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Location: Nashville, TN | Hello, Y'all! Merry Christmas! Have a curiousity! I just bought a Black EA68 Viper from a very nice gentleman from Mass. It's beautiful has a very nice 'ebony' fretboard, straplocks, & the 90s Ovation logo case, strings thru the body..has the typical Hartford made in USA & EA68 white sticker on the inside of the top leaflet...however, it has NO serial number ANYWHERE..the gentleman gave me the number 483524..said that was the serial number the store gave to him when he bought it. They said it was made without one..? .the headstock is perfect, certainly has not been tampered with..anybody out here ever came upon anything like this? I have 4 others & all have the typical behind the headstock 'stamped' in serial number...:-) Thanx in Advance! Dan |
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Location: SoCal | Merry Christmas to you Dan!
"bought...from a very nice gentleman from Mass..." :confused:
black stained rosewood fretboard :(
painted-on neck stripes to simulate the 5-piece neck :(
laser-printed label inside :(
addition of string-thru ferrules :(
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When your done (you won't find anything related), take a light and look around in the cavity of the top leaflet. You should find a little sticker with an embossed serial# :) .
I have had a few with the serial# on a small tag in the cavity. Reminded me of the "asset tags" we would put on computer equipment. Look towards the neckbolt pocket. I'm sorry, I just do not remember the exact location. I think the natural EA68 at Fred's house is like that. Hey Fred... where is the sticker.
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Location: San Bernardino, California | I've seen one that had the serial number on the preamp housing. |
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Location: SoCal | The preamp box sounds like a good place... I just can't remember. |
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Location: Tennessee | Mine has a paper s/n label up on the neck block. Look through the bass side soundholes and see if there's a small tag up on the neck block. Mine's about the same vintage. |
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Location: Nashville, TN | Stone U R Right! it's there! Thank You!
very unusual tho..
Noah I finally got a 12..the only Sunburst I've ever seen ...check it out!
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/photos/DanSchafer_73195_V12resized.jp... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Dan, that sunburst is sweet. Where did you stumble upon that beauty! |
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Location: Nashville, TN | Custom 'artist' guitar..I think it may be the last one, now that Fender has taken over:-) I talked with them about another green Viper but I can't get them to commit...Dan |
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Location: Tennessee | Congrats on that 12, Dan. That's a special guitar. Enjoy! |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | That case fits the 12 like some of my trousers. Nice guitar. We've seen that baby before on these forums. The Viper 12 is my go-to guitar when I need a 12. Played through the Janglebox is nice. |
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Location: Nashville, TN | yeah..I use a Janglebox, too..but only on the Electric solid 12s & some 6's... |
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Black EA68 Viper or is it?
