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Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?

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CKKeller
Posted 2011-09-09 9:10 PM (#348832)
Subject: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?


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Location: Mobile, Bama!		Just curious ...when the time is right, I'd love to pick up a greyburst.

All the photos I've seen have the block inlays ... I seem to remember from somewhere that was a cost cutting measure cause they weren't selling? And the greys (and whites) both had the blocks, cause they were introduced a little later? Along with the newer tailpiece on the greys and whites?

I love the bowties ...I think they look really classy ... :cool:
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2011-09-10 4:17 AM (#348833 - in reply to #348832)
Subject: Re: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?


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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest		Bowtie's are only on the earlier ones, but if you found an early neck, you could put it on a later one.
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Beal
Posted 2011-09-10 10:03 AM (#348834 - in reply to #348832)
Subject: Re: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		but the early ones were only brown and black. All necks match the color scheme of the guitar.
I think that when the white and barnboard were introduced they had the abalone blocks.
The bowties were polyester and machined to shape and cost 50% more or maybe double that of real abalone squares. Making that decision to switch was easy, even though the bowties look cool.
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CKKeller
Posted 2011-09-10 10:56 AM (#348835 - in reply to #348832)
Subject: Re: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?


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Location: Mobile, Bama!		There is a greyburst on Ebay right now, but its pretty banged up .. most disturbing (to me anyway) is that the headstock has part of the Ovation logo missing. I don't mind honest players wear, but the logo kills it for me.

My brown one has a lot of edge wear too around the edges, but I've been able to cover it fairly well using some of those wood grain dye markers that Lowes sell for furniture dings.

The black one came in fairly dirty, but it cleaned/shined right up.

Sorry ... I have a.d.d. ...I tend to ramble and get off topic. :cool:
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Beal
Posted 2011-09-10 11:08 AM (#348836 - in reply to #348832)
Subject: Re: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		logos can be replaced
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Beal
Posted 2011-09-10 11:08 AM (#348837 - in reply to #348832)
Subject: Re: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?



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Location: 6 String Ranch		paint it green and put Gibson up there
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MWoody
Posted 2011-09-10 12:04 PM (#348838 - in reply to #348832)
Subject: Re: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?



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Location: Upper Left USA		ADD ain't nuthin, try dealing with AAARPDHD...

That's when you find yourself 300 miles from home sitting in a Denny's getting the Senior's discount but you can't remember driving there...

Now, let's work on a visual.
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Damon67
Posted 2011-09-10 4:08 PM (#348839 - in reply to #348832)
Subject: Re: Were any Greyburst UK IIs made with the bowtie neck inlays?



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Location: Jet City		A gray burst would look better with chrome hardware
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