Product: Ovation GC057
Price Paid: USD 249.
Submitted
02/18/2008
at
05:37pm
by
JN
Features
:
9
USD 249, 2007 GC057 laminated spruce top in ruby red finish. Abolone rossette and dot neck markers on rosewood fretboard. Thin comfortable neck with soft v profile. USA made super shallow bowl back. OP4bt preamp with undersaddle thinline pickup.
Sound
:
9
Unplugged, it's a little on the quiet side and a bit bright, lacking the low end punch you expect from a deeper bodied guitar. Typical of super shallow acoustics. Pluggeg in though is where you get your moneys worth. Very full, warm tones ring out. I did put some medium Martin bronze 80/20's on it...rivals my overpriced other guitars now.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
9
I bought this off the rack and fairly fresh out of the box. The fit and finish was flawless. The binding is nicely done, and the neck has a smooth satin finish, no sticky neck. The action was a bit high but easily fixed here at home.
Reliability/Durability
:
9
With just the little tweak work I did on this guitar, I'm pretty impressed overall. I gig with it a lot, and it's holding up well. I do have a $2600. backup cuz things can go wrong, but haven't yet. It's just a comfortable guitar.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Haven't had to deal with them.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing for about 30 years and have an extensive collection of fine guitars...electric and acoustic. I just like the way this inexpensive guitar feels and plays. The tweak work I did to it was a little taller graphite nut with just a little wider string spacing, tiny shim under the saddle, and a truss rod adjust to bring the action down to perfect. Grover 18:1's and straplocks finished the deal all for under $120 and 2 hours of my time. I would replace this guitar with the same if ever something where to happen to it. Did I mention I have a $2600. backup, made in Montana?
Product: Ovation GC057
Price Paid: USD 229
Submitted
02/15/2007
at
01:03pm
by
MO
Features
:
8
Top: laminated spruce
Bracing: modified X
Body: super shallow cutaway
Rosette: Inlayed abalone
Neck: 3-piece nato w/2-way truss rod
Neck Finish: satin
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Fingerboard: white bound rosewood w/abalone dot inlays
Fingerboard Inlays: abalone dots
Scale Length: 251 4"
Peghead: gloss black w/gold Ovation decal logo
Bridge: walnut
Machines: chrome
Pickup: Ovation slimline pickup
Electronics: OP4BT
Sound
:
10
rich full sound. very shallow bowl great sound!
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Great Action! DIFFICULT CHORDS AND TECHNIQUES ARE GREAT AND SOUND WONDERFUL EVEN WITHOUT ANY AMPS!
Reliability/Durability
:
10
IT ROCKS! It's sound is great, it's tone is great, and it only uses one 9V battery. If you're looking for a great acoustic electric, this is it.
BUILT TO LAST!
Customer Support
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No Opinion
NA
Overall Rating
:
10
GREAT GUITAR... GREAT PRICE!
