Ovation E-Acoustic Guitar Pro Series Elite Deep Bowl Non-Cutaway 12-string
Solid A-grade Sitka spruce top; scalloped X-Bracing
Multi Soundhole
Deep Non Cutaway Lyrachord® GS Body
Five-piece mahogany/maple neck
10″ fingerboard radius, Pau Ferro fingerboard and bridge
Scale 643mm (25.3″), nut width 47.6 mm (1 7/8″)
Inlaid exotic hardwood epaulettes
Maple fingerboard inlays
Cream-colored body binding, multi-part purfling
Die cast Ovation machine head, gold, black ABS wings
OCP-1K pickup, OP-Pro preamp with tuner
Access to the truss rod on the headstock
Original factory strings: ADAMAS NUOVA COATED phosphor bronze 1616NU Light . 010-.047
The success story of a visionary.
More than fifty years ago, Charles Kaman brought his idea of a modern guitar to the world market.
As an ambitious guitarist, he realized his dreams and started his own guitar company with a twist, Ovation Guitars. He was inspired by traditional standards on the one hand, but also equipped with a distinct openness towards new technologies, which he owed to his roots as a developer and manufacturer of helicopters.
Kaman dared to approach guitar making in a way that is still polarizing today. A special fiber-plastic composite material (Lyrachord®) in combination with a parabolic body shape (Roundback®) were the ingredients for a completely new sound experience in the already crowded acoustic guitar market.
The final breakthrough came with the electro-acoustic version of the Ovation guitar.
Here too, Kaman’s experience in the aerospace industry led the way for a development that resulted in the first piezoelectric pickup. This made it possible for acoustic guitarists to remain present even in full band arrangements, or for soloists to perform at large open-air events without compromising on sound.
This unique sound, paired with the playing comfort of an electric guitar, still makes the Ovation a must-have for guitarists in clubs and stadiums alike.
