| The history of Ovation Guitars is unique | | | | 1966, Ovation released a line of guitars at a |
| because its founder, Charles Kaman, was | | | | pretty standard rate, starting with the |
| actually an aeronautical engineer designing | | | | Balladeer. |
| rotor blades for helicopters. It was this | | | | |
| experience that caused him to contemplate | | | | Now, Ovation boasts a complete line of |
| standard guitar structure and eventually lead | | | | acoustic guitars, most of which include the |
| to the development of the round-backed | | | | Ovation standard and unique design features. |
| composite body. Traditional guitars have | | | | These include the LX Series, the Celebrity, |
| wooden backs and sides, so this feature | | | | the Celebrity Deluxe, the Elite, the Legend, |
| differentiates Ovation Guitars from the | | | | the Custom Elite, and others. You can also |
| competition. This revolutionary move came | | | | find vintage models through shops and on the |
| about in the 1960s. | | | | internet. |
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| Kaman was unique because he was both an | | | | There are plenty of artists who love the |
| engineer and a guitar player. He not only | | | | unique qualities of Ovation guitars. These |
| understand the instrument from the | | | | include Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue, Al |
| perspective of a player, but also his | | | | DiMeola, an accomplished solo player, |
| observations related to helicopter blades and | | | | Godsmack, Melissa Ethridge, Blasko from Rob |
| materials and how they related to the guitar | | | | Zombie, Rex Brown, who performs with Pantera |
| caused these innovations. So, he approached | | | | and others, and Vince Neil with Motley Crue. |
| what he perceived as standard guitar design | | | | There are actually a lot more artist that use |
| problems from an engineers perspective- to | | | | Ovation Guitars. If you want more information |
| define the problem and find solutions. To | | | | you should visit Ovations web site. |
| him, guitars and helicopters were related | | | | |
| because in helicopters, you want to remove | | | | Here is what one person has to say about |
| vibrations but with guitars, you want to keep | | | | their Ovation guitar: |
| the vibrations in to generate the sound. | | | | |
| | | | About the Ovation Magnum 3 |
| Ovation has a long tradition of using modern | | | | |
| materials in standard guitar design. For the | | | | This bass puts out a beautiful tone. When I |
| most part, guitar design has remained | | | | mix the two pickups just right it s either a |
| relatively unchanged since the 1800s. Kaman | | | | low growl or a crunchy bite. Put together |
| wanted to develop a guitar that transcended | | | | they sound just great. The output can be a |
| and improved upon that tradition. His die | | | | bit lower than I am accustomed to, but easily |
| hard fans believe he succeeded. Starting in | | | | overcome with a decent amp. |