https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:14:15 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/paged/2/#post-268802 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:06:47 +0000
Shame most of them aren't less than pretty.]]> The Other Side frosk https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/paged/2/#post-268802 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/paged/2/#post-268130 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:22:33 +0000 The Other Side Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/paged/2/#post-268130 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268126 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:15:53 +0000 The Other Side Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268126 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268119 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:44:45 +0000 The Other Side Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268119 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268069 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:25:47 +0000 I should have mentioned that I also have a rather ... uummmm... curved shape called middle-age spread which I'm sure doesn't help. :)]]> The Other Side BluezOldy https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268069 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268057 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:49:11 +0000
I haven't tried this with other acoustics, but for a while my dad strung my/his ovation with classical strings and it has a really nice tone this way, as well as with steel strings, so you might want to consider that, depending on what styles you want to play and your level of skill/budget.

one thing you might want to ask more, um, experienced players on the site is about the microphone inside the guitar. mine is from 1978, and the electronics aren't as reliable as i'd like. fortunately I just play it around the house (i'm terrified of it getting nicked/broken), but if you want to gig with it, make sure the current models have decent electrics. i'm assuming they would do, but it is something ppl tend to overlook/neglect when buying an acoustic compared with buying an electric.]]> The Other Side Scrybe https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-268057 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-265091 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:59:53 +0000 The Other Side Blueline https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-265091 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-264512 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:51:00 +0000
My guitar teacher has the same problem and has stuck on rubber strips around the base of his.]]> The Other Side BluezOldy https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-264512 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-264502 Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:51:16 +0000 The Other Side crkt246 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-264502 https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-212055 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:52:35 +0000
I was horrified at what I saw. On more than one occassion I noticed severe cracking with the tops of the Ovations. From what I have been told, and by more than one person, since the backs are plastic and the fronts are wood, they back won't allow the front to expand and contract naturally due to the rigidity of the plastic backs.

I don't know if this is a product wide epidemic but talk about disappointment.

I might still buy one but that was a mental setback, nonetheless.]]> The Other Side Bish https://guitarnoise.forum/the-other-side-the-other-side/ovation-guitars/#post-212055