[Please see our extensive listing of used Ovation guitars following this brief introduction of the Ovation Guitar Company.]
The Ovation Guitar Company, a subsidiary of Kaman Music Corporation, is based in New Hartfort, Connecticut, and is a well respected, major manufacturer of guitars, primarily steel-stringed acoustic guitars.
Ovation has set themselves apart from the rest of guitar producers by placing the guitar soundboard (front) of the guitar on a unique synthetic, composite bowl. All other manufacturers use the century's old technique of building the guitar body, (back and sides), from wood.
Charles Kaman developed the first round-back Ovation guitar in 1966. Although having a degree in aeronautical engineering, Kaman was a very active amateur musician. although Kaman was active in many fields, soon guitar production would become very lucrative.
After determining that guitar sound could be improved with their bowl design, Kaman's engineers and Luthiers went to work building the first Ovation guitars, with the first one being produced in November, 1966. This new design was, without question, an improvement in projection and ringing sustain.
Although the first official endorser of Ovation guitars was Josh White, an African-American blues-man, it wasn't until an Ovation Balladeer, being played by Glen Campbell on the Goodtime Hour show on CBS in 1968, projected the Ovation guitar onto the world stage. A year later Glen Campbell became the second celebrity endorser for Ovation guitars, and the rest, as they say, is history.
It would probably be easier to list those artists that don't play Ovation guitars, but here are a few notable players that do perform with these fine instruments - Glen Campbell, Jimmy Page, Nancy Wilson, Al Di Meola, Richie Sambora, Adrian Legg, Brian May and David Gilmour, just to name a few.
Our listing of used Ovation guitars.
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 Ovation CC24 FKOA Celebrity Mid Depth Acoustic Electric Guitar Figured Koa $167.58 Time Remaining: 20d 5h 29m Buy It Now for only: $167.58 |
 OVATION Custom Legend 1869 in EXCELLENT CONDITION $635.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 53m |
 Ovation GC24D ac el guitar Flame Maple $229.00 Time Remaining: 3h 33m |
 Ovation Guitar 1619 Custom Legend Excellent Shape 1970s $999.00 Time Remaining: 10d 23h 5m Buy It Now for only: $999.00 |
 RARE 1981 Ovation 1658 Custom Legend 12 StringReduced Price Last Time on Ebay $1,000.00 Time Remaining: 5h 29m Buy It Now for only: $1,200.00 Bid now |
 Ovation Celebrity CC245 12 String Acoustic Electric Guitar Honeyburst $196.98 Time Remaining: 17d 5h 5m Buy It Now for only: $196.98 |
 Ovation CC057 Celebrity Cutaway Acoustic Electric Burgundy FLAWLESS $225.00 Time Remaining: 7h 41m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 Bid now |
 Ovation Elite 2078 TX Acoustic Electric Guitar Black $251.58 Time Remaining: 25d 2h 45m Buy It Now for only: $251.58 |
 Applause Ovation 70s acoustic guitar with aluminum neck AA14 project $109.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 18h 47m |
 OVATION 1861AX STANDARD BALLADEER ACOUSTIC ELECTRIC GUITAR $350.00 Time Remaining: 26d 19h 1m Buy It Now for only: $350.00 |
 1980s Ovation Custom Legend w OHSC $361.06 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 18h 58m |
 NEW OVATION CELEBRITY ICC24 1 acoustic electric guitar hard case lots of extras $259.98 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 11m Buy It Now for only: $259.98 |