THE best electro acoustic guitar!

Advantages: Sound, build, playability
Disadvantages: Rounded back can be awkward at first.

...If you have read some of my other guitar reviews, you will know im a bit of a collector of guitars. In fact, you could almost say its an obsession. Therfore no collection would be complete without an axe from one of the world's finest and best known acoustic producers. 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 contrasts well with the Marquetry effect leaves around the multiple sound holes. Being an Ovation, it does come...

andycharger 31.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ovation Celebrity Deluxe CS257-RRB Acoustic Electric Guitar

Applause AE64 Acoustic Electric Guitar

Advantages: Beautiful sound, playability and look
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...So I'm sat here in my room at my halls of residence playing on my acoustic electric guitar, when it hit me..."could I review this on Ciao?"...yes, I could!! Applause Guitars are the younger brother of guitar manufacturers Ovation, who have been making trustworthy guitars for over 30 years now, and here have used this experience to make a guitar that doesn't sound like a guitar that is as cheap as this, but is a high-quality product. My model number is actually the AE 28, rather than the 64, but trust me, from what I know about Ovations and what else I can work out, there are no differences here except the numbers! I brought it in November last year from a local music retailers, who I purchased my two other guitars (both electric), so trusted them fully when they recommended me this offering, and they've not let me down...

carl.mcqueen 19.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Applause AE64 Acoustic Electric Guitar

female folk guitarist?buy ovation custom elite!

Advantages: well crafted,digital tuner tunes in open or non standard. beautiful sounding, round back
Disadvantages: only case i could purchase for the model was very large and hard to transport.

...When I saw this guitar, there was no two ways about it, I had to have it. My father took me to a music shop on my 14th birthday to help me pick my first acoustic guitar, after playing a basic electric learners guitar. The fact was I had begun to start song writing and I was coming out with pure folk melodies and tunes. I wanted to have a guitar that fitted the music I was writing. When I saw the Ovation custom elite model, CE768, and played it for the first time, I new this guitar not only looked beautiful, but sounded so too. I can just give my simple and personal view on it. I hope this is appreciated. At gigs the guitar gets recognised as being significantly "folk?. The detail and decoration are noticeable, of the Ovation oak leaf pattern. In my opinion I feel that this guitar is...

natty91 18.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Ovation Custom Elite CE768 Acoustic Electric Guitar

ADAMAS 1687 by Ovation

Advantages: Powerful sound both unplugged and plugged. It makes a difference!
Disadvantages: Not a wooden guitar. It lacks the "rings and bells" of a wooden guitar.

...Features: 10 THE TOP: Called a Fibronic Soundboard, the Adamas top is really a composite structure built with two .005" carbon-graphite outer layers with a .035" birch veneer sandwiched in the center, all bonded together at 250 degrees F. Extremely rigid, yet uniquely thin membrane, one-third the thickness of a typical spruce top (Ovation claims that since the very first prototype Adamas was built in 1973, no Fibronic top has ever cracked!). TOP BRACING: Adamas Fan, engineered specifically for the Fibronic Soundboard to achieve the design objective of + or - 3db change over the entire playing range of the guitar. BODY: 6-1/16" deep Ovation Lyrachord bowl. BODY BINDING: Carved Fiberglass Ring. NECK: Kaman Bar, unique neck reinforcing system. AESTHETICS: The scroll-like design of the peghead (Acanthus leaf) gives...

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Review of Ovation Adamas 1687 Acoustic Electric Guitar

review of Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar

Advantages: very playable
Disadvantages: short sustain

...The Epipiphone Hummingbird is my first Acoustic guitar i have not stolen off my dad. £300 is not a bad deal, seeing as the Gibson acoustics are all around £3000. The looks and finish of this guitar are very nice, i enjoy graphics on my guitar as long as they arent too loud, and this 'mockingbird' illustration is just plain pleasent. The shape of the guitar is perfect so that it can sit on your lap for hours and not ache, partly due to its incredibly light weight. The playability is pretty much perfect, the best you can get for a £300 acoustic, and times I thought I was playing an electric, the fretboard was just so slim, the strings were at perfect distance from the fretboard. The sound is not as good as the playability I must admit, probably because of the lightweight body, it is not hard enough to sustain the notes for a very long...

Diamond_Joe 01.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Epiphone Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar

You don't see many guitar reviews around here

Advantages: Looks and sounds good
Disadvantages: Not a gibson but who gives a.....

.... It's not up there with Fender or Gibson, more the middle range. But, they do have a positive reputation and some well known models. The AEL range is their 'Acoustic Electric' range. In other words, they are, and look, like normal acoustic guitars but they have a pick-up inside the sound-box (the hollow bit) so you can plug them into an amp and annoy people wherever they hide. My guitar ------------ My guitar is a gorgeous red (see pic). A warm cherry colour with mother-of-pearl inlay around the hole. This is matched on the head (the bit the strings attach to at the top) with white ivory nuts (If you turn my nuts, you affect the sound I make hahahahahahahaha). The bodywork is in maple and the neck is mahogany. All-in-all, it looked beautiful in the shop and I knew I wanted it straight away. The sound -------------- Unplugged...

dhillcrest 14.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Ibanez AE30TP Acoustic Electric Guitar

Too bad it doesn't cook or clean

Advantages: Does perfection count?
Disadvantages: Nothing I've found.

.... Letting everyone know, I am being pinched for "the viewing of unauthorized websites" and "disregard for company policy.". On that note, I will take this oppourtunity to let you know how amazing the Ovation Viper EA68 Acoustic Electric Guitar is. No other guitar that I have played is anywhere near the sound and funtionality of this guitar. It plays like an electric guitar but has the sound quality of an acoustic. Guitar Specs. Body Style.........................Chambered Mahogany Soundboard.....................Solid Spruce Scale.................................25-1/4" (641mm) Nut.....................................2" (51mm) Preamp.............................Graphic Finishes............................4 to 5 These are the reasons why the Ovation is a much better sounding and advanced guitar. Inlaid Epaulets (the leaf design...

noldschool 15.03.2006 · Read review
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Review of Ovation Viper EA68 Acoustic Electric Guitar

I've a Celebrity, got from out of here.

Advantages: Well priced, light, decent soloing, clean sound.
Disadvantages: Tends to de-tune easily

...? and for both of these jobs, this guitar is ideal. And being reasonably priced, you won?t be heartbroken if it picks up the odd scratch here and there. The only drawback I?ve found is that it tends to detune an awful lot quicker than my other acoustics. I don?t know anyone else who has this guitar, so I?m not sure if it?s a common fault. Since buying the instrument I?ve seen others on eBay for £200 - £250, but I think I?ve got a pretty decent deal at £280 considering they go for well over £300 new. All in all, I?m quite impressed. It?s not a Taylor, a Martin or even a Takamine, but what the Ovation Celebrity is ? is a well made, good sounding, well styled, mid-range electro acoustic that?s worth its price, and although it won?t win any awards for originality or for spectacular performance, it does its job adequately and I?m happy...

JonnyWigan 25.03.2004 (01.06.2004) · Read review
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Review of Ovation Celebrity CC057-RR Acoustic Electric Guitar

Applause deserves Applause and an Ovation

Advantages: Great professional Guitar with American Parts assembled overseas
Disadvantages: None

.... are all a match to it's American Cousin. The electronics/bangs and whistles are perfect for outdoor play. If you want more than you need, since a sound mixer's board is really the balance to good sound anyway, then I guess you can spend your money there for a similar result. For example, take a look at expensive Fender Telecastors... just two controls were ever needed. This AE 48 has more than that. The sound acoustically or electrically is wonderful. It skimps at nothing for a professional. I've used Ovations to record on award winning CDs. They are marvelous. I think the hidden unspoken word about this product is that it is sent overseas for assemby and was required to have a name within the brand to refelect that. It's really that simple. There's no need to be a guitar snob. This guitar rates very well. I would like to Ovation...

Prollara 07.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Applause AE64 Acoustic Electric Guitar

Nautical themed guitars? Whats next?

Advantages: Beautiful guitar, rich sound and great construction
Disadvantages: Pre-amp can have a little high treble.

...looks great around campfires and on stages. My friends have always told me when I play it that it look stunning. And it is, it s a beautifully made guitar, with a high quality golden finish. I'm product to carry it with me. It has a small transparent pick guard below the strings, this is merely for protection nothing else. It has darker sides giving it a tradition acoustic guitar look, and the maple neck is wonderfully made. The cutaway body makes it very comfortable to sit and play whilst being stylish and modern. It is made withMulti-ply bindings and also has an intricate inlaid rope pattern around the sound hole - it has a high-grade solid spruce top and solid rosewood back; cosmetic detailing elsewhere is suggestive compass series nautical theme. It has mother of pearl dot fret markers as well. Playing it as an Acoustic Guitar It...

martirya 10.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha CPX15 Handcrafted Acoustic Electric Guitar