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Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Semi-Shallow Bowl Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.4 out of 10
Quality:: 9.8 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9.1 out of 10

Features:: 9.5 out of 10
Value:: 9.2 out of 10
Sound:: 9.5 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 8.7 out of 10

User Reviews for Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Semi-Shallow Bowl Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 10 out of 10

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By a customer from aol.com

Submitted: 12/29/2004

Style of Music: rock

Experience: Hobbyist

Ovation 1861 Standard Balladeer Semi-Shallow Bowl Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar Customer Review

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

Excellent with an amp, easy to play, neck fills like a perfect fit to my hand

Feature:

Good tuners

Quality:

Beatiful guitar all my friends love it

Manufacturer Support:

never dealt with support

Value:

for the features and sound it is a great buy

The Wow Factor:

I have a hard shell case with black linig and the light color of the guitar just says touch me

Overall:

I will keep this guitar for a long time the thin body and good sound is just a comfortable guitar

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 8 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10

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By a customer from aol.com

Style of Music: metal, rock, alt., all rolled together

"Just play one and find out for yourself!"

Sound:

For a lower end guitar, this thing sounds amazingly good. Plug into a small accoustic amp and add a little EQ and it sounds like a $2000.00 guitar. Without an amp, the sound is just as good. Sweet and open without a lot of top end. This thing plays very well too, with no need to have it set up. I've used this guitar live and it comes through the mix clearly and without sounding muddy or covered up.

Feature:

Hey, you get what you need to play and sound good. It's put together very well and the craftmanship is of a more expensive guitar. The color is outstanding, the neck and frets are very good. The EQ works well with an amp or straight through the PA.

Quality:

Made extremely well. I borrowed the one I've used live, so I've never dealt with Ovation. The fit and finish are way beyond the price. Very reliable live and never gets picky about the rooms, never any worries about anything other than broken strings. I use one on the road often...enough said. Worst aspect? None...Seems like it will last a long time with nothing more than basic maintenance.

Manufacturer Support:

Can't help with this one, as I've never dealt with Ovation, but the guitars owner has. Says they are behind their products 110%.

Value:

Actually, I'd pay a bit more for a guitar of this quality. Compares with more expensive models, but without the cost.

The Wow Factor:

This guitar is fantastic...period. Lookes excelent, plays even better, looks good on stage...what more needs to be said?

Overall:

Why look anywhere else? For the money, you can't beat this thing with a stick. I'll eventually own a couple of these myself and will play them till they litterally fall apart.

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10

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Style of Music: Contemporary Christian

"Beautiful guitar!! I love it!!!"

Sound:

The sound is amazing for such a thin, comfortable guitar. It sounds so great acoustically, and it sounds awesome over the amp. It even sounds pretty clear when distorted which is unusual for acoustic/electrics.

Feature:

I love the features that came with this guitar. The pre-amp is really neat with it's tuner, and it provides a lot of options. The pre-amp I got was the OP-30.

Quality:

Very sturdy. I don't have to worry about bumping the back due to the unique roundback design and the neck is very sturdy and well constructed. Pretty heavy wood-again very sturdy guitar.

Value:

A little pricey, but well worth the price. Extremely satisfied!

The Wow Factor:

I don't see why one wouldn't want this guitar! It's very beautiful- not only in black(which i got it in), but also in the cherry cherry burst and the natural-which my brother and father have. I would recommend it without any hesitation as to the buyers satisfaction.

Overall:

I don't expect to so much as desire another guitar for anywhere between 5-15 years. This guitar is American-made and well built with a good guarantee, and I expect to own it for a very long time. Also, I was trying to choose between the Celebrity, Tangent , and Balladeer, and after listening to all three both acoustically and electrically, the Balladeer won out with close to no competition!Good luck!!