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Because I'm a lazy sod and it wasn't a priority, I never did advertise my Ovation guitar for sale on Craigslist or eBay. But I will be doing so after the first of the year, I promise. So just in case somebody here is interested and wants to snag it at the "friends and family" discount, here it is again...
The guitar's a black Ovation Balladeer 1771 LX acoustic-electric. I've had it since 2005 (I think...). This is one of the last models made entirely in the U.S. It's in good shape with the expected few scratches and dings from having been played and used for occasional gigs (though it badly needs new strings -- I might re-string it beforehand...). The action's set rather low at the moment, but I have all the various spacers for under the saddle, so you can raise the action a bit if you find it too low or if the strings are buzzing too much for you (if I re-string it, I'll probably add a spacer under the saddle at that time). I have an Ovation hard case for it, as well as the truss rod adjusting tool and a strap. There's probably a few old extra strings and a pick or two in there are well...
I put a black, clinging plastic film 'pick guard' on it to protect the finish from scratches, since this model of the Ovation didn't come with a pick guard. You can (barely) see it in the pictures -- but it means that the wood underneath is still pristine and not scratched and gouged like most of the Ovations like this I've seen.
In fact, here's a URL to the same model being sold on eBay at the moment. You can see how that one is all scratched up under the sound hole from being played with a pick -- and note the price, also: they're asking $649.00. I'm not. The "friends and family" price is $300 -- you just have to promise to give it a good home and play it! I like the guitar, but I have two Seagulls (one acoustic and one acoustic-electric) that I play regularly, so this one mostly sits in the case anymore and I'd rather it went to someone who'd use it and love it.
Here's the obligatory pics. Contact me at sleigh (AT) stephenleigh.com if you're interested, and you can come over and play it (and maybe take it home).
The guitar's a black Ovation Balladeer 1771 LX acoustic-electric. I've had it since 2005 (I think...). This is one of the last models made entirely in the U.S. It's in good shape with the expected few scratches and dings from having been played and used for occasional gigs (though it badly needs new strings -- I might re-string it beforehand...). The action's set rather low at the moment, but I have all the various spacers for under the saddle, so you can raise the action a bit if you find it too low or if the strings are buzzing too much for you (if I re-string it, I'll probably add a spacer under the saddle at that time). I have an Ovation hard case for it, as well as the truss rod adjusting tool and a strap. There's probably a few old extra strings and a pick or two in there are well...
I put a black, clinging plastic film 'pick guard' on it to protect the finish from scratches, since this model of the Ovation didn't come with a pick guard. You can (barely) see it in the pictures -- but it means that the wood underneath is still pristine and not scratched and gouged like most of the Ovations like this I've seen.
In fact, here's a URL to the same model being sold on eBay at the moment. You can see how that one is all scratched up under the sound hole from being played with a pick -- and note the price, also: they're asking $649.00. I'm not. The "friends and family" price is $300 -- you just have to promise to give it a good home and play it! I like the guitar, but I have two Seagulls (one acoustic and one acoustic-electric) that I play regularly, so this one mostly sits in the case anymore and I'd rather it went to someone who'd use it and love it.
Here's the obligatory pics. Contact me at sleigh (AT) stephenleigh.com if you're interested, and you can come over and play it (and maybe take it home).