help me identify who made my guitar Please...

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 19:30

using the grainy pictures from these links...

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4326825
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4326827
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4326828
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4326830
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4326832

can you identify the maker of my guitar, the only clue i have to go on is the word on the guitars head, ive googled it a few hundred times and tried to use google image search but i keep coming up against dead ends. im basically trying to find out who made it and what its worth,

Good Luck

cleanbluesky · 24 Dec 2006 at 19:34

Ovation? They make guitar branded 'celebrity'

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 19:37

cleanbluesky said:
Ovation? They make guitar branded 'celebrity'

they do, but thats where i hit that dead end i mentioned... you try finding the bugger on their website... its no where to be seen, ive been through every guitar they make both past and present

starscream · 24 Dec 2006 at 19:44

Anything written underneith?

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 19:48

starscream said:
Anything written underneith?

squat

there was a label on it but its come off during the past owners use, also the info that was printed on the neck has warn down so much that i can barely read it

starscream · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:08

Going to be tricky then. What does it say on the pickups? It's hard to tell from the photo.

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:11

pickups say KMD-120

the adjusters on the head are made by PING

Cybermyk · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:16

A quick look around seems to show it being made in China for a company called Music Wholesale Ltd

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:17

Cybermyk said:
A quick look around seems to show it being made in China for a company called Music Wholesale Ltd

links pls,

Cybermyk · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:19

Random link

Look in the comments at the bottom of the page

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:23

Cybermyk said:
Random link

Look in the comments at the bottom of the page

thanks for that

whilst it might of identified the supplier it still doesnt get me any of the hard info about this guitar, looks like im not going to be able to find the value of it

Doohickey · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:29

Looks like an Ibanez copy :confused:

... trying to google for something along those lines now...

Cybermyk · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:30

Their LP copy is $800 aus or approx £320 RRP. So probably a fair bit less retail.

How does it play?

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:33

Cybermyk said:
Their LP copy is $800 aus or approx £320 RRP. So probably a fair bit less retail.

How does it play?

mine ? very nicely although i need to resolder a contact inside as on a certain setting it can generate a little static. just havent been bothered to do it yet lol. thanks for your help on this all, even if its only worth £40, just so i know

i hate mystery's...

SexyGreyFox · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:50

It looks like the type of guitar they would sell out of ARGOS and its obviously copied from an Ibanez.

The Ovation Celebrity is a round backed acoustic.

locutus12 · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:58

dmpoole said:
It looks like the type of guitar they would sell out of ARGOS and its obviously copied from an Ibanez.

The Ovation Celebrity is a round backed acoustic.

i think your on to something with the ibanez copy, heres an ibanez

i have to say I prefer the mother of pearl inlay on my fretboard

as for agos, they only sell copys of fender strat. always have, probably always will.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Dec 2006 at 21:01

locutus12 said:
i think your on to something with the ibanez copy, heres an ibanez

Thinking about it and without cheating, the guitar is based more on a Jackson.

Doohickey · 24 Dec 2006 at 21:08

Doohickey said:
Looks like an Ibanez copy ... trying to google for something along those lines now...

Hmm, still looks like an Ibanez head to me, RG series, but don't know which one.

fuz · 24 Dec 2006 at 22:24

Could really be anything, it does have the jackson shark inlays though.... Harmony Central has no mention of the brand in their user reviews, which means it must be pretty obscure because they have been running for years.

Northwind · 25 Dec 2006 at 01:24

locutus12 said:
whilst it might of identified the supplier it still doesnt get me any of the hard info about this guitar, looks like im not going to be able to find the value of it

Very very little I'm afraid... No-name superstrats have so little retail value that most guitar shops don't even carry them. If one of the sales guys took one in trade-in we'd break them for parts, worth more that way. But that's not to say it's not a good guitar, of course, my cheapo strat worked very nicely indeed.

If someone wants a superstrat knock-off, they can get a brand new Vintage for under £200 and not have to worry about impossible to find parts, like (for instance) that nonstandard nut.