Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Acoustic Electric Guitar Review :: Ovation Acoustic-Electric Guitar

features a preamp that's the envy of every guitarmaker in its class.

Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Acoustic Electric Guitar Review

Description
The Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Acoustic Electric Guitar is meticulously crafted with a bookmatched solid spruce soundboard mated to a super-shallow bowl. The Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer is an instrument of unmatched value: solid spruce top; mahogany neck; hand rubbed finish; a preamp that's the envy of every guitarmaker in its class. The EQ of Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer is so flexible. EQ on/off, Midshift, pre-shape which cuts the mid and boosts the lows and highs. Bass mid high equalizer control. Volume control. All these buttons gives you almost complete control at a press of a button. This guitar is the most traditional Ovation guitar and the most popular USA-made model. This guitar will definitely withstand live playing, afterall that's what it was designed to do! You won't be dissapointed.

Pros

• a very nice, well balanced sound;
• the preamp is easy to use;
• the strings felt lighter;
• the sound, feel and worksmanship is much better than other acoustic;
• finish on frets very clean, no finish flaws;
• looks like it will last.

Cons

• some owners complained that the spacing between the strings is considerably greater on this guitar;
• some owners complained about "V" shape of the neck;
• it does not have the greatest tone when not amplified.

Suggestions

• you can use D'Addario EJ15 Phospher Bronze's strings;
• sounds even better when plugged in;
• use with DigiTech amp;
• works best with light-gauge phosphor/bronze strings.

Amps used by users - Digitech RP100

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