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Location: Canada | .....hi....new member....first post....is there anyone out there who can tell me a little about an Ovation Electric I've had since 1987....the Ovation home page wasn't able to provide much except that it was made only for one year--1971-- and it was called a THUNDERHEAD, part of the "Electric Storm" series....the serial # is 1233-2, H446.....it looks like a Gibson etc. double cutaway ES-335 thinline....it is a beautiful figured burgundy cherry colour with gold hardware and double gold pickups....it has a white pickhuard with the Ovation logo and the usual Ovation headstock with logo.....it is a 6 string with a bolt-on neck and gold trapeze tailpiece....ebony fretboard and thinline frets and it sounds sweet.....4 knob controls......anyway, I've been searching for years on any kind of info or history......once upon a time many years ago, before desktop computers, I asked world famous Mandolin Bros. in New York and they came up with zero......I'm not looking to sell and I don't care how much it's worth bcuz I'll never sell it, but I've been wondering for years about this guitar....from the Ovation spread sheet I was able to find that they made another model during either 1971 or 1971 to 73, called a Tornado, although I have no clue what that model looks like.....anyway, if anyone knows anything about this model, I'd love to hear from you.....molly22_22@hotmail.com.....thanks |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | OK, I think there is enough depth on this board to answer all the questions. You've got a good start on it. The white pickguard I've not seen but all esle sounds stock. Check out the picture galleries, there are a few in there. |
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Location: SoCal | Use the search function and type in Thunderhead. There's a wealth of info. Also check out member's pictures. A few of us own them. FYI, they were built from 1968 until about 1972. |
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Location: Vernon, CT | Also, I have a 1970 Burgundy Tornado I got brand new and still have. Ran $200 new at a now long since out of business music store. Is in good to excellent condition. Check it out on the gallery under my name if you are interested. Play On!
John L.
Custom Legend 1779-USA
Legend 1777-LX
Balladeer 1771-LX
Std. Balladeer 1771
Tornado (1970)
Takamine 12 String
Martin D16GT
Fender P-Bass (1975)
Fender 50th Anniversary Stat-
Fender Nashville Tele- |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | You'll find some info and pics of the Storm series guitars HERE
Dave |
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Location: Canada | ....wow, you guys are great!!!!....many thanx to those who replied, especially Standing Ovation.....I clicked on the link to the pictures and there it was!!!!....my guitar....the style and colour is exactly like the third one from the left, but without the whammy bar......mine has the simple trapeze tailpiece similar to the extreme right hand model.....must go back now and explore bcuz I rushed thru' the replies....again, many thanx to EVERYONE.....this has been something like a personal grail hunt for me for years.....thanx again!!!! |
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Location: Canada | .......WOW again!!!!!!.....I just looked at the new Thunderhead page----a big thanks to whoever added it-----and I looked and read the catalogue.....now I know what that toggle switch is for....could never figure it out....it's an out of phase switch!!!!.....SHADES OF PETER GREEN!!!!!!......after I'm thru' here I'm going straight up to my fortress of solitude, hook up my SMALL STONE pedal (which for some reason I've never ever done with this particular guitar----I've always loved it's clean un adulterated sound) and see what my out of phase Peter Green toggle switch sounds like thru' the Small Stone phaser......double out of phase??????.....cheers...(P.S., ...I've changed to a smiley face now) |
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Location: SoCal | I've got paperwork on how the electronics on the Thead work. If you've got a fax, or an address where I can mail them, I'll get copies to you. |
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Location: Canada | .....I stand corrected on an earlier post wherein I described the pickguard on the Thunderhead as white.....it is 5 layers of black and white colours.....3 thick white black white layers, with paper thin top and bottom black layers with the Ovation script engraved thru' the top black to expose the underlying white surface....thanks to cwk2 on this one |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | No problem, Eh? You came to the right place for information. |
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1971 Semi accoustic Electric Thunderhead_Electric Storm series_ ES-355 style
