Product: Ovation Ultra 1512
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
04/30/2008
at
11:01am
by
double d
Email: d_deibel at yahoo<dot>com
Features
:
9
baby blue some decals but awsome
Sound
:
10
sounds like neverending great tune
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
8
action is great can twist those string wonderfully
Reliability/Durability
:
5
dont know yet ill let my 4 year old beat on it awhile finish isnt good cracks in clear but that is what i do for a living hardware is wonderful
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
wish i could
Overall Rating
:
No Opinion
own harmony w humbuckers built it my self first act very underestemated guitar like it better than my squire mark2 for my 4 year old student and a 1965 kingston in hard case sunburst been played twice grandpa didnt like it and a albretreze acustic for my 12 year old w hard case ovation has best sound accept harmony wich is built
Product: Ovation Ultra 1512
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
05/05/2007
at
02:00pm
by
Jon
Features
:
7
Deep bowl Ovation made in 1984 and retailed at around $500 then. I guess now (2007) you would be looking at around $1300.
I bought mine secondhand - I'm not good on woods but I'd guess the body is some sort of spruce. Rosewood fretboard.
Looks like all other Ovations with a sound hole in the middle. Tuners are made in West Germany and have a funny d marking- like a greek delta. 20 frets all in.
Piezoelectric pickup with a volume control-no tone etc and passive of course.
Sound
:
10
I mainly strum or use a plectrum to pick. Do sometimes finger pick. I play acosutic songs and pop/rock music.
The guitar has one sound unless you tweak the eq on your amp. Its the classic Ovation sound, bright with plenty of middle and bass - cuts through other intruments. You either love it or hate it. I love it hence the rating.
The pup is extremely powerful and it is quite easy to overdrive an amp which gives a nice "fuzz" sound- not one for acoustic purists but nice for a change.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
No Opinion
The guitar is 23 years old so I can't make any comment about factory fit. Currently it has a nice low action and good frets. A few little knocks but nothing major. Doesn't look there has ever been any work to the bridge or nut. It is a survivor alright - clearly very well made.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
After 23 years no issues so I reckon its good for years. Probably outlast me. I do use it without a back-up- I have total trust and faith in the guitar.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never been in touch
Overall Rating
:
10
been playing for over 30 years- bass, electric and acoustic guitar. For acoustics I also own a Fender and a Faith which are both under-rated but, nevertheless, are extremely nice sounding, nice playing, medium-price guitars.
The Ovation is a joy to play, no controls to faff with, keeps in tune for months, sounds great. I would be very unhappy if it was lost/stolen/broken. They are very rare but I would do my best to find another. If I couldn't I would probably end up with a Balladeer
