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I am happy to hear they are coming back. Their uniqueness isn't for everyone. I have one last acoustic on the way (last? yeah right!) but I could see owning an Ovation someday just for it's unique sound.
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They do indeed use solid wood tops on their USA made models. I watched a video of Paul Reed Smith and how they came up with the design for his acoustic guitars. Basically he decided that he could make a better guitar that projected extremely well by making the back and sides not vibrate. He wanted all the sound to come from the top and the back and sides to reflect the sound. Exactly what Ovation started doing nearly 50 years ago. In the case of Ovation, they use a synthetic material and shaped it parabolicly to focus the sound straight out. Most Ovations use a neck that’s a laminate of 5 pieces of wood. This makes for a neck that’s stronger than an solid piece of wood for the same size. Ovation 12 strings have incredibly sturdy necks. The Adamas uses carbon composite but not as a solid piece. Ovation decided that the sound of a sandwiched top (soft wood between two carbon fiber pieces) was preferable to a solid carbon fiber top. I have a CA Cargo and a couple of Ovation Adamas and the Ovations have a richer tone to my ears yet still have that excellent sustain of carbon. I have a Martin and a Taylor both of which I love. The Ovations sound different but also quite nice. To me the Ovations are more versatile and can play many different types of music. They play extremely well up the neck. In fact, their overall playability is excellent and as good or better than my Taylor 714ce. I will say that after many years it’s worth sending them in for service. I’ve brought in 4 different guitars of mine and friends and family in the past several years for general “tune-up” and other minor service. They all have come back sounding and playing much better. I wonder how many people have played on a new high end Ovation or one that was brought back to specs. |
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Just for fun, substitute the word "Gibson" for every "Ovation" in this post..... |
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Count me in as one who is happy to see the return of Ovation. I'm glad to see that Drum Workshop not only saw value in them, but saw fit to have them made in CT. Regardless of your opinion of Ovation, there is no doubt that they have, over the decades earned a place in the a/e guitar world. They are prolific in many great rock recordings for good reason.
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I would love to take Patch and BluesyRob up on their offers, but, I live almost 3000 miles away.
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In 98' when I was searching for an acoustic with electronics there was only a hand full of guitars for me to choose from locally. After visiting four or five shops I decided on my American Ovation Elite Standard. Super shallow body with a neck that plays like an electric guitar neck. There were some other shallow body guitars that I had considered, but the Ovation was the one that I purchased. It still plays as well as it did back then and I've had no trouble with it. Does it sound like my Taylor 214ce? No, but I don't expect it to it. It has its own sound and it works for me which is a big point with any guitar brand. There are people that are devoted to specific brands and models cause they work for them. I'm glad the company/factory is back. Hopefully it will help the local economy/community in the long run and will bring more competition and choices to the marketplace.
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Back in 1978, I had that same Ovation Legend sunburst model in acoustic-electric, along with an Ovation Custom Legend Acoustic-Electric, acquired the year before which was my first Ovation.
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