HeyMikey
Enlightened Member
About a month or so ago I jumped on this one but am now finally getting to spend some time with it. I took a drive down to the New Hartford CT area and picked up this 2014 repaired beauty from a guy who works at the Ovation shop. It was a great opportunity to try a guitar on my want list that normally I would never be able to afford.
This one has a veeeery long, but nicely repaired crack on the bass side of the rear that doesn’t seem to affect the sound. Other than that, a couple nitro finish cracks near the bridge and some pick swirls she is in mighty fine shape.
Carpathian spruce top, Cocobolo sides and rear, ebony fretboard and bridge, nice open back tuners, classy abalone appointments, and most importantly a comfortable size and that 1-3/4 nut width.
The neck feels as perfect as anything I’ve ever played. Almost effortless. The tone is what you’d expect from Coco in that it is crisper than EIR, accentuating the mids and highs, and has great sustain in the finish.
The EJ16 phosphor bronze strings did not complement it as well as I’d like, making the tone sound a bit brittle. However, the EJ40 silk & steels that Woody recommended (thank you sir!) made all the difference in the world in rounding out the harshness. Sounds, plays and looks like a million bucks.
This one has a veeeery long, but nicely repaired crack on the bass side of the rear that doesn’t seem to affect the sound. Other than that, a couple nitro finish cracks near the bridge and some pick swirls she is in mighty fine shape.
Carpathian spruce top, Cocobolo sides and rear, ebony fretboard and bridge, nice open back tuners, classy abalone appointments, and most importantly a comfortable size and that 1-3/4 nut width.
The neck feels as perfect as anything I’ve ever played. Almost effortless. The tone is what you’d expect from Coco in that it is crisper than EIR, accentuating the mids and highs, and has great sustain in the finish.
The EJ16 phosphor bronze strings did not complement it as well as I’d like, making the tone sound a bit brittle. However, the EJ40 silk & steels that Woody recommended (thank you sir!) made all the difference in the world in rounding out the harshness. Sounds, plays and looks like a million bucks.
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