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Location: boulder | http://cgi.ebay.com/1984-OVATION-ELITE-1537-Sunburst-Nr-Mint-No-Res...
And it looks sweet at first glance. Had to not be greedy to bid or BIN. but since the other 1537 I bought has a bowl/binding crack the seller'forgot' to mention (as well as repair done with superglue on top and on bowl crack, bridge that needs to be repaired, headstock damage loose electronics,case that was useless, and worn frets etc...)I have learned my lesson. well sort of. hope this one finds a good home...sunburst is sweet peace mike |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Last 2 guitars I have bought on the bay were severely misrepresented. One cost me $400 to correct and the other $650 to correct from the mothership.
From now on, I will buy only from someone with over 100 feedback and the rating to back it up. If not, I will pass. Lived without the item before and can live without it another day.
This one does look good tho....100% feedback with over 1200 responses should make you feel warm and fuzzy. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | One of our new members has been asking if the one I just got is for sale. This may be good timing for him. |
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Location: closely held secret | The 1537 isn't listed in the Ovation archive.
Is this (besides the FD-14) the Ovation to own?
Do these have the Optima? I noticed the dual jacks on the back. |
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Location: SoCal | John, I'm pretty certain that the 1537 is listed in the O archives. It was the first year's production of the Elites -- 2 knobber Adamas preamp, stereo output, wood binding around the body, walnut fingerboard, etc. And yeah, it's considered one of the very best wood topped Ovations ever built.
I was one of, if not the first, people on the board to own a 1537 (not counting Bill who literally owns the first, and maybe one or two people at Ovation), buying it in 1993. A number of people here have bought them since and been very very happy with them. They are great guitars. |
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Location: closely held secret | Arrggh. I'd have to sell my 6778LX and my 1777LX to do it. |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
John, I'm pretty certain that the 1537 is listed in the O archives. Paul, not that I can find. If you see it please let me know. |
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Location: SoCal | John, that's interesting. I've seen it in the archives, but you're right --- it's not there now. |
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Location: closely held secret | Thanks, Paul. At least it's comforting to know it's not another indication of my mind breaking down... |
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Location: boulder | I know it was there, but it ain't now. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | It's back:
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Anything changed? |
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Location: closely held secret | Woody... :rolleyes: We're talking about the Ovation archives... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yeah, the 1537 is gone. Not sure why that is. It was there before they redid the site. Dave |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Well I wasn't! :rolleyes:
Guess I scanned too fast this time. Ooops. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Waskel, would be a good deal at a good price. Grabbing the 1537 you would probably play the others less and less until selling them to the less fortunate would be less painful.
Somebodies gonna grab this one. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Wow, I used an awful lot of less's....Jeff would be proud :cool: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Waskel,
I was thinking you had a 1537. Maybe I was thinking of Jeff (Cardinalflyer) in Hermiston. I also recall seeing the 1537 in the archives, maybe as recently as last week, when I got mine.
As far as whether it's the guitar to have, the answer is yes. It is everything people on this board have been saying it is. As the ebay guy says, it is a 10 in all categories. The only criticism I have seen is the walnut fretboard. Seems a little soft and shows some wear, but I don't know if it's any worse than rosewood. It plays as easily and sounds as good as anything I have ever played, but I'm not an expert. I just know I love it. I am not sure that I agree with Stephen, though. It hasn't made me want to sell my others. I am noticing that they aren't getting as much playing time, though. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mark, I was merely trying to help Waskel rationalize the purchase. We both know that the others would never leave....but ya gotta tell the wife something! |
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Location: closely held secret | Well, Dave at least has taken the temptation of BIN away.
I'm just afraid my wife is going to start thinking I'm addicted. And I don't know that she wouldn't be right.
It's still tempting. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and Dave continues to hold his breath....hoping to corner the market on every known sunburst 1537. |
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Location: North Idaho | That's a near relative of my 1547 sunburst #3032xx. I bought mine new in 1984, and it has a fantastic topwood. Additionally, the top is not glued to the fretboard like the late models and really puts out the sound. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | tgeej....
when you gonna set up a gallery so we can see these nice O's you have listed? |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Well this is killing me. I saw this auction Friday morning at about 5 am, got up from the computer, woke my wife to tell her I was buying a guitar and left the room. (Shows how smart I am, to wake a sleeping women in such a manner)
Went back to the computer, hit the BIN and was confronted with 'Immediate Payment' needed to complete the transaction. No problem (I thought), continued on, $HIT, I'm short by $15.00 to make it happen.
Went through the PPal BS$hit to add account info to extend the balance. $hit , it's going to be up to 3 days before it can happen. Email the seller begging that he drop the immediate payment requirement, hopeing that no one else will jump in.
Check eBay and my email all day long, no news, no bids. Go to meeting that goes over by an hour. Get back , YES!, email saying that requirement dropped. On over to eBay,........... StandingO pulled the trigger 28 minutes ago and the BIN is no longer an option. :(
It has been a long weekend. The plan was to buy this one and see if I liked it better than the one I have, then sell one of the two. I've played the one I have a lot this weekend trying to get my mind straight. I LOVE my guitar. The only thing that could make it 'better' is the subjective finish difference. The burst is literally screaming at me.
AAAHHHHHH! (that's me, not the guitar). I've decided to sit this one out unless it is a non-OFC bidder. I doubt that, not many outside this bunch would throw this kind of money at this guitar. We seem to be have the inside track on how good this guitar is. Maybe I'll have a shot at another sometime in the future. If Dave wins, maybe one of the two he will then have. Who knows.
I'm going to go play some more now to drown out the sound of me talking to myself. :rolleyes:
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Blues....knowing Dave, he just didn't like the idea of the guitar sitting there without a bid.
You were willing to pop for the BIN which is still a good price. I would go ahead and enter the bid and see where it goes.
If Dave really wanted it, he would have hit the BIN himself. Don't let an outsider scarf it up at the last minute!!!!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Several people have emailed me about this. If I win it I won't keep both SB's. Just want to compare the two and then resell without markup. I didn't dom the BIN because I figure if someone really wanted it and was was willing to pay big money, then they should have that chance. Dave |
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| Congrats! StandingO, must be nice to have two of 'em...
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Steve:
must be nice to have two of 'em...
The condition is only temporary. Dave |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Amazing...a little Cipro will cure just about anything. |
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Location: Parrish, FL | So Dave,
Tell us all about it. Has it arrived? Survive Big Brown? How does the latest addition to the OFC 1537 collection stack up?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Funny you should ask. I got it today. Will make a full report tomorrow. Dave |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | OK. Here's the lowdown. The 1537 arrived yesterday from UPS and the box was in pretty bad shape. One entire corner was crushed and right in the middle (almost dead on through a "Fragile" sticker) the thing looked like it had been skewered by a fork lift or something. I expected the worst. None of this was the fault of the seller, by the way. Reminded me why I always use FedEx (plus their trucks are better looking). Anyway, the seller did a great job of packing the guitar and deep within it's cacoon of foam and bubble wrap all was safe. The case did it's job, big time.
The guitar is beautiful and a perfect match for my 1st one. Each has a little nick here and a smudge there, but basically as nice of a 23 year old guitar that you'll find. They both play great and I would imagine sound identical. But they have very different strings right now, so I have to restring. The new one is fine, it's actually my old one that I didn't realize the strings were so dead. I'll restring and compare tonight.
As much as I'd LIKE to, keeping both is not an option. But DAMN, they sure look nice sitting side by side don't they ???
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Location: closely held secret | Dave, I came soooo close to pulling the trigger on that one. Very nice. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | It's your turn, Waskel. Noah was kind enough to sell me his extra. Someday I'll be rich enough to have 2. Make that 3, I'd like a 1547, too. |
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Location: closely held secret | Hmmm. Got my eyes on a 1581 right now...I suppose these guitars are too different to compare? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | 1581 and 1537 are like day and night difference. You have to have both! The 1581 (day) is bright, loud and vibrant. The 1537 (night) is dark, mysterious and mellow. An incredible combination of guitars, if I do say so myself. Dave |
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Standingovation:
1581 and 1537 are like day and night difference. You have to have both! Uh.. the Ranger's not gonna like this, Yogi... |
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Location: SoCal | Dave --- did you change the strings on your older 1537 last night, and if so, any difference in sound? Also, in the pic you posted, which is which, older and newer?
Interesting, looking at the pic, seeing the difference in the burst...... |
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Location: closely held secret | What difference? Other than the inlays and the bridge, they look like the same guitar. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Paul, I got too busy last night to change strings. We have company staying over for 2 days starting tomorrow and the spare bathroom hadn't been cleaned in quite some time. You know the deal - "Honey, are you busy ?"
On the 1537's the burst is only different in that one has a larger black outer zone. The inner amber part is amazingly identical. I expected more of a difference, but there's not. Actually the photo makes the guitars look more different than they really are. Biggest difference is the burst on the back of the neck. One is more black and the other is more amber. Forget which is which. The guitars are so identical in looks and condition that you'd never be able to tell them apart. Except that one is 2 lbs lighter than the other. In the photo above, the older one is on the right.
I'm sure when the company arrives tomorrow (2 female friends of my wife), that I'll have plenty of private time locked in the music room. Wanna come and visit?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The heck with Phoenix - I'll meet you in Vegas! Bring on the dinner buffet, baby. Blue Man is opening their new 7000 seat theater at The Venetian this weekend. Do me one favor, if you hit the jackpot please remember us little guys back on the farm. Dave |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | If I win the 250 million powerball tonight I will remember ALL of my OFC buddies! |
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Location: Parrish, FL | Alright! A #47 Reissue or OFC Git in every music room!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and 2 hundred million left to play with! |
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Location: East Tennessee | I'll take a U681T please. :D
I'm sure Al will give you a good price.
By the way Dave 2 nice guitars. Sunbrust is my favorite Ovation finish. :cool: |
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Location: Tennessee | Is that a truss rod cover I spy on the one on the right? Just decoration or am I missing something here? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Sorry guys....no powerbal winner (which means the prize is now close to 300 million). So no guitars today but.....who knows....maybe Saturday! |
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Location: south east Michigan | Speaking of the lotto.....The local guy who bought #1 of 40 Paul MaCartney signature Epiphones for $40,000....also hit the lotto for 182 million a while back. Who woulda thunk? |
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sunburst elite 1537 on ebay