#Ovation magnum bass bridge serial#
#Ovation magnum bass bridge crack#

I have almost all of the original factory paperwork, which is slightly moisture damaged, but not bad. Tuning pegs are original and work as they should. Truss rod works great in tandem with the inlaid carbon fiber strips in the neck. No fret wear really, could use a proper set up with your favorite stringsвЂ¦there are Dean Markley Blue Steels on it currently. DonвЂ™t know what else to say about this bassвЂ¦itвЂ™s beautiful and almost perfect. I had an Alembic once that I did the same type of repair on, and I spent a few extra hours on it and was able to get it to where you couldnвЂ™t even see it, but on this bass I left it alone. I wasnвЂ™t too worried about it because youвЂ™d never see it unless you were a foot or less away. This works fantastic but leaves a slightly shiny area where you level it out and buff.

#Ovation magnum bass bridge crack#

What IвЂ™ve always done to stop the crack from getting worse, is to apply a very tiny amount of super glue to seal it up and fill it in. A little fingerboard oil over its early years would have prevented this. There were the beginnings of a few small hairline cracks up past the twelfth fret. The one area that suffered a little was the fingerboard. I donвЂ™t think the original owner played this bass much at all, and he also didnвЂ™t do any kind of maintenance. It looks sort of like ebony, but tighter grained. They maybe called it В«ebinolВ»вЂ¦ not 100% sure. IIRC, the fingerboard on these is some type of dyed or impregnated hardwood or composite blend. Next I moved on to the neck, which after a gentle buff out looked as close to mint as the body does. Gunkote is a great finish, and 18 years later there is no noticeable wear, and it looks great on this bassвЂ¦much better than the factory finish over the aluminum. I very carefully sanded off the old finish and applied two applications of Gunkote, which is a charcoal grey, almost black, baked on ceramic like finish, similar to Duracoat. The finish on these two parts doesnвЂ™t age well. The other problem area on these is the aluminum bridge and pickup surround. Controls all work as they should as well, and I coated the electronics cavity with carbon conductive shielding paint to make the already В«pretty quietВ» electronics even quieter. Both pickups work as they should, and the chrome is great. Anyway the pickguard is mintвЂ¦as are the knobs and selector switch cover. The pickguards on these are somewhat easy to break, usually where the jack is mounted, and someone steps on your cord and rips it out. Did a quick, minimal buff out and got the body looking mint. I completely disassembled it and went to work. It was really dirty and the case was in bad shape, but once I did my initial clean up I found that there were very few real issues. Picked this up off eBay maybe 18 years ago.

#Ovation magnum bass bridge serial#

This is an probably an early oneвЂ¦.they made these 1974-1979 I think, and out of the five digit serial numbers, this one comes in under the 800 mark. Starting this exceptional specimen at $1400.00 with non-original hardshell caseвЂ¦$1300.00 without the case. TYPE: Double off-set cutaway body, Active 4-string Along the headstock there are some minor chips and the body has some very small dents. The finish is original and is in good condition with no crackeling and only minor indentations along the bottom of the body. All of the parts are original and are functional. With the classic Ovation headstock and very unique double off-set cutaway body, it stands out against the rest. Vintage late 70s Ovation Bass Magnum made in the U.S.A.