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| Im thinking of loosing a few pounds and go cracy on a porridge diet, but im not really sure if i should. There is this Ovation Legend 1617 from the 80´s that might just tempt me to do so. since i only know solidbody Ovations, i really come short in judging the value of this instrument. What would be reasonable to pay for such a thing? Since we are all fellow Ovationeers i trust you wont snatch it before i get a chanse to decide.
http://www.finn.no/finn/bap/object;pdc=1109954861429?finnkode=51662...
I have not tried the guitar yet, i would need to jump a plane to get to that part of the country so i have no idea of the feel. Personally i would prefer a solidbody feel to the neck, so i really dont know if this is the one i should get. Can someone give me some feedback on the 1617 playability and value?
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Location: south east Michigan | Sorry Jan9,
Maybe someone from the UK can give you some advise. But I would like to know why there is a picture of 2 candles, a glass of wine, and a guitar pick in the descriptions. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Intimacy Brad! It's subliminal advertising at it's best. I feel oozy already.
Jan - that is a nice Legend, 72-84 for the year. No idea how many Rubles that would translate to.
If you are set on a "Solid Body" feel you may want to try the Elite T, Elite LX or the Flame T as their neck profiles are closer to the solids.
Overall Ovation necks kick butt on other brands but those I mentioned tend to feel more familiar to the solid body players. |
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Location: NJ | Not wine.
A snifter of cognac.
Couvoisier, by the looks of it . . . .
A Public Service Announcement reminding you NOT to Drink and Post on eBay. |
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| For the record, its priced at 4000 Nkr (Norwegian kroner) and that is just about 638 US give or take a few cents.
the add also says the new price was 20.000 Nkr about 3188 US
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Location: N W Ohio | jan9, I have my 1617 of about the same vintage in front of me as I type. It plays as easy as any electric I've ever played, nice neck with easy low action, and sounds great plugged or unplugged. I bought mine for about$350.00 U.S.
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | jan9, take a close-up look at the picture of the back of the neck (the one showing the stacked volume/tone knobs) it appears that someone has run a screw in the base of the neck!!(maybe to pull the neck back together?) |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | another look and it appears it is where someone tried to install a strap button, possibly? |
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Location: SoCal | This is a 1980's (early, before the switch to the OP 24 preamp in about 1984) vintage guitar. No truss rod cover means that it has a Kbar in the neck and also means that it has the "A" bracing pattern. Great sound out of these. |
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Location: Waurika OK | Moody,
Tell me about my 1617. It is a 1979, with a trussrod cover. I went to the Ovation Discontinued site and realized that the picture I have been looking at is diff. What kind of bracing does mine have and is it AAA top or not? I thought all 1617's were alike, obviously they are not.
Didn't mean to hijack this thread, but an inquiring mind wants to know.
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Your Legend (just like one that I have which is a 78) has the VT-11 bracing pattern (this is per a 1977 catalog - "The Guitar of The Stars"). It's got a AAA spruce top. I'm not certain how to explain the VT bracing pattern. It's asymetrical, closed more on the treble side, open more on the bass. There were different levels of the VT pattern, from VT-8 (on shallow bowl steel strings, VT-10 on the Concert Classic, and VT-11 on the Legends. The Custom Legends have always had the "A" bracing pattern, and in 1980, Ovation went to that pattern for the vast majority of their steel strings.
With my ear, I've never cared for the VT bracing pattern guitars (even tho' I've owned one for 26 years), but it's a purely subjective thing. I know people who love them.
If you want to send me a fax number, I'll see if I can find some good pics of the bracing patterns and send them to you. |
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Location: Waurika OK | Bones, thanks for the info. Always more to learn! |
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whats it worth? Ovation Legend 1617 80´s
