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Ovation S771AX Special Balladeer mid-depth cutaway acoustic electric guitar is steeped in Ovation history. Over the course of three decades Ovation acoustics has fine tuned the Special Balladeer, component by component. The result? Guitars of unmatched value, and versatility.
Featuring a selected solid spruce top, mahogany neck, Autumn Burst satin finish and a rosewood fretboard with no inlays for simplified clean look. Not to mention a transducer and preamp combination that`s the envy of guitar makers the world over. Find out why the Special Balladeer is the biggest selling USA-made Ovation.
Ovation continues its more than 30 years of relentless improvement of the Balladeer. The A-shaped bracing, perfected over the last few years through a computer modeling process, was once only available in more expensive instruments.
This top with its special bracing, gives it a fabulous big, well balanced, clean sound. The Rosewood fingerboard gives it a great sustain in all registers and a low action with smooth playability.
Now this super-lightweight design is employed on the Balladeer to let its Sitka spruce top sing as never before. The beautiful Satin finish top, contributes to the richness of the sound.
Turning string vibration energy into sound energy. The pinless walnut bridge transmits more torque to the soundboard than other designs. Plus each bridge is selected or rejected according to a pre-calibrated density. Underneath the saddle, lurks the Thinline pickup, specifically designed to turn our thundering acoustic sound into electric lightning.
Two pieces of select mahogany are set with their grain directions opposed. The result is a naturally stable and warp-resistant neck. The vintage soft "V" shape makes for nearly effortless runs up and down the rosewood fingerboard.
Ovation combines the age-old science of acoustics and computer design!
Features:
Made In USA
6-String Acoustic/Electric
Body Type: Mid-Depth Cutaway w/ Autumn Burst Satin Finish
Top: Sitka Spruce
Bracing: A Brace
Mahogany Neck w/Satin Finish
Scale Length: 25 1/4
Fretboard: Rosewood
Fret Inlay: None
Bridge: Walnut Pinless w/Compensated Saddle
Rosette: Concentric Circles
Nutwidth: 1 11/16
Machines: Chrome
Pickup: Ovation Thinline
OP40 EQ/Preamp w/ 3-Band EQ, Pre-Shape Contour, Notch Filter, Volume Control, EQ and Notch filter on-off controls
Output jack: 1/4" Hi-Z
Built-In Chromatic Tuner
Fully Lined Ovation Hard Shell Case
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Ovation History:
IN 1966, AERONAUTICAL PIONEER CHARLIE KAMAN did what few have ever succeeded in doing - he revolutionized the acoustic guitar. Ovation guitars arrived on the scene with their round backs and new ideas. Professional musicians hailed the guitar`s performance and purists shook their heads.
In the early sixties, Kaman saw the need to diversify his aviation company into other markets where aerospace technology could create better products. As a longtime guitarist, he understood the needs of players and his extensive helicopter blade experience gave him a better understanding of vibration than any other guitarmaker.
"It wasn’t just a case of making a guitar," he continued, "with our background in aerospace, we had the technology to really make a better one." So in 1964, Charlie chose a small team of aerospace engineers and technicians for the project (several of whom were woodworking hobbyists as well) and set them off to work.
They were accustomed to doing things the Kaman way - identify the problem; explore the possible solutions; pick the best result and go with it. They discovered that the flat back of an acoustic guitar actually hindered the balance and projection.
So they broke the first rule of many and developed the roundback. The design improved projection, gave the guitar a better balance from bass through treble and made for a stronger and more rugged instrument.
As Charlie himself put it, "In helicopters, the engineers spend all their time trying to figure out how to remove vibration. To build a guitar, you spend your time trying to figure out how to put vibration in. But vibration is vibration."
Two years and many prototypes later, they brought the first production Ovation to life - the Balladeer. With the now-famous roundback, the first Ovations raised a lot of curious eyebrows in the music industry.
Featuring a selected solid spruce top, mahogany neck, Autumn Burst satin finish and a rosewood fretboard with no inlays for simplified clean look. Not to mention a transducer and preamp combination that`s the envy of guitar makers the world over. Find out why the Special Balladeer is the biggest selling USA-made Ovation.
Ovation continues its more than 30 years of relentless improvement of the Balladeer. The A-shaped bracing, perfected over the last few years through a computer modeling process, was once only available in more expensive instruments.
This top with its special bracing, gives it a fabulous big, well balanced, clean sound. The Rosewood fingerboard gives it a great sustain in all registers and a low action with smooth playability.
Now this super-lightweight design is employed on the Balladeer to let its Sitka spruce top sing as never before. The beautiful Satin finish top, contributes to the richness of the sound.
Turning string vibration energy into sound energy. The pinless walnut bridge transmits more torque to the soundboard than other designs. Plus each bridge is selected or rejected according to a pre-calibrated density. Underneath the saddle, lurks the Thinline pickup, specifically designed to turn our thundering acoustic sound into electric lightning.
Two pieces of select mahogany are set with their grain directions opposed. The result is a naturally stable and warp-resistant neck. The vintage soft "V" shape makes for nearly effortless runs up and down the rosewood fingerboard.
Ovation combines the age-old science of acoustics and computer design!
Features:
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Ovation History:
IN 1966, AERONAUTICAL PIONEER CHARLIE KAMAN did what few have ever succeeded in doing - he revolutionized the acoustic guitar. Ovation guitars arrived on the scene with their round backs and new ideas. Professional musicians hailed the guitar`s performance and purists shook their heads.
In the early sixties, Kaman saw the need to diversify his aviation company into other markets where aerospace technology could create better products. As a longtime guitarist, he understood the needs of players and his extensive helicopter blade experience gave him a better understanding of vibration than any other guitarmaker.
"It wasn’t just a case of making a guitar," he continued, "with our background in aerospace, we had the technology to really make a better one." So in 1964, Charlie chose a small team of aerospace engineers and technicians for the project (several of whom were woodworking hobbyists as well) and set them off to work.
They were accustomed to doing things the Kaman way - identify the problem; explore the possible solutions; pick the best result and go with it. They discovered that the flat back of an acoustic guitar actually hindered the balance and projection.
So they broke the first rule of many and developed the roundback. The design improved projection, gave the guitar a better balance from bass through treble and made for a stronger and more rugged instrument.
As Charlie himself put it, "In helicopters, the engineers spend all their time trying to figure out how to remove vibration. To build a guitar, you spend your time trying to figure out how to put vibration in. But vibration is vibration."
Two years and many prototypes later, they brought the first production Ovation to life - the Balladeer. With the now-famous roundback, the first Ovations raised a lot of curious eyebrows in the music industry.
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