bad for the guys who trade in there guitars at GC cause they don't know there models but then again how else could I get some of the deals I have.



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ProfessorBB
Posted 2016-02-22 8:05 AM (#522401 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		Three pretty sisters..
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Damon67
Posted 2016-02-22 11:15 AM (#522407 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead



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Location: Jet City		Beautiful bursts indeed!
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Lonnie
Posted 2016-02-22 2:04 PM (#522414 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead



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Location: Phoenix, AZ		Awesome set of "Sunburst Triplets". Nice find on the Custom Legend!
I had a similar set of "Sunburst Twins", a 1758 identical to yours, and a Pacemaker (now living with AstroDan), that looks a lot like your new Custom Legend, without the bling.
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ovie26
Posted 2016-02-22 8:38 PM (#522429 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead


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Location: Pittsburgh		Really nice, Kevin! There's nothing like a vintage burst!

Vin
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DetlefMichel
Posted 2016-02-23 5:44 AM (#522435 - in reply to #522391)
Subject: Re: NGD 1981 Custom Legend 1158 12 string slothead



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Posts: 755

Location: Muenster/Germany		Congratulations! The old *58 is my favourite Ovation. And the old sunbursts are the best. Maybe some day I´ll find a nice Elite like yours, too.
Your guitar would be even a -little- better if you would make some corrections on the bridge, the strings are uneven esp. the D and G, little corrections will make playing easier.
And maybe you can be glad that this gem was shipped in bubblefoil, this might have been a better shield than the Ovation case with it´s incredibly insufficient inlays. I experienced several damaged Ovation guitars when they had been shipped in the case without enough additional outside padding.
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