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 Joined: November 2012 Posts: 135
Location: New Bern, NC | I am just aching to get the 1778 LX I mentioned in a previous thread. If it's been listed with the right specs, this is the one I've seen (see link below). It's a 2003, in "very nice" condition, original case, cherry burst finish, made in the USA and it's about $900, including shipping. According to the Ovation site, it originally sold for $2500. So, would you pay $900 for it? http://www.ovationguitars.com/guitars/product/elite_1778lx |
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 Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That is what it sells for NOW.
Back in 2005 the MSRP was $1569
(That is MSRP... People try very hard not to pay that much)
Personally I don't have $900
Edited by Old Man Arthur 2013-02-20 12:48 AM
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Joined: August 2005 Posts: 616
Location: cincinnati, ohio | I don't have $900.00 either . But, boy, if I did, I'd buy that guitar in a New York minute... |
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Location: Jet City | Meredith, here's a link to the one I had in the for sale section...
http://ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=19656&...
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15677
Location: SoCal | I remember when you sold it. Always thought you were a moron to do something dumb like the rest of us and sell guitars that we shouldn't have (and we all have).
Every time I played one of those guitars, I always walked away thinking how nice they were and how great they sounded. I like a deeper bowl, but if you gave me a 1778LX and said that it was the only guitar I could ever have, I'd smile and say thank you and consider myself lucky.
Worth $900? Probably worth more. Is the market at $900? I don't have a clue..... |
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 Joined: January 2009 Posts: 1249
Location: Texas | "Worth $900? Probably worth more. Is the market at $900?" I put in a quick nationwide CL search and "asking" prices range from 800-1200.
Edited by jay 2013-02-20 4:45 PM
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 Joined: August 2005 Posts: 3736
Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Only YOU can answer if that guitar is worth $900 to YOU! And if you don't have $900, it becomes an irrelevant question. I recently found a guitar (non 'O') that I just HAD to own - but I had to sell the guitar that I said I'd never sell (and a few other things) to buy it. I was willing to do that because I wanted it that bad.
Edited by muzza 2013-02-21 1:05 AM
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 Joined: October 2005 Posts: 4072
Location: Utah | muzza - 2013-02-21 1:03 AM
Only YOU can answer if that guitar is worth $900 to YOU! And if you don't have $900, it becomes an irrelevant question.
Totally the truth!
And in reality we spend many intimate hours with our guitars, so the cost is worth it if we have the $ and if we enjoy the guitar.
It is really remarkable that the factory put out these guitars for prices under $1k just a few years ago. A trip to the dentist for a couple of fillings can cost more than a guitar! |
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Joined: August 2005 Posts: 616
Location: cincinnati, ohio | I bought my Balladeer new in 1971 for $365.00. That was a LOT of money back then, and my Mom blew a gasket! But I wanted it and I had the money, and I was 21 (oh for those days - when I had no bills! ). I wanted that Balladeer as badly as I had ever wanted anything in my life, and 42 years later I still own and use that guitar - a lot. I bought a bright red Mustang GT with hood scoop and racing stripes in 1972 (new) for $2400. The car is long gone.
As far as your guitar goes, Meredith - I say go for it. |
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