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Posted 2013-04-10 8:08 AM (#469416)
Subject: Hi I just bought my first Ovation

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Hi !! I just got my first Ovation, a 1991 model according to the serial number.
It is a 1768 Elite and it is amazing.
I think I bought it overprized though, I spent $1.300 used because i couldnt find any reference about it.
Anyway Im happy with it.
what do you think ?
See you around

Posted 2013-04-10 1:44 PM (#469425 - in reply to #469416)
Subject: Re: Hi I just bought my first Ovation

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So long as You are happy with Your guitar.
That is all that matters.

Posted 2013-04-10 3:28 PM (#469429 - in reply to #469416)
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1768s are one of the best models ever, enjoy it! A new one would cost you a good $3k

Posted 2013-04-21 1:59 PM (#469719 - in reply to #469416)
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wow really ? it is a 1768-4 actually, but i didnt expect that !! it was a great deal then
i plays and feels very good , i guess now i know why

Posted 2013-04-24 10:45 AM (#469798 - in reply to #469416)
Subject: Re: Hi I just bought my first Ovation

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Hi again !

I am a little paranoid cause I was cheking the Ovation website trying to find more info on my guitar but i cant find it !!
When I see the Elite 1768 model this one pops out
http://www.ovationguitars.com/archive/guitar/elite_1768
but mine is exactly like this one :
http://www.ovationtribute.com/Acoustic%20Series/Elite/Elite%201768-...
You know, with all this new fake chinese guitars I dont know what to think.

Also, Im planning to go on tour I and I would like to take this one with me but I'd neeed another one for my partner, who is in love with her too !! So my question is , which model of the present catalogue would be somehow equivalent to my 1768 ?

BTW it would be nice to post on other topics too but I dont have the permission yet

Posted 2013-04-24 2:18 PM (#469804 - in reply to #469798)
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ryden - 2013-04-24 8:45 AM

Hi again !

I am a little paranoid cause I was cheking the Ovation website trying to find more info on my guitar but i cant find it !!
When I see the Elite 1768 model this one pops out
http://www.ovationguitars.com/archive/guitar/elite_1768

That image is Actually a 1763 Classical guitar.
For a LONG time the Ovation website has a Celebrity photo in place of a 1778LX image.
This is what happens when you subcontract your IT.

but mine is exactly like this one :
http://www.ovationtribute.com/Acoustic%20Series/Elite/Elite%201768-...
You know, with all this new fake chinese guitars I dont know what to think.

That is the correct guitar.
I think that the people in Connecticut get their information from Jerome's Ovation Tribute and the OFC.

As to Access... Eventually someone in authority will come-along and grant you access.

Edited by Old Man Arthur 2013-04-24 2:20 PM

Posted 2013-04-24 7:17 PM (#469808 - in reply to #469416)
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"This is what happens when you subcontract your IT."

What do you base this assessment on? Your years in the industry?

Posted 2013-04-24 8:36 PM (#469811 - in reply to #469808)
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damon67 - 2013-04-24 5:17 PM

"This is what happens when you subcontract your IT."

What do you base this assessment on? Your years in the industry?

My years of web browsing makes me a connoisseur.
I am sure that if they had gotten someone from the OFC to do it they would have the correct images.

Posted 2013-04-25 12:27 AM (#469819 - in reply to #469416)
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Typically outsourcing of IT means a company can focus on their core competencies... especially if they're not a technology firm at their core.

And besides, this has nothing to do with IT. Web content signoffs would typically fall under a company's marketing department.

Posted 2013-04-25 1:43 AM (#469821 - in reply to #469416)
Subject: Re: Hi I just bought my first Ovation

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Not to Hijack Jon's original thread...
I think that he needs access.

Posted 2013-04-25 9:56 AM (#469835 - in reply to #469416)
Subject: Re: Hi I just bought my first Ovation

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Haha they totaly got me then, I was paranoid as I said just because the picture is mistaken.
Funny thing, I work IT !!

Mistery solved then, though Im very dissapointed because it looks like I paid too much form my Elite. I've seen a number of 1768 here for sale, all of them around $600, very far from the $1,300 I paid for mine

Yet, Damon you mentioned a similar one would cost about $3k now ... so what am I missing ?

Posted 2013-04-25 12:30 PM (#469842 - in reply to #469416)
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If you wanted a brand new one, that's close to what it would cost. You paid a pretty premium price for a used one... just trying to help you feel better about your purchase.

Posted 2013-04-25 12:44 PM (#469843 - in reply to #469416)
Subject: Re: Hi I just bought my first Ovation

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Ryden, the closest thing in the current catalogue is made in Asia.

http://www.amazon.com/Ovation-2078AX-Acoustic-Electric-Guitar-Cherr...

For a NEW USA built, it's a custom order, or one of the limited edition models like the 2078LEAS Adirondack Top. That's where you get into the $3k range.

Also, from my end it looks like you've been able to post elsewhere for a while now.