Late 70’s Ovation Viper

[Rambozo96]

Picked it up from the pawnshop it had been sitting in for almost 2 years. Set up was so poor it’s no wonder it sat forever. Ebony fretboard on this one.

 

[GGJaguar]

Neat! How does that model sound?

 

[Rambozo96]

Neat! How does that model sound?

Like a tele with more gusto. Pretty hot pickups but that’s what they were going for.

 

[Rocky]

I always expect those Ovations to have razor-like treble, but maybe that's because a lot of them came with onboard preamps.

 

[Rambozo96]

I always expect those Ovations to have razor-like treble, but maybe that's because a lot of them came with onboard preamps.

As far as I know this one was passive