No other guitar is so steeped in
Ovation History
Over the course of three decades Ovation has fine tuned the Balladeer, component by
component. The result? An Instrument of unmatched value. Solid spruce top.
Mahogany neck. Hand rubbed finish. Not to mention a preamp that's the envy of
every guitarmaker in its class. Find out why the 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. Now this
super-lightweight design is employed on the Balladeer to let its Sitka spruce
top sing as never before.
What's the secret to a twelve string sound
that can only be described as rolling thunder? 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.
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