Yesterday I bought an Ozark electro-acoustic jumbo and can't find any information about it on the internet. Most guitars have some presence on the web, but this one seems to be living under the radar.
It's a cut-away with a fitted pre-amp labelled simply 'EQ 7545'
It appears to have solid rosewood back and sides with a solid cedar top. It weighs a ton...!
There's no serial number, just a sound hole label saying "Ozark 3399"
It seems well made and has seen a bit of life, but it plays well and I already like it a lot. Probably a lot more when I change the rusty strings and clean the fretboard...!
The previous owner says he bought it around 20 years ago for approximately £150-200 and I didn't pay much for it, but I'm intrigued by it's apparent invisibility on the web...!
Anyone offer help on this please...?
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In fact if you google "ozark resonator" hundreds of links come up
there appears to be some info here >>>> https://www.stentor-music.com/brands/ozark/
and one Ozark 3399 on an auction site (as in auctioneer)
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Maybe Thomann used the name before the Harley Benton range came along.
I pinged Stentor an email this morning, hoping they might have been the import agent around the time it was bought new, just waiting for them to get back to me.
I've been aware of the brand for a while, seem to remember them mainly for resonator guitars as mentioned above and the fact that I've not seen them as being a 'budget' brand.
If I get any news from Stentor I'll post on here.
It was perfectly decent and I probably shouldn't have sold it...
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It's really solid and sounds great.
Think you got a good score. If it feels and sounds good, then it's a winner!