Ovation Celebrity Elite CE44L-5-G

Tja...als je een linkshandige Ovation wilt ...nou dat is niet makkelijk en betaalbaar.....MAAR bij Thomann gelukkig wel!!!Heb er wel een tijdje op moeten wachten maar dat viel gelukkig mee.
De Ovation is een mooie gitaar met een zeer goede sound..maar wel met een paar dingetjes die je zelf kan verhelpen als je een beetje gitaarhandig bent:
1-de hals heb ik een beetje moeten bijstellen..een halve slag strakker met de erbij geleverde speciale inbussleutel!
2-de Topkam- de snaren ietjes lager gevijld....dit komt de bespeelbaarheid zeer ten goede.....
3-Nieuwe snaren erop gezet- die er opzaten ( 0.12)waren al gecorrodeerd......ik heb de ADAMAS classics 012-053 er op gezet -die zijn klasse voor de Ovation!
4- De brug kan misschien nog iets lager als er een shimmetje onderzit kan je die eronder uit halen...dan is de snaar aktie een stukje lager...moet je natuurlijk wel van houden zo'n lage aktie!
MAAR -dan heb je een super mooi uitziende gitaar die lekker speeld en de goede Ovationsound heeft.EN-die ook nog eens goed te versterken is!
Alles bijelkaar is deze Lefty Ovation VOOR dit GELD.....ZEER de moeite waard als je er een klein beetje moeite insteekt!
Thomann DANK JE WEL !!!!!!!!

I was in the market for a new acoustic that would be louder and with better projection than my old acoustic. And since Ovation has a name with their "deep bowl" models that they acoustically project well and are often loud as a cannon, I decided to take the plunge and ordered this " mid bowl" model.

Well, I didn't expected this Ovation to be loud as a cannon, but it turned out that it indeed projects well, and is loud enough to be heard in an acoustic setting. The acoustic sound is very even, with focused mids and sufficient lows and highs. It sits in the mix perfectly, due to its somewhat archtop mids.

The build in tuner is a bit barebones but does work well enough, and the amplified sound can be tweaked to taste with the versatile three band equalizer. Does it sound good amplified? Well, I never been a fan of the piezo pickup system, it's workable, tweakable, and sounds fine with a little personal adjustment on the eq.

Tuners are a bit stiff perhaps with the .012's , but do their job fine.
Neck has a nice v shape feel to it, and the somewhat shorter scale makes it - even with 0.012 - play like a dream, almost somewhat "electric" feel. Only setup out of the box was some adjustment of the trussrod, but that's pretty mandatory for a lot of new guitars!

I have it for a couple of months now and I can truly say:

Love: the acoustic focused even sound, projection and its archtop mids, the lovely neck, compact shape, the looks.

Just fine/ not that important for me: the electronics, was really in the market for an acoustic without the electronics....

Hate: nothing actually, only gripe is that you have to unscrew the back disc for adjusting the trussrod..

Back in the 80s these guitars were all the rage. I couldn't afford one back then. These are now made in China so more affordable, but don't let that put you off, the quality of build is excellent. Lovely feel to the soft V neck. The sound is really nice un-plugged, and plugged in it has that Ovation sound. Not really aimed at modern finger style tapping, It excels with a pick, great for lead work with a nice spank which cuts through. They should, in my opinion, have upgraded the electronics to make this more modern. The only niggle I have is the tuner is a bit weird, you press the button and sometimes nothing seems to happen, and to turn the guitar back on after tuning you have to press and hold the button. I have kind of got used to it now. All in all though a very nice guitar.

At this price you would struggle to find another left handed electro acoustic guitar anywhere near as good as this. Even unplugged it sounds great; loud, lots of projection, very articulate with a well defined bass. I know the roundbacks are not everyones cup of tea, but you will not be disappointed with either the sound or the playability. Also it is very well made and finished. If I could change two things: a) I would like a wider neck (this is 42mm at the nut) because I fingerpick a lot and I am used to a slightly wider neck, and b) the tuner isn't the easiest to use, but it is accurate. Value for money wise this is an unbeatable buy for left handed players as our choice is so limited!