Ovation Breadwinner Solidbody Electric

I'm not sure as to where the guitar was made because it used to be my grandpa's before he got alzhimers, but boy could he play instruments, the bass guitar, guitar, clarinet, sax, trumpet ect. anyway, it has 24 frets.i'm not really sure what a pickup config is, but i love this guitar. i believe that the body is made out of mahogany. it is all black. it also has a ovation case and it is great protection when i go places.

this guitar is perfect for me. usuallyi play some styx, survivor, metallica ect.. i currently am using a pignose, which to me is a pice of crap, but it still sounds good, and i also do not use a dystortion pedal. i used it on my friends fender and it sounds great.

i love this guitar, its great. the pickups are good too.from what i can tell, there are no flaws.

i love this guitar, i havn't really played it live though. the hardware defiently seems to last cause i think its from the 70's and not its 2000.the strap buttons are great, they have never failed me so far.i can defiently depend on it.i would defienlty use it in a gig, but i would have a back up in case a string breaks, but i trust it.

i've never had anything happenen to it so i wouldn't know.

i've had it for a year. and this is the only one i need.if it was stolen, i would try my best to find it.i love everything about it,, the looks. i hate nothing.but i wish it can with a extra guitar, one just like it.

The Ovation "Breadwinner" which is the lesser or rather Poor mans Model of its Later & more Weighty Sibling known as the "Deacon" i believe as is the case with the "Deacon" was built & manufactured in Connecticut <Ovation was then a subsidiary of the "Kaman corporation" "Charles Kaman" was a music lover who combined Engineering & Music to create Ovations first & only Solid Bodies> In or around 1966* this may be incorrect i have never been able to verify this . I have a "Deacon" also & it is Stamped in the owners manual " Accepted 69" i have always assumed that "66" in the Breadwinners manual reffered to the yr & likewise with the "Deacon".The guitar has 24 frets , & has a very interesting 3 way selector switch A,B & C ...the A switch gives you the neck pickup the B" gives you the Bridge & when in C" position or the middle both pickups are out of phase producing a funky sound. You then have a seperate A/B NOTCH switch ..when coupled with the variations of the 3 selector switch's you can produce 6 totally distinct & totally unique guitar tones that i have yet to hear on any other guitar. When the Notch switch in in the A position The "band rejection filter is active" This means the mid-range frequncies have been reduced in volume producing rich mellow tones .In the B Notch setup The Filter is inactive & gives a Flat response as in conventional guitars. I will further add that inside the body of the guitar where you change or replace the 2 ..9 volt batteries that is required to power the pre-amp , there are TWO TRIM controls ..you can by these adjust the volume of the front & back pickups & also account for the maximum of out of phase effect when playing in the positions i have previously described . The trim controls of the "Breadwinner" models are "Blue & White" On the Deacon they are from serial numbers E00021 to E001137 black & red ..instead .The pickups are Humbucking , Chrome plated & shock mounted .. they are also Radio-Phonic heh* so they are fantasticly Psycho-Accoustic..they really pick up everything & i LOOOVE! that .. from the radio to TV! very quietly though ..& they react to external sound the feedbacking possibilities of this guitar are astounding!! .The electronics are active ofcourse with FET" preamp .The neck is lamenated ..the body of the "Breadwinner" is to say the least original ..its a wood framed body .what? i dont know because instead of a clear finish it is covered in a white what you could call like a pigskin finish ..it feels like a thick skin is covering the wood body. The Guitars shape is unique it literally looks like a Battle AXE! with a cut away .non locking tuners heh* didnt have em then ..the action is fast & the neck quite thin ..though in the hand it does feel clubby. I couldnt describe the Saddle well OK ..its strings through the saddle set up but you'd have to see the saddle ! ..everything on this guitar is adjustable the pickups the saddle the intonation the neck you name it ...mine needs a refret to be perfectly honest ..ive had it for 11 yrs .& its the first & only electric i ever had ..its seen plenty of action too ...the guitar came with a solid shell Hard flight case ...Great case, in traditional Ovation BROWN! ...this guitar has features up the Yin Yang .. its my big LOVE! oh & two very large very groovy looking Volume & Tone controls with a silver refletive cap lid!!

This guitar & i are like hand in glove .. its like any relationship i think once you play a guitar long enough you learn to like it ..you get to know its weaknesses & weird moments & its strengths too. It suits my style of playing totally due to the wide range of sounds that i can coax from it ..it really has so many unique sounds ,i couldnt ever let it go .. i play hmmm Psychedelique/Experimental Space rock ..that is tinged with the Quirkyness of Some of the PIXIES heavier moments A'la "Trompe La monde" that kind of thing but having said that ...heh* im playing Old school Punk rock vibes & RAW-POWER Iggy & the Stooges type stuff too ... I run the whole Kit & Kaboodle of my rig thus! ..Guitar to ..Boss Metal zone - Turbo distortion - Octave - Vibrato - Phaser 1r - Colorsound wah - Digital delay - Rocktron Surf trem - the signal then goes direct to a "1969 SOUND CITY Mark 4 120watt head Master Volume " run through a Marshall Slant cab JCM900 LEAD 300watter " the sound from this guitar is phenomenal it sounds great .it can get noisy on the bridge pickup if your not too careful ,ive been foolish during playing at times & forgot to centre my pickup selector whilst stomping on my WAH pedal ..YOWWWWWWWWWWW ouch!! this guitar is extremely bright & accoustic but can also produce extremely thick boomy bottom end vibes as well as really thin AM radio Funk vibes too ...there is EONS of variations to what you get sound wise from this guitar ... its up to the individual to go a hunting for tones ... there is very little i dont like about this guitar other than it needs a refret & well thats not the guitars fault now is it ! ..Love it ...

This was already a second hand guit when i got it ..over the years ive adjusted it to my personal satisfaction ..it was never annoying in the hand when i first got it, the pickups were slightly lower than i have them & i have them tilted too! ..you can tilt the pickups ..as far as i can tell the guitar was aging well when i got it ..had the odd ding here & there ..well thats just for character & ive since added a few more ... nothing to complain about here ..everything is adjustable anyway ...

This guitar has survived hmmmm nearly 30yrs & is a battle axe, & with that Pigskin covering i dont think its going to fall apart on me ..the hardware is doing fine ..i may replce the NUT soon though. The strap buttons arent going anywhere ..I can depend on this guitar like i can depend on boss pedals! You know what i mean... I would certainly use it during a gig without back up ..absolutely! .. though i am planning on having a DANELECTRO 56u2 as a back up soon ... but as a guitar in its own right not as a back up cause im anticipating the "Breadwinner's" demise! ....Its durable ,its real ... its the Guitar that survived the Colony from ALIENS!

I dont anticipate Ovation who are these days ONLY! an accoustic manufacturer having much to say to me on a 30yr old second hand guitar ...& besides im surrounded by great Guitar Doctors in Sydney OZ ... i want for nothing ..we have a lil revolution in guitar Luthiers going on here soo ....

Ive been playing for 12 yrs ..i am a drummer & bass player singer & Organ player too ....so as for gear theres all kinds of stuff kicking around my house . Theres nothing i wish i had asked beofre i bought this guitar only like "errr you got any more ..?" If this guitar were stolen for fear of sounding redundant along with every other post by every other guitarist here errr ..like id be extremely pissed off would lament & then scour the Earth like some evil KRAKEN! searching & destroying till i found an exact relpica right down to the exact same colour ... i really would be heart broken thats for sure ...sleepless nights make any sense ..im not kidding !!! ..I searched for two yrs as a 14 yr old kid for one of these .. i was 16 when i found one ..what really turned me onto them was that a fave band called Siousxie & the Banshees played them exclusively ..& well i seriously dug all their guitarists ..John Mc'Geough particularly ..a total legend ..well once i saw the damn thing on the OLD Grey Whistle test one night ..i had to have one ..& they were so unusual in every way shape & form that now i have TWO! ..i always look out for more ... I love the tortured whining sounds this guitar can produce the feedbacking the right on the egde of out of control vibe it has & also the really very ancient history 1960's weirdness it had about it .. its just a great Star Trek guitar ... if you dig SCI-FI ..or Retro Futurism with your Loud rock guitar then the "Breadwinner" is for you ...a strange name i agree ..laughable almost ..ahhh but therein lies the deception ..this guitar is unique! & becoming after many yrs much sought after ..if you see one save it from the ignorance of others ..you have the info on it now! make use of it & get turned onto the Sound that was but for a brief period Ovation in the Solid body trade ,..the other models made in the 70's prior to them shutting down the Solid body thang ..were known as the "VIPER" & the "PREACHER" ...happy hunting ..good luck finding one ..