![]() ![]() ![]() I did clean ity up real well but it will still need a good setup as that is outside of my capabilities. If it was a guitar I would keep it and play the shit out of it but I picked it up as part of a deal and can't justify keeping it. This is an extremely cool and possibly one of a kind bass in good shape. Neck also has a little wear under the E string but nothing major. All guitars sold receive a 35-point inspection, ensuring an incredible playing experience. Fret markers are aging slightly but are not falling out and the finish has a few dings for being 45+ years old. Cream City Music is one of the world's finest gutar shops with selections including the Rare Vintage Ovation Magnum III Bass Natural 1979. Comes with the sweet old brown original case in used but very functional condition (it has two good sized compartments as well). Any buzzing you hear is just from vibrations in the room, and not fret buzz or the electronics, do you do here a little bit of scratching from the sliders when they are in use. My friend who is a longtime luthier and bass player filmed it and he said he was very surprised with how good it actually sounded. The tone it gives off is very thick and pure. I just added a demo video, keep in mind it was filmed on an iPhone and really does not do this instrument Justice. Check out this article all about these basses. I'm guessing a little more cleaning would fix it up. The sliders get a little noisy in spots but it is possible to get a decent sound without the fuzziness. The neck pickup also evidently has individual volume control pots for each string. ![]() There are 8 OpAmp chips inside of it and there is a 9 volt battery for each pickup (hence the smaller pickguard/battery compartment). Maybe it was the tonal variety you could get from the stereo output. Why was this their instrument of choiceMaybe it was their solid, yet wild offset design. repost daveswiftbass My three Ovation Magnum basses from my. What do the bands Sonic Youth, Magazine, and Tool all have in common At one point in each of their careers, an Ovation Magnum I Bass was the instrument responsible for their low-end thump. 1978 OVATION MAGNUM BASS CASE - made in USA COLOGNE, GERMANY. This is why so many of today’s in-demand bass players are discovering Ovation for the. The electronics work pretty well considering how old, and weird they are. GUITARS-BASSES-PARTS in our OTHER AUCTIONS TAKE A LOOK. I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem for a decent luthier. I was gonna try and remove it but I can't find my heat gun. It's not visible while playing but it's there. The black paint around the metal hardware that circles the pickups is a little faded as well, and the biggest issue is the weird green stuff someone glued to the back. The only thing missing is the felt from the string mute, that does operate correctly otherwise ( I will try and make a replacement this week). Both original pickups are intact, as are the sliders knobs and volume knob, both pickguards (one is a battery cover), and everything else. The finish is in good general shape and there is no major damage. These are American made basses and this is one of only two Magnums I have ever seen that is fretless. I have an early 1970's Fretless Ovation Magnum bass for sale. ![]()
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