Advantages: Sound, build, playability Disadvantages: Rounded back can be awkward at first.
...Ovation.
I own the Ovation Celebrity Deluxe which i believe is the finest looking in the Ovation range. However, you will also know that from my other reviews, Im left handed with the guitar which narrows your choice in colour.
For a Right hander, the choices include, Black, Natural, Wine, Green and a sunburst effect top and also available in vasious mapel finishes. Im afraid to say my only choice was Black. Still it does look rather fetching and ... ...and paid £406 with an Ovation hard flight case 3 years ago. They retail in UK for double that. If interested, I can put you in touch with the dealer i used.
Overall? A fantastic guitar for intermediate players who want a great sounding and playing guitar without selling their house to do so! Brilliant! ...
andycharger 31.10.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Ovation Celebrity Deluxe CS257-RRB Acoustic Electric Guitar
Advantages: one of a kind tone Disadvantages: the bowled back can make it hard to hold
Ovation have always produced beautiful guitars and the Celebrity Deluxe is one of the best examples of this before you get to their more expensive Adamas range. For many years these were not available in the UK (I had to travel to Aspen, Colorado to get mine flow in from Denver!) and reperesent the best all round, acoustic-electric avaialable.
The shallow bowl version is easy to play sitting down and like all Ovations really comes to life when you ... ...it really shows off the rich timbres made possible by that trademark bowled back. The only drawback I have had with this guitar is the tarnishing of the machineheads - not sure if this is a general problem or just down to my own, but over the years these have certainly weatherd. ...
Sean_23 16.06.2008
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