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- Type: Acoustic
- Manufacturer: Ovation
- Model/Stylename: 1651
- Serial Number: 218681
- Serial Number Location: inside sound hole
- Condition: Perfect
- Description: Very comfortable neck, but has that slightly plastic-y sound. Not a lot of warmth, but in those days it was THE brand for acoustic-electric guitars. Obviously, Ovation was kind of a pioneer of that concept, so it was state of the art for its time. I bought it for live gigs so I wouldn’t have to stand in front of a guitar mic anymore.
- Vintage Guitar? No
- Modifications: All Original
Additional Information
- Original Owner: No
- Where Purchased: second hand from a private seller
- Year Manufactured: ca. 1980
- Country of Origin: USA
- Original Case: Yes
Guitar Body
- Body Color: brown
- Scale: Full
- Body Wood: plastic of some kind
- Neck Wood: not sure
- Fret Board/Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood
- Top Wood: Spruce
Accessories
- Pickguard: No
Control Knobs
- Volume: One
- Tone: One
- Pick-up Switching: None
- Knob Shape: Bonnet
- Knob Color: black
Pickups
- Number: One
- Position Inlay: Yes
- Number of Frets: 20
- Tuners: Ovation
- Neckplate: Yes
- Nut Width: 1.375"
my son baught my ovation elitein the usa about 10 yrs ago, s/n 548089,mod 1868. it’s asupershallow and i use it often in the dance band that i play in, . what else interesting can you tell me about this lovely guitar
danny
Always loved my Ovation, they are nice guitars and at the time I bought it they were ahead of their time in terms of plugging directly into a PA. You used to see lots of top stars use them on stage. Cat Stevens, Glen Campbell, Peter Frampton, Paul McCartney, etc. Lots of guitar makers have since adopted that style. Mine doesn’t have the super-shallow bowl, but I’ve seen them and they are comfortable–I always thought the large bowl on mine was kind of awkward.