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Location: Canada | Yeah - I have one, an Ovation Eclipse.. so far all I know is that they were produced from May '72 to Jan '73. It's a beauty. She belonged to my Grandfather, but never got to be played much.. which we all know is just wrong.. I don't play and I want to see her go to someone with true love and appreciation for the craftsmanship and talent. She's in near-mint condition.. minor wear in the usual places.. VERY minor. Any info at all would be greatly appreciated. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Great guitar.
It was the "economy" model of the Storm series. As I understand it, essentially started out as regular "storm" guitars that wouldn't finish just right due to grain and coloration. Rather than waste, apply bowl paint and a cheap set of pickups.
Well the paint makes the darn thing age VERY well, nearly indestructible, and I think the pickups are quite nice. They also "skimped" on the controls, or I'm sure they thought so. Rather than the combersome (IMHO) phase/bypass with Balance Vol tone tone, they used the standard vol vol tone tone with a standard pickup switch configuration.
All in all, I think the Eclipse is a work-horse. |
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Location: Canada | Thanks for that info! Any idea on today's value? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | I know of one in excellent condition that sold for $560 shipped. That was back when the used guitar market wasn't depressed.
BTW, welcome to the Ovation family! |
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Location: GA USA | Exactly, there's today's value and then there's today's economy. If you search eclipse in our For Sale section, you'll see prices from $350-$650. Right now, in the $500's seems like the most you'd expect, but you never know. |
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Location: Canada | Thanks for the Welcome and the input! |
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Storm Series Eclipse J-1235-5
