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| A local music store has an 'ovation' guitar on consignment, but the label is missing; it is a super-shallow bowl, electric, cut away, with the multiple sound holes, sunburst finish, gold 'ovation' tuners, bound finger board, with a curved base; my best guess is a custom celebrity(?), but i really don't know; i didn't have my glasses with me to read the serial number and the store owner didn't know; anyone care to venture a guess? |
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Location: Scotland | It's a Celebrity Deluxe, no idea of the model number. |
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| hi paul, thank you for the information; i am assuming then that this particular guitar was made in korea, or japan, or mexico maybe? i will obtain the serial number to send to ovation if that will help; the owner wants $375 for this guitar, with no case; it has no scrathces or fret wear but i must admit these little guitars just seem cheap to me; i remember when all ovations were usa made, and had 'heart', so to speak...
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Location: LewistownPA | You can look up serial #'s on the Ovation website. If I remember correctly,6 numbers mean made in USA ,7 numbers are Korean. |
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Location: Scotland | The only Jap made Ovation acoustics were the original Pinnacle series. The current Celebs are Korean. Older USA guitars such as a 1612 Custom Balladeer with a case can be had on Ebay for around the same price as he's asking for the Celeb. |
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Location: The Shop | It could be a 1868-1. Legend six string.
What kind of top does it have? |
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| hello cms-man, the top is the typical dark sunburst; i thought it might have been a usa ovation because the end of the bound finger board wasn't straight across but was 'curved', if you understand that description; but the gold plated tuners just say 'ovation', not schaller or any other description, but i admit i am not as familiar with all ovations gold plated tuners, so i wasn't sure; it's probably a celebrity deluxe 'cause it sure didn't "feel" like a legend, and it doesn't have a 5-piece neck... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Please post a photo. Dave |
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| dave, this particular guitar is on consignment in the Appalachian Music shop in boone, north carolina; it has multiple sound holes, so it couldn't be a legend... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | My guess is that it is a Celebrity Deluxe. I think the tuners are PING brand that are stamped "Ovation". How many frets does it have? That would identify it for sure. Dave |
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Location: SoCal | Everybody here is guessing (and doing a damned good job of it), but the only way to know for certain what this guitar is, is to either get the model number off of it or to see a picture. |
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| I think paul and standingO are correct; i don't know what else it could be, but i am in boone today so i will go by and get the number, now that i have my glasses with me... |
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| Ok, I have a correction and a confirmation; the finish was black, not sunburst;(the headstock, face, and bridge are all black),the serial number is 1045955, the electronics are OP24+, and there is no fret wear at all; however, there are two small stress cracks in the finish on the face of the guitar directly under the end of the fingerboard...i still wonder if $375 is worth it, with only a gig bag...
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Location: Phoenix AZ | For $200 more you can buy a real USA Ovation Elite, spotless condition, 5 piece neck, solid wood top, plus Ovation hardshell case. If it were me .....
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | $375 definitely sounds high for this to me. I'd keep looking.....
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