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161 reviews in the archive.
Where Purchased: Mountain View Guitar Shop
Year Purchased: 1974
Price Paid: 255.00 ($US) (bought USED)
It was a very loud guitar. It was the first acoustic guitar that I ever bought and I used to mostly to play bluegrass with and it projected very well in a band.
Sound Rating: 7
I never made any changes to it. It worked for me as it was.
Setup Rating: 9
It was a plain looking Ovation with a natural finished top.
Appearance Rating: 8
I never had any problems with it.
Reliability Rating: 9
Never dealt with them other than to report it stolen in 1974.
Customer Service: not rated
The neck really impressed me at the time. Beautiful wood and played sweet. I was also impressed with the durability of the (then unique) back construction and the way it projected to an audience.
Components Rating: 8
I have always like Ovation guitars, but the bowl back has become a problem fitting against my belly in my old age. When it was stolen (13960) from Radford College in 1974, I replaced it with a new Sturgill maple guitar.
Overall Rating: 8
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