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Location: Tracy, CA | Found this listing on craigslist for a 1537. Could be a good buy if you know someone local there to check it out for you.
Elite 1537 on craiglist |
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| $750. Good price. Won't last long. |
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Location: Tracy, CA | That's $750 Canadian dollars, about $650 USD. |
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| Whoa, Even better! I paid $600 for a mint 1767, and I know a 1537 would sound better...someone in the club will snatch it up... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | That is a good price, even with the finish flaws.
Fred.....this might be a good one for you to jump on. |
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Location: Orange County, California | Stephen :mad: sorry, Just haven't done that in awhile :D P :D
It'l be good for someone. I'm telling you all, When I'm outa debt I'll buy any freakin guitar I want, when I want, with cash, and no guilt. Right now it just hurts to look at them. :(
Must... delay...gratification....
It's a low number too (more pain!!!) |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I've seen that there is a great fondness for this model elite. Can someone explain (for those of us who haven't played one) what is so special about it compared to the other great Ovations? |
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Location: SoCal | Andrew, you really need to use the search function on this board and look thru all the back threads on 1537's. There has been a ton of discussion on these guitars. For a quick answer, go to this website http://www.ovationgallery.com/ and search under 6 strings. You'll find a page devoted to the 1537 which will also answer a lot of your questions. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | My esteemed colleagues continue to dance around the question and throw out such hype and soft coverups as "mellow, woody, smooth ..."
Maybe I'm the only one who's got he nads to say it - The reason so many of us love the sound of this guitar is because it sounds like a freaking Martin. There you go.
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| Dave, I think you just picked a fight with the entire Ovation Fan Club :) |
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Location: closely held secret | Not with me. I haven't played one yet. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Steve:
Dave, I think you just picked a fight with the entire Ovation Fan Club :) Nah, it's been going on for 4 years. Some Martins really suck. So do some Ovations. My only peeve is that so many people want to paint everything with such a broad brush. That's not such a big deal around here, but on the martin forum you would rather admit to having gay sex with satan than owning an ovation.
The 1537 is an awesome guitar and one of the best sounding wood topped Ovations there is. It's definately in the major leagues. My only complaint is that the freaking thing weighs a TON. I gutted mine by removing the entire electronics, two of the tuners and about half of the braces and the damn thing still feels like a les paul. I may try removing the k-bar next.
If anyone ever finds a 1537 in good shape for a good price they should just grab it and ask questions later.
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Location: Upper Left USA | Dave's right.
They sound like a (good) Martin.
But without the hassle of having to coddle the poor thing to keep from bowing or twisting the precariously set neck. Without having to worry about an impact from a music stand or microphone or for that matter a baby bottle. Exotic Tonewoods and lustrous finishes are cool when they are wrapped around the instrument.
Can you strip, restring and adjust action with 1/64th to the 12th fret on a Martin 12 string in 30 minutes? I just did it with the Pacemaker that I got from Nick. Need I mention this instrument has had 1/3 of the top reglued with Gorrila Snot!
I was originally drawn to Ovations because they are different and they are practicle.
Like me!
Well, maybe not so practicle. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | And our headstocks are better looking!
I'll still let Dave buy me a beer in CT. |
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| I've played O's all my life. Never played many Martins. Have a friend with a custom made D-18. Says it has less overtones for studio work. I played it. No bid deal. Wasn't worth the thousands he payed to have it made. I didn't know an original 1537 was so heavy, but then again that may have alot to do with why it sounds as well as it does. (Oh, also played a 1981 DC-28 cutaway, with the oval sound hole. Sounds dead compared to a deep bowl USA Ovation.) |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Andrew, you really need to use the search function on this board and look thru all the back threads on 1537's. There has been a ton of discussion on these guitars. For a quick answer, go to this website http://www.ovationgallery.com/ and search under 6 strings. You'll find a page devoted to the 1537 which will also answer a lot of your questions. |
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| Instigate away Andrew! The 1537 is the Holy Grail of multi-soundhole O's! |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The 1537 is the closest wood top to being an Adamas. Must have been too labor intensive to keep up.
I would like to play Al's wood top Adamas proto!! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MWoody:
The 1537 is the closest wood top to being an Adamas. Woodford - I disagree. The 1537 is the closest wood top to an adamas in terms of construction and all that stuff, but at least to my ears they sound no where NEAR similar. Not better or worse, but just so different that you can't really compare them. They belong in two very different camps in my opinion. Both winners. And what's this crap about buying you a beer ??? |
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Location: SoCal | I don't think the 1537 sounds like either a Martin or an Adamas. It has it's own voice, that just happens to be one of the best mixtures of wood and fiberglass Ovation ever built. I can't describe it except to say that it has a "quality sound" that compares favorably with high quality wood guitars.
But it doesn't sound like them..... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I did mean by construction but I (sit) corrected.
Guess I just have to buy one... |
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Location: closely held secret | Michael, just wait about 1/2 hour. After that they all kinda lose track... |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | Well, if someone loses track a lot they can send me one, since I won't be there in person.
BTW, if I had never asked a question, this conversation wouldn't have happened.
Dance, puppets, dance! ;) |
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| I resemble that remark... :) |
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Elite 1537 on craiglist in Toronto, Canada
