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cwpd5150
Posted 2005-12-27 12:57 PM (#124749)
Subject: Typoon fretless bass help!!


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I have had this ovation fretless bass for years never knew what it was or even looked into it. I found out that it was made in 1969 it is a Typoon something..lol

I'm wondering if anyone can tell me, what if anything this thing is worth? how much did they sell for back in the day? how can I tell which one I have.. typoon I II or III?

Or where I can find out more information about it.

thanks,
Ken
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Waskel
Posted 2005-12-27 1:15 PM (#124750 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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Check Standing O\'s Gallery , look under "Electric Bass". Does it look like this?
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cwpd5150
Posted 2005-12-27 1:32 PM (#124751 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!


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Thanks for your help. Mine kind of looks like that but, I have a sound dampner? as the tail piece and I have 4 control knobs. It is fretless so, I take it that is a Typoon III ? mine looks just like the picture on the historical page for storm series august 69
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Standingovation
Posted 2005-12-27 1:42 PM (#124752 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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The 2nd generation Typhoon's had same body size as the 6-strings, a bolted stop piece, dampener and 4 control knobs. They came in fretted (Typhoon IV) and fretless (Typhoon V). Here's a photo from Cc's gallery of a black eclipse finished one. Is yours like this? Dave

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cwpd5150
Posted 2005-12-27 1:51 PM (#124753 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!


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No it doesn't look like that at all. It pretty much looks like one Waskel posted but with the dampner and 4 knobs. it looks like the one here for aug 69 ovation
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Jérôme
Posted 2005-12-27 2:16 PM (#124754 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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Thanks Dave,
Now I know much more about the Typhoon. :)

Does it looks like this one???

J :)

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cwpd5150
Posted 2005-12-27 2:24 PM (#124755 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!


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Yes, just like that but black. How much did you pay for that? or are they worth anything now? Also do you know of anywhere you can buy replacement parts?.. the pick-up cover is cracked on one of them.

Right on.. I knew somebody here could help me.. : )
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cwpd5150
Posted 2005-12-27 2:29 PM (#124756 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!


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That is a sweet looking guitar..forgot to say that in the last post...
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Jérôme
Posted 2005-12-27 2:33 PM (#124757 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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In black, it should looks like this one:



Unfotunately, I'm not the owner of these instruments and I'm really not an expert!!
Dave and the others here are much better than me to help you.

The black one belongs to one of the OFC members (in Holland).

J :)
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cwpd5150
Posted 2005-12-27 2:39 PM (#124758 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!


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that's it right there....just what mine looks like. Well, thanks for your help. much appreciated

Ken
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Beal
Posted 2005-12-27 3:02 PM (#124759 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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It's one of the later series made from guitar bodies. They probably go for a few hundred bucks. I just came across a pair of red original bass bodies, s/n B 542 and 8?? one fretted and one not. Cool basses.
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cwpd5150
Posted 2005-12-27 3:31 PM (#124760 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!


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cool, mine is B632 Do you know besides the spring for the dampner is there something else? a felt or a washer or something? I seem to remember there was something else but can't picture it or see it on the pictures...

thanks
Ken
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Cc
Posted 2005-12-28 12:42 AM (#124761 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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Have to say it was cool to see my bass being posted my someone else. (Thanks Dave!)
Now that I know what the bridge cover looks like, does anyone have one for sale? Also were the original cases for the storm series just standard 335 types or were they a special Ovation case? Anyone have pics of the original case?
One more question. Both my Typhoon and my Eclipse have the faux Lyrachord finish. Are those more rare than standerd finishes?

Thanks
Cc
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Cc
Posted 2005-12-28 12:45 AM (#124762 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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I need a pair of original pickup surrounds for a Typhoon also.
Thanks some more!
Cc
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Beal
Posted 2005-12-28 6:43 AM (#124763 - in reply to #124749)
Subject: Re: Typoon fretless bass help!!



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The cases were Geib cases, just the std issue for the time. They also used chipboard (archcraft) cases too. I think that the guitar bodies would be the ones with the bowl paint, I can't recall seeing one of the early bodies painted that way. I also recall that more bodies were finished in gloss colors than bowl paint.
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