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Ovation Pro Series Ultra 1516 Mid Non-Cutaway
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Ovation Pro Series Ultra 1516 Mid Non-Cutaway

  • Thermo-treated, solid A-grade spruce top
  • Scalloped X-Bracing
  • Center Soundhole
  • Mid-depth Lyrachord®, Non-Cutaway bowl
  • 2-piece khaya neck
  • Indian Laurel fingerboard and bridge, 20 frets
  • Scale length 641.35mm, nut width 42.8 mm
  • "Fleur de nuit" motif rosette and inlay at the 12th fret
  • ABS body binding, multi-part purfling, fingerboard binding
  • Environmentally friendly, extremely thinly applied UV lacquer finish, metallic effect
  • Diecast Ovation machine heads with ABS buttons
  • OCP-2000 pickup, K-21CT preamp with tuner
  • With soft case
GEWA item number:
OV551.005
Colour:
Dusk till dawn

A class of its own.


Exceptional features, outstanding sounds and a consistently high level of quality are the basic recipe for the Ovation Pro Series.


Over the last five decades, Ovation has made a name for itself through groundbreaking developments and modern designs, especially in circles of advanced and professional musicians. Legendary world stars have been swearing by the instruments of the American high-end maker for decades, and so model names such as Balladeer, Legend and Elite contribute significantly to the name recognition of the Ovation brand to this day. All these historic models, with their specific features, are combined in the Pro Series and still form the core range of Ovation Guitars.


Ultra

Between 1983 and 1994, the Ovation Ultra models were already produced as Cutaway and non-Cutaway versions in a wide variety of colors, finishes and bowl depths. The new edition of this model series is specially designed for singer-songwriters. Due to the Mid-Depth/Non-Cutaway Bowl, the guitar fits appropriately close to the body and therefore offers a comfortable playing feeling.

The newly designed K-21CT preamp delivers a clearly structured basic sound with defined mids and good string separation. The sound conception allows the guitar to excellently assert itself in the interplay with other instruments and to be easily distinguished in the overall sound image of a band.

The OCP-2000 pickup is another Ovation innovation that comes into use for the Ultra guitars; an improved piezo material formulation, more precise placement of the piezo elements, and a new material blend with increased glass content for the string support reduce wear, grant better vibration transmission to the piezo elements, and result in increased output.

As well as this, the pure acoustic sound of the Ultras is impressive. The A-grade spruce soundboards come from Germany and are thermo-treated, which simulates about 15 years in the change of seasons and creates a mature, balanced sound of a well-rehearsed soundboard. The UV-varnish that is used is extremely environmentally friendly as it contains almost no reducing agents and can be applied ultra-thin. A correspondingly thin layer of varnish slows down the vibration behavior of the soundboard significantly less, which in turn audibly benefits the sound.

All Ultra models come with a strong, design 20 mm thick padded soft case.

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The success story of a visionary.


More than fifty years ago, Charles Kaman brought his idea of a modern guitar to the world market.

As an ambitious guitarist, he realised his dream and founded his own guitar company, Ovation Guitars, with a difference. He was inspired by traditional standards but he was also equipped with a pronounced openness towards new technology, which he owed to his roots as a developer and manufacturer of helicopters.

Kaman dared to approach guitar building in a way that polarises to this day. A special fibre-plastic composite (Lyrachord®) combined with a parabolic body shape (Roundback®) were the ingredients for a completely new sound experience in the already crowded acoustic guitar market.


The final breakthrough was made possible by the electro-acoustic version of the Ovation guitar.


Here too, Kaman's experience in the aerospace industry led the way for a development that resulted in the first piezo-electric pickup. This made it possible for acoustic guitarists to remain present even in a full band arrangement, or for soloists to perform at large open-air events without sacrificing sound quality.


This unique sound, coupled with the playing comfort of an electric guitar, still makes the Ovation a must-have for guitarists in clubs and stadiums alike.


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