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