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The Lurker
02-09-2007, 03:45 PM
I'm looking for an Ovation Magnum I or II. If anyone knows where one can be had, please let me know.
i_wanna_les_paul
02-09-2007, 03:49 PM
How much you wanna spend? (http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=1559095)
takeout
02-09-2007, 03:54 PM
There's one in the classifieds at The DudePit (http://www.vintagebass.com/thedudepit/).
The Lurker
02-09-2007, 04:06 PM
I've got my eye on the Gbase one and one on Ebay..... I think that one on the Dudepit's been sold:(

I've missed out on more than one in the last couple months, it's getting a bit exasperating. Was a day late on a very nice one last week....tried i t out in the store, thought it over for a couple days, went back with cash in hand, but it had gone the day before.:mad:
i_wanna_les_paul
07-31-2007, 08:30 PM
This is going back a ways, but I found this one on HC:

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1702052

Just in case you're still looking.

Dustin
Jamacuco
08-01-2007, 01:17 PM
I've seen a couple popping up in Spain and other European countries but the prices are insane compared to the US market prices.
ahpook
08-01-2007, 03:41 PM
jah know

http://www.telfordswarehouse.com/images/gigs_artists/Jah_wobble.jpg

i'd love to try one out - they look fantastic. screwed up...but fantastic.
takeout
08-01-2007, 03:54 PM
They sound great. The neck pickup is a total "sub". The bridge pickup is like a hot Jazz.

I prefer the later body style, but I'd love to get my hands on one.
bnyswonger
08-01-2007, 03:56 PM
Wishnevsky's finest hour. :cool:
takeout
08-01-2007, 03:58 PM
Wishnevsky's finest hour. :cool:Nah - the bridge is intonatable without having to slide the whole thing around, and the pickups (plural) don't say "Select" on them.
El Duderino
08-01-2007, 05:50 PM
jah know

http://www.telfordswarehouse.com/images/gigs_artists/Jah_wobble.jpg

i'd love to try one out - they look fantastic. screwed up...but fantastic.
Ditto. They do look quite interesting.
The Lurker
08-01-2007, 05:56 PM
Oh bugger... I forgot all about this threat. I actually scored one back in March:)

It is teh w1n.:)
i_wanna_les_paul
08-01-2007, 06:09 PM
Oh bugger... I forgot all about this threat. I actually scored one back in March:)

It is teh w1n.:)
That didn't stop Bob from buying identical basses. Try harder! :mad:





Glad to hear you found one! I will be able to sleep tonight. :D :thumbsup:
The Lurker
08-01-2007, 11:24 PM
actually, the bridge PU reminds me more of a Rickenbacker than a jazz.

The built-in lever-activated foam mute is great too.

This is a very unconventionally-designed bass, but when you actually look at some of the details, it's very well thought-out-- the neck PU is actually four separate coils, one for each string, while the neck has graphite rods running the length of it. I got the Magnum II, which has the three-band preamp, which I actually really like; it sounds very analoggy. Everything's dead-quiet, too-- no RF noise that I can identify, even while holding it right beneath a fluorescent light which I know to be a nasty noise goblin.

Many people who own these seem to gripe about neck-dive, but I have not noticed it.

I shall scare up some pix probably tomorrow.
El Duderino
08-02-2007, 01:16 AM
actually, the bridge PU reminds me more of a Rickenbacker than a jazz.

The built-in lever-activated foam mute is great too.

This is a very unconventionally-designed bass, but when you actually look at some of the details, it's very well thought-out-- the neck PU is actually four separate coils, one for each string, while the neck has graphite rods running the length of it. I got the Magnum II, which has the three-band preamp, which I actually really like; it sounds very analoggy. Everything's dead-quiet, too-- no RF noise that I can identify, even while holding it right beneath a fluorescent light which I know to be a nasty noise goblin.

Many people who own these seem to gripe about neck-dive, but I have not noticed it.

I shall scare up some pix probably tomorrow.
Hmmmm, perhaps after getting a proper amp, I should be on the lookout for one of these. :idea:
The Lurker
08-02-2007, 09:37 AM
Hmmmm, perhaps after getting a proper amp, I should be on the lookout for one of these. :idea:

it's a thought, but bear in mind that Ovation only made these for a few years, and didn't make all that many of them.

They're also kind of a cult item.
El Duderino
08-02-2007, 11:24 AM
it's a thought, but bear in mind that Ovation only made these for a few years, and didn't make all that many of them.

They're also kind of a cult item.
I know, but right now, a good amp takes precedence.

If I wait long enough, I'm sure one will pop up eventually.