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Location: SoCal | I disagree (that's what makes this board fun). A used Ovation can be the best guitar deal on the planet. An older 1980's Legend can be had on ebay for $400 or so. Great guitar acoustically and plugged in. And, IMHO (and I am so humble), it's better than the current O's in the same price range (which are all Korean built Celebs)..... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | or save up just a couple hundred more and grab one of the new IDEA Ovations.
Solid top, excellent build and sound, plus built in recording, lessons, jam tracks, etc., etc |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | There's a 1657 on ebay for $375 and a 1617 for $175. Seem like good deals to me. |
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Location: Jet City | I only have 3 Ovations I bought new. Most of my favorites I bought used (and prolly most of those belonged to Trader Jim at one point or another ;) )
1537
1617 (2X)
2080
C2078 custom 12
1117
Viper
PF22
Magnum IV
Thunderbolt
Tornado
and many others that have come and are now gone to another appreciative home.
I don't see anything wrong with the "used Buick" |
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Location: Tennessee | Personally, I hope people keep buying new Ovations instead of always looking for used ones. I'd like to see the factory stay in business. I feel the same way about GM. |
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Location: Tennessee | OK. So I just put my money where my mouth is. I bought one of the MF 2171s in sunburst for $310 total to my door. That's a stupid crazy deal. Assembled and setup in the USA factory, 5 piece soft-V neck, OP-Pro preamp, bound fretboard, GS contour bowl, scalloped LX bracing, solid top, and sunburst to boot. I'll let ya'll know how it turns out. I'm betting it's the deal of the century. |
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| Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
... A used Ovation can be the best guitar deal on the planet. An older 1980's Legend can be had on ebay for $400 or so. Great guitar acoustically and plugged in. And, IMHO (and I am so humble), it's better than the current O's in the same price range (which are all Korean built Celebs)..... I agree.
I have a mint 1974 1621-4. It sounds strong and has a good action.
When I picked it up from the shop new in 74 some guy who worked there said "that's about the nicest one of those I've ever seen."
When it was in for some warranty work about 10 years ago the 65 year old luthier who did the repair said "that's about the nicest one of those I've ever seen."
I have no intention of selling it but the reality is that the guitar is practically worthless - I'd be lucky to get $400. Even if I wanted to sell the guitar it's just not worth putting up with the associated BS for $400.
So yeah, they're a good deal used. |
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Location: Sydney, Australia | Joe, that's the type of guitar you give to some up and coming guitarist, rather than sell. My 1117 legend went to my nephew and he's given it a good home and a lot of play time. A good warm feeling of satisfaction is worth way more than $400. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Contour bowls are love em or leave em. I have an '05 collectors and I love the contour bowl coz I'm primarily a sit-down player.
I hate playing it standing. I can't understand why the Ovation designers put such a sharp ridge in the back. Maybe it was designed with the OLD FARTS CLUB in mind - we're all so old we've gotta sit down. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
OK. So I just put my money where my mouth is. I bought one of the MF 2171s in sunburst for $310 total to my door. That's a stupid crazy deal. Assembled and setup in the USA factory, 5 piece soft-V neck, OP-Pro preamp, bound fretboard, GS contour bowl, scalloped LX bracing, solid top, and sunburst to boot. I'll let ya'll know how it turns out. I'm betting it's the deal of the century. :eek: :rolleyes: :mad: :cool:
Yeah... After an emotional mental roller-coaster, I got one too.
Sunburst also. (The only burst I own is my 1115, so now I got this one)
I didn't spring for a case, I had exactly $308 in my PayPal account. Plus I have many cases and gig-bags, so one should be empty if I need one.
Well, Now that money ain't burning a hole in my pocket anymore.
I was gonna get an iDea module with it, but I can do that after I sell something to make room. :cool: |
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Location: Vestavia Hills, AL | Stonebobbo and Old Man Arthur:
I've been thinking about it, and I think I might buy a Sunburst 2171 too. When you receive it, could you please post some pictures? I would greatly appreciate it. |
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Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | Hello all... New guy here but was looking for any Ultra 2178 info and found myself here. The 2171 deal is gone, I happened to be looking at them Wednesday night but was let down Thursday morning when I was ready to buy.
However, I was able to get a price math form guitarcenter.com for the Ultra 2178 for $377.17 (free shipping)! MF is now jumping on the 110% price match band wagon and did so on the GC price of $386.43
$377.17 for the 2178 seems like an absolute steal!
My question is this, how much "work" is actually done in the USA? |
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need help with choosing an ovation
