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| A 1537 Ovation Elite, this 1984 has an updated Preamp with a tuner and a XLR output. This unique guitar has a Pearl top, different from the usual Wood-grain and Sun-burst tops. It's not only an eye-piece, the guitar has a brilliant sound and angelically plays well with a low bridge. When amped to through the XRL cabling you cannot get a more clear and acoustically natural sound.
Sold with the original case.
Asking - $5,000 |
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| Unless someone wants to offer a price - this is a gut pricing based on my conversation with Ovation (DWDRUMS - now) |
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Location: Tennessee | If you have some pictures to share, that would probably help a lot. Especially when you've got a custom piece.
Far be it from me to be the price police, however my gut tells me that since one can find a near mint stock 1537 for about a grand, you might be a tad on the high side with your price. But if you can get your price, I'd be very happy for you. |
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Location: Jet City | Riko449 - 2015-07-07 3:07 PM Unless someone wants to offer a price - this is a gut pricing based on my conversation with Ovation (DWDRUMS - now) It's been a while since anyone from there has actually SOLD a guitar. Good luck |
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| http://www.ebay.com/itm/1984-1537-Ovation-Elite-Pearl-Top-Rare-Prea... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Hi Riko,
This welcome area is a place to introduce yourself and/or ask a question. If you're just here to sell a guitar... well frankly your ebay ad will do better than any listing here, especially in this limited Welcome Center. However, if you would like to become part of this community, just let us know and we can move this post into the For Sale section. |
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Location: Jet City | Hmm... Looks like a refinish, not a custom. With a newer preamp too.
It's not original, not even worth the price of a real one in my mind. You'll need even more luck than I thought originally. |
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Location: Tennessee | This one looks a lot like your -6 twins, Damon. Pretty guitars ... pictures don't do them justice.
FWIW, I like the Optima preamp a lot. This could be a nice guitar for someone, but I think it's going to be tough sledding getting to the asking price. |
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Location: Jet City | The Optima is my favorite preamp and as you know, I love the -6P finish on Elites. There's probably few on the planet that are attracted to this guitar as much as I am, though I have no interest in replacing my -1.
The price though... It's a bit... 'optomistic' (X4) for a non-original 1537
I mean really, you can pick up an Adamas1 6 and 12 string pair for less.
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| Very valid. I will say the guitar was updated at and by Ovation. Though it's not in its "original" state; it's update was made by the company who manufactures the guitar. Its value is whatever someone wants for it (which I'm not trying to solicitate). The guitar is original in its own term because it was probably one of the only ones that was given the update it has. You can fairly call this over priced. I was hoping a fan club like this might appreciate it, or at least a collector. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | We are Fans.
Some of us are Collectors.
That doesn't mean we are Suckers.
Actually because were are Fans and Collectors, it means the exact opposite. 
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| Then "you" don't have to buy it. If you have a fair pricing then please share. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Riko449 - 2015-07-10 6:27 PM
If you have a fair pricing then please share.
Generally, a 1537 might sell on eBay for $1537... or Less.
Look around and you will see that they have sold for less than a thousand.
All of those "custom" accouterments are only appealing to a few people.
People custom order stuff to their liking... which makes them difficult to re-sell.
And I still feel that you think that you would come here and find a sucker who will buy that for an exorbitant price.
But that is just me. 
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Hi Riko449
If you want to become a member, just let us know and I can move this discussion into the For Sale section where it will get a bit more exposure. Regardless of how they may come across, the folks who have posted so far are just trying to help and at the same time not be discouraging or act as the price police which is frowned upon. The bottom line is you have a beautiful and unique guitar that should fetch top dollar. That being said, "top dollar" for any NON-Adamas is maybe 3K. In fact there are custom order Adamas guitars, and even rare mint original production ones, that barely get near 3K. The people responding have had Ovation build them custom guitars to order that don't run near 5K.
Personally I would LOVE to see you get that much. We all have been riding the "cheap guitars" thing for too long. Now that Ovation's are going to start being made in the USA again... I think the days of only spending only $2K for an Adamas are going to be relegated to distant memory, but it hasn't happened yet. So again... good luck on the sale. If you'd like to continue to participate in these forums, just let us know and we'll upgrade you and move this to the for sale section. |
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Location: Jet City | I just had the factory refinish an Elite in Pearl. It costs somewhere in the $600-700 area. Not anywhere near $5k.
You can send one over today, they're equipped and ready. Mine just got back to me a couple months ago. |
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For Sale - 1984, 1537 Ovation Elite Pearl Top - Preamp and XLR Output
