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| Dear all,
I've been using celebrity cs-257 for the last decade and decided to treat myself with a true ovation adamas quality guitar, then eventually got a w597 MEII new from local dealer.
Been realised that this is the "newer" version that there is no sound holes at the South side, but I also noticed that the ME symbol is missing on the peghead face. Just wondering if it's normal?
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Okay, I'll bite...
I have looked through internet images hoping to see one without a an ME symbol...
I could not find one.
Then my thought is, Why do you believe that this is an MEII?
Is it White with Pearl epaulets? Or reddish-black 12-string?
The 12-string does not have the ME symbol on the headstock...
But it has one on the 12th Fret.
We need pics.
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| Thanks Arther, as requested here's a pic of my new / old guitars... 
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Location: Taxed To Death State | Definitely a MEII signature 6 and should have the logo on the headstock.
http://www.ovationguitars.com/custom/usa-signature/melissa-etheridg... |
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| Any chance I could still contact some staffs in ovation to at least clarify? I have all the documents and serial code, just missing the logo? Some kind of "special edition"? Lol |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | You should read a few other threads. There aren't "some staffs" in Ovation to contact anymore. There is a small crew left. Search for John Budny on this site. He might be able to get you the logo if there were some left when Fender closed the plant. |
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Location: Taxed To Death State | Wesley I wouldn't sweat the logo, looks like you got the real deal there. |
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Location: Texas | Is the label (inside, visible through the sound holes) signed by Melissa E? |
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Location: Utah | Oops, too slow on the draw asking about the label.
Edited by FlySig 2015-02-26 2:00 PM
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| Yes I've got the signed label.
Yeah I wouldn't bother getting the logo back, actually I prefer without tbh, just that I feel strange why would this happen lol
Cheers guys |
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It's possible this wasn't a "new" guitar and the neck has been "replaced" with a stock Adamas neck.
Do you just have paperwork from the dealer, or do you have it from Ovation? And if so, does the serial# on the back of the headstock match the serial# on the Ovation paperwork? |
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| Thanks waskel, the serial no. Does match with the paperwork |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The advantage of NOT having the ME symbol is you won't pegged as a Melissa Etheridge fan.
I have nothing against Melissa... I just don't know any of her songs.
Kinda like, if you have a Frankenstrat people want you to play "Eruption".
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| Yes Arthur to be honest I didn't know Melissa at all before I got the guitar. I would doubt if many people in Hong Kong knows her actually.
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Location: Texas | There are several possible logical explanations for the missing logo (a customer might have special-ordered it but never picked it up, a local store/distributor may have special-ordered a batch of them without logos for any number of reasons, or, although less likely, it may have just slipped out of the factory that way.)
Regardless, it's a very nice guitar, just play it and enjoy it.
(Somebody bring me some water!) |
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| I do indeed agree it's a very nice guitar regardless the logo, I will ring the dealer tmr and see if they have some kind of explaination, if any lol. |
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Location: Utah | Is the logo a decal on top of the clearcoat?
Edited by FlySig 2015-02-28 3:20 PM
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Location: Jet City | I'm not an endearing fan, but she has good taste in guitars. I think it's an upgrade. |
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W597-MEII Symbol gone?
