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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | 1537-5
Near Mint
Album on my Ning Page:
1537-5 Elite
I am amazed at how clean this guitar is and the tone is of course awesome! Thanks Les! |
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Location: Bellevue, Washington | O_O AMAZING!!! |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Nice one Mike! I just LOVE black guitars. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | WOW ... nice one. I never saw a black one before. |
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Location: Tennessee | That looks almost unplayed. Nice get. |
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Location: Texas | Hey Mike - I decided I want her back!!! She looks too good LOL - glad you will have her Mike. She is in good hands. Hugs to your brother!!!
Les ;) |
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Location: Texas | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
That looks almost unplayed. Nice get. I take excellent care of my guitars - they are like my babies ;) |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Nice snag Mike. Congrats! :D |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Congrats, Mike! Sweet, I haven't seen a -5 either.
<reminder... get on Leslie's email list!  > |
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Location: Jet City | I'd love to lay that lady on my red blanket. Absolutely stunning! Once you've had black that beautiful, there's no going back.
Besides, the black ones always sound the best.
Congrats Mike! |
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Location: Jet City | The only sucky thing on the -1 and -5 is that you can't see the cool Adamas II type laminates on the pegboard and heelcap. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'd love to lay that lady on my red blanket. Absolutely stunning! Damon, it is highly worthy of your expertise in photography...too bad we're so far away...true that the peg-head and heel laminates are hidden on the -1 and -5 but just check out the figure in the Epi's and the Fingerboard...and there is a lot to be said for Black and Gold!!! Very elegant!!
These pic's were somewhat hastily done...I was gone until late in the day: and this wasn't due until tomorrow or Sat...Surprise!!!
I wanted to get it posted so all could enjoy...thanks for the good wishes...
Leslie held this for me for almost 6 months...she knew what I was going thru and waited until I was well enough to really enjoy it! Very appreciated!!
I haven't seen a -5 The only other one I have seen was in a picture with Steve Sutton playing one in his old band... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Nice one Mike, Congrats! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Like was already has been said... That's the first Black one that I have seen.
And it's a Purdy one, too! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I spent some quality and quantity time with this older gal this evening...I may not have a voice right now, but wow: she surely does. We went on and on for some three hours...what an amazing guitar. (and yes, the wife knows and is not worried...lol)
This one is coming to the next get together! |
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Location: Nashville TN. | she be a bonny lass |
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Location: Thailand | Very nice. |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Damon67:
the black ones always sound the best. Here we go... everyone knows bursts sound best.
Very pretty, Mishka. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Wow Mike, She's gorgeous!!! Congrats! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Mike, I like black until they come up with something darker. Beautiful guitar. |
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| Pretty guitar. I thought you already had a 1537-5? Does this one sound different? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | This is a looker, Mike. The gloss black body sure shows off the maple binding, walnut bridge, and that wonderful walnut fretboard. A real stuner. Now the rest of us have made a mental note of this just in case you tire of it or need to fund something else. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Nope, I've owned several black guitars including an 87C-5 and a 1537-4 several years ago, but this is my only 1537-5...it's a keeper: to my ear, it sounds better than any Ovation I have owned including both of the aforementioned guitars. The several that have heard it all seem to agree... Incredible sustain, bass, and clarity make this guitar stand out from the rest by a considerable distance. |
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Location: Tennessee | I saw something interesting in your pictures ... bridge bolts? When did they start putting these on the 1537's? Mine from early in the run doesn't have them. And is your binding maple? Again, my early one is walnut? Lastly, does this one have the lamination around the sound holes? Just curious to know if they changed construction partway through the run ... |
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Location: Right now? | Congrats, Mikey! What a beauty. |
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