Ovation 1621-4

natural finish, no cutaway, medium-depth bowl, spruce top, ebony fingerboard, volume control for piezo pickup, bought new in 1976 for about $280, case included.

excellent acoustic voice, well-balanced with decent bass, amplified sound is definitely quacky, was improved by microphone mix. Performed as a vocal duo using guitar as acoustic + mic or acoustic/mic/pickup max for guitar excursions. It made a good sound, with an easy transition.

Good action from the outset, action easily adjustable with neck nut and bridge shims. No flaws noted.

I performed for several years with this guitar in Maine in all kinds of weather and temperatures. Nothing affected it. Tuining, setup, finish, sound, all worked like a champ.

Never called them.

I couldn't have done without it, and it was worth every penny and more. Now, however, I find it positionally unstable for the lightning-finger bluegrass I currently am concentrating on. Still a great unamped sound, though. I have played for 45 years and own a dozen guitars of various pedigrees, the king being a Martin D-45 from a long time ago. But now, frankly, Mr. Taylor has made them all superfluous.

I was out pawn shopping one day when all of a sudden, what do I see but a 1974 Ovation artist- with a $99 price tag on it. It's pretty beat up (i.e. cracks in the top) which is why it was so cheap to start, but eventually I got the guy down to $75!

14-fret, five-piece neck, ebony fingerboard Ovation Original Patented Pickup with single knob volume control, medium frets, shallow (not supershallow) bowl.

This guitar has a very crisp, bright tone. I also have a celebrity deluxe, and this guitar beats it unplugged hands down. Shallow bowl provides plenty of volume unplugged unlike the supershallow my celeb has. This guitar really shines plugged in though, the original patented pickup blow the thinline in my celeb away. I bought this as a "beach" guitar, but I find myself playing it more and more.

I cant really talk to much about this category since I bought the guitar in pretty bad cosmetic shape. The action was a little high for my tastes when I got the guitar, but I gave it a neck adjustment and its doing great. By the way, the truss adjusts with a nut, not an allen wrench. The top of my guitar is slightly lifted due to the cracks, but even with that the action isnt half bad. I'm not going to rate this category because of the condition I got the guitar in, but I will say that this guitar plays great none the less. Ovations are built to last

This thing has about five or six cracks all over the top, but its one of the best sounding guitars I've played. Ovations are rugged instruments- this guitars gone 30 years and it'll probably go another thirty. Honestly, how many guitars can you find with cracked tops that still play and sound awesome? My celebrity is in perfect shape, but this beat up old guitar still beats it hands down.
Ovations are built to last.

I have not contacted ovation customer support for this guitar, but I have in the past and can say that customer support is excellent! Also, check out www.ovationfanclub.com

This is a great guitar. Im playing this $75 dollar pawnshop prize more than I am my $300 celebrity. This is truly a great guitar

THIS GUITAR IS ONE OF THE FIRST ACOUSTIC / ELECTRIC GUITAR AVAILABLE IN THE MID '70'S FOR LIVE PERFORMANCE. I BOUGHT MINE IN 1976,WITH A OHSC USED & IT HAS GONE THRU MANY TRANSFORMATIONS. ORIGINALLY , I BOUGHT THE GUITAR FOR LIVE USE , BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THE UNPREDICTABILE SOUND OF A MIC (SM57) IN FRONT OF A REGULAR ACOUSTIC (YAMAHA). ONLY A VOLUME KNOB , BUT I RAN IT THRU AN OLD ROSS 10 BAND EQ TO TAME IT A LITTLE. THE PIEZO IS A QUACKER , SO IT TOOK A LITTLE WHILE TO SUIT MY PLAYING STYLE. SOLID TUNERS.

PLAYED THROUGH A LITTLE PEAVEY P.A. , IT GOT IT'S MESSAGE ACROSS.

THE GUITAR HAS ALWAYS FELT COMFORTABLE , BUT THAT ROUNDBACK AT A SIT DOWN GIG WAS LIKE JUGGLING CATS IN YOUR LAP. IT WAS REVOLUTIONARY AT THE TIME WITH IT'S SPACE AGE PLASTIC BACK.

I'VE HAD THIS GUITAR DO SO MANY THINGS ; AS BACK UP , OPEN TUNINGS ,
SLIDE. IT IS NOW IN PERMANENT ROBERT JOHNSON OPEN G TUNING. IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A VERY BRIGHT DOBRO , TOO. EQ IS ESSENTIAL AFTER THE VOLUME KNOB. THE SERIAL NUMBER CERTIFICATE INSIDE THE GUITAR CAME UNGLUED & DISAPPEARED AT SOME POINT ( NO PAWNING IT NOW ! ). I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO OTHERS. THE SOUND BECAME DATED & IT BASICALLY IS USED FOR OPEN TUNING & SLIDE.

LIFE TIME WARRANTY WAS KAMAN'S POLICY AT THE TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRASS NECK TRUSSROD BOLT AFTER IT GOT STRIPPED , BUT COULDN'T GET THE PART , SO I USED ANOTHER STYLE OF ADJUSTMENT PIECE , & IT IT REALLY CHANGED THE CHARACTER OF THE GUITAR FOR THE SLIDE.

GOT LOTS OF GUITARS , BUT THIS ONE OF MY FIRST PRO GUITARS. THINGS HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN !

Electro acoustic bowlback guitar made in seventies or early eighties in USA. Serial number was lost before I bought this guitar second hand. Well aged 2 piece solid spruce top, 5 piece mahogany and maple V profile neck, enforced with classical cross rod, which comes out on the top of the neck, equipaged with Schaller tuners. Ebony fingerboard, 22 frets. Non cut away. Piezo pickup, 9 volt battery, only volume control was available at that time.
Non original solid case was with the guitar.

Use it for acoustic and slide riffs, mostly upluged (blues, jazz, rock). It is quite loud guitar, so amplification is not needed for the purposes I use it for. Otherwhise I use Fender Champ 12.
Till now the best sounding acoustic guitar I've found and was able to play on. This fact and a price was the reason for purchase. The sound is not "plastic", as I aspected it coul'd be, by the guitar constructed this way. Well selected and well built perfect pieces of wood gives this instrument tone qualities.

I'd bought it second hand and have to refreted it. Even the refreting work was properly done, the action is much higher as I'm used to, though the neck is straight, but still versatility and well for slide.
All materials used by building this guitar were high quality, especially the fine selected wood what brings perfect result, also after all this years of use. The guitar is solid built. It seems that this instrument will stay on duty for many more years.

I can depend on this guitar. The advatage of this instrument I consider is in the fact that it's not that fragile, specially from the back side, as normal acoustic guitrs are, and I don't feel scared about to take it awy from home and have it by my side anywere.

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I've been playing 25+ years. I own Gibson LPC from my very beginning, last year I purchased used DeArmond X 155 which is nice guitar, and I have had tried out some others brands as Fender, Ibanez, Yamaha Moriss, etc., but I didn't fall in love with them as much as with this three prticular guitars, that I keep in my possession.
Of course I will always surch for a better guitar, but I hardly belive it is possible to find for as reasonable price as this one was.
Actualy I bought this guitar occasionaly after several years of easy research and after I tried out as many acoustics as I was able. I wasn't running for Ovation actually, but when I'd tried this old one, I've to guess it could be the right thing, and after one month of testing I convinced myself. After I sent it to the instrument restorer.

US made. Solid superbly aged spruce top, no cutaway, 5 piece mahogany and maple V profile neck, enforced with classical cross rod, 20 frets. Serial number was lost before I bought it second hand. I've learned it was made before 1983, but after 1972. Pick up with only volume control is powered by a 9 volt batery on the inside of the guitar. Rest is work of the sound engineer.

It is loud as an acoustic instrument, but also has some charm in the sound. Till today the best sounding acoustic guitar I had found. That was the main reason for my investment, lots of quite good sound for the price.

After refreting was done quite useful specialy for slide, because of hight action.
The finish is perfect after all those years the instrument was in duty.

Somehow I belive this coul'd be the most realible guitar that I own for mentioned price.

I don't aspect to have problems with this guitar. It's solid build, and failures on such vintage instrument are more or less the past.

The best investment after couple of years of surching for a suitable acoustic, after I'm playing 27+ years mostly electric guitars (Gibson LPC, etc).