PARIS 18EME, France
About this listing
For sale, this beautiful late 70s Ovation Magnum II, original Red finish.In very good condition. Everything works perfectly, and sounds enormous. Has some dents on the body and back of the neck (see photos, it’s all here), but it’s more than 50-years old. And I just noticed after taking the pictures but the bit of pick guard on the upper right, hiding the batteries for the preamp, is just loose here, not broken. I couldn’t figure out how to close it properly with the peculiar big screw.Very unique and bold design-wise/ sound-wise.Still, pretty versatile as the two pickups are completely different entities on their own: the big neck PU being huge, boomy and bassy; the bridge PU quite trebly, spanky, precise. And of course both can be combined in the middle position for a large array of possibilities.Plus the integrated active preamp works very well, and those sliders look so cool.You want a unique, idiosyncratic, under the radar cult piece of bass?The Magnum II is for you.Comes with quality hard case, non-original.Specs: (taken from the Owner's Manual)OVATION MAGNUM II BASS 1978-80 w/OHSCBody: Double-cutaway Honduras Mahogany in original "Red" finish1-piece mahogany neck (w/3 carbon graphite reinforcement bars)Original Ovation machine headsEbony fingerboard w/20 frets & dot position markersNut: 41 mmBuilt-in preamp powered by two 9V batteries (Supplied!)3-band graphic equalizer ±12 dB with individual controls for bass, midrange (400 Hz), and treble,Pickups:- Neck: 4-coil humbucker w/individual volume controls for each string- Bridge: 2-coil w/large U-shaped pole piecesMaster volume controlOriginal bridge w/micro-adjustable brass saddlesBuilt-in foam mute (activated by slide bar) for upright bass-like tone (New foam)Weight: 4.9kg / 10.8 lbs
Original Price€3,400
15% price drop
New Price€2,890
+ €30 Shipping
