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Location: Up North | Thunderhead
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Location: South of most, North of few | Gary, better look into this one... |
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| Serial number says it's a 1968. Frets look very nice. Don't see any tarnish on the hardware. Wasn't there an original tremelo bar?
Interesting item for opening an ebay store... |
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| Ahh I know everyones ear is slightly different but do these sound anything like the old Gibson semi's ?? or is the electronics and pick system quite different on these?
I won't mention what I think of the foolish practice of selling big ticket items on ebay with no feedback. Whoops I said it, I said it again! I can't stop saying it..............
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They sound quite different from a 335. The middle of these bodies is hollow and the 335 is solid. Also 335s have humbuckers and these are a single coil. And then there's the issue of a bolted neck vs a solid glue joint. These would be closer to an old Guild, although those were glued as well. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Wrong tuning gears for a 68. |
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| Guild is good..... Luv the Deacon I blundered into from Sam that thing is just plain "fun". I'll bet this old semi would be a pleasant surprise.
I would want to find out about the parts though. I am looking at this like it is all original and what looks like #9 condition from the photo's.
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Location: Ballston Lake, N.Y. | I'm pretty sure the Thunderhead Deluxe came with Gold Schaller Tuners. My 'Nutmeg '68 has them. Tuppy would know for sure. |
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Thanks for the heads up on this one Jim. I think I'll see how the price goes for a few days. I don't think it's going to go real high.It does have some issues.
I am really trying to save for the 2079. :cool: |
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Location: SoCal | Definitely it came with gold tuners and hardware... |
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Location: Tennessee | The seller on this, while new to eBay, is a long established music store in Pacifica, CA (just south of SF). I've been in there before and seemed to be quite respectable, although they are a general music store, not really a guitar store. I'm heading off to Salt Lake City so I can't do it, but maybe there's someone else in the OFC who can stop by and check it out if you're interested. Or you could probably call them and get an in-hands description from them ... you can probably google them and get the phone number. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Tuners have been changed. It would have originally come with Ovation logo'd tuners. Some very early ones (pre-moustache) had Grovers. Dave |
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Location: Scotland | I think those tuners are original. My T-head has these. They are early Schaller M6 with a slightly different button shape to the current model. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I think those tuners are original. They didn't start with the Ovation logo at first. |
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Thunderhead on the bay
