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Keep the sorta new Ovation guitar or wait for the real new Ovation Guitar?

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cleandust
Posted 2018-12-21 4:49 PM (#546216)
Subject: Keep the sorta new Ovation guitar or wait for the real new Ovation Guitar?


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Hey guys, I know ultimately I will have to make a decision. I just wanted to get some advice, and a different point of view.
I recently purchased the Ovation C2079AXP-KOAB Custom Legend Contour Acoustic-Electric Guitar Koa Burst online from Guitar Center. It retailed for $1,102.07, but it had a 15% off promotion, and so I got it for $936.76.
I had the guitar ship to my nearby store. After picking it up I noticed a tiny crack on the bottom of the Koa top, probably about half an inch. I returned it, and had them order a new one for me. I recently received the replacement, and as I inspected it luckily there was no crack, however there were some scratch marks on the Koa tip under the sound hole. I showed the store manager and he said they were pick marks. Basically he was explaining to me that this guitar could have been used. I asked if I could return it for another one, and he said they didn’t have anymore in stock at the moment. He gave me two options. He could offer 5% more off to make it a total of 20% off of the purchase. Or he could order me a new one from Ovation Guitars for the same price that I purchased it. He told me that I didn’t have to make a decision yet, and that I had about 45 days to decide. I said okay and left.
To be quite honest the scratches are pretty minor. I was just hoping for a “new” guitar, and when I saw the fine scratches I was a little bummed. I’m basically in a place where I am wondering if it is worth it to wait for the guitar from Ovation, or should I just keep this guitar since I already have it.
The manager said the only thing about having the Guitar Center order the guitar is I would not be able to return the guitar. Once I get it I own it. I wonder if I would need to return it at any point? Hmmm?

Thanks in advance for any advice!
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2018-12-21 7:44 PM (#546217 - in reply to #546216)
Subject: Re: Keep the sorta new Ovation guitar or wait for the real new Ovation Guitar?



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Will your "New" guitar be shipped from Ovation?
If so... Go for it.
Tell them that you want a Hard Case too.
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cleandust
Posted 2018-12-21 10:04 PM (#546218 - in reply to #546217)
Subject: Re: Keep the sorta new Ovation guitar or wait for the real new Ovation Guitar?


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Old Man Arthur - 2018-12-21 5:44 PM

Will your "New" guitar be shipped from Ovation?
If so... Go for it.
Tell them that you want a Hard Case too.


Yup, that’s what the Guitar Center manager told me. He just said that if I had any problems with it I couldn’t return it to the store. Which, I guess that makes sense cause they’re just ordering it for me.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2018-12-21 10:28 PM (#546219 - in reply to #546216)
Subject: Re: Keep the sorta new Ovation guitar or wait for the real new Ovation Guitar?



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Nice!

Meanwhile... Only a few people can respond in the Welcome Center.
So, now you are a Member.
Now you can post in the General Posting section where others can respond.

Welcome
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cleandust
Posted 2018-12-21 10:48 PM (#546220 - in reply to #546219)
Subject: Re: Keep the sorta new Ovation guitar or wait for the real new Ovation Guitar?


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Thanks!
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alpep
Posted 2018-12-22 2:11 PM (#546227 - in reply to #546216)
Subject: Re: Keep the sorta new Ovation guitar or wait for the real new Ovation Guitar?


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pick scratches are almost unavoidable....
if you liked the first guitar I would have kept it
the guitar was probably hanging in a store and someone played it
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