Ovation Guitars

[THOMO]

Anyone own one????

[Flatpicker]

Yeah.

[Matt_B]

Yes, I own one (Adamas W597) and I love it to death. It's the best acoustic I've ever played. I've been playing Ovations for around 25 yrs. and I wouldn't play anything else. I've never played an acoustic that played as well as my Ovation.

That said, they are generally loved or hated.

[straycat]

I've had a few,custom Balladeer,Adamas and a few Celebrity modes too.
They are nice guitars but very low resale value kinda like G&L.
The larger boat backs are uncomfortable to play but sound nice.I prefer the shallow bowls.
One thing to look for is the neck joint when buying a used one, the tail end of the fingerboard tends to come unglued from the top making them almost un-playable.

[Super_shredder]

yea , 1973 balladeer, best acoustic ever

[Tricky]

Custom Legend.

[THOMO]

I just got the Shallow Bowl Celebrity 28 at a good price. I have heard these guitars need to be setup, the string height even from the factory is way off.

[Musician78]

I have one and it sounds awesome. Although I don't really like the round back.

[sparky]

I have a 1988 Collectors Series.

[guitarsjb]

I've had a few,custom Balladeer,Adamas and a few Celebrity modes too.
They are nice guitars but very low resale value kinda like G&L.
The larger boat backs are uncomfortable to play but sound nice.I prefer the shallow bowls.
One thing to look for is the neck joint when buying a used one, the tail end of the fingerboard tends to come unglued from the top making them almost un-playable.

^This. Sold mine due to it was so uncomfortable. Sounded and played great..I just couldn't get used to it.

[Spiderman]

I have a Celebrity Deluxe.

[lhrocker]

I have an early 70's deep bowl Balladeer on permanent loan to a friend and one of the last USA made shallow bowl Balladeers. Great guitars for little money.