A classical guitar you can amplify.

The nylon-string Ovation CC059 Acoustic-Electric Classical Guitar has a super-shallow Lyrachord cutaway body with a cedar top. Electronics include a Thinline pickup and an OP-20 preamp with 3-band EQ, a preshape control, and chromatic tuner. Appointments include a rosewood fretboard, walnut bridge, oakleaf rosette, and chrome machines with white buttons. 25-1/4" scale length with a 1-7/8" nut width.

Ovation CC059 Acoustic-Electric Classical Guitar Features:

• 6-string nylon
• Body type: super-shallow cutaway
• Top: cedar
• Bracing: classic
• Scale length: 25-1/4"
• Fretboard: rosewood
• Bridge: walnut
• Rosette: oakleaf
• OP-20 preamp with 3-band EQ, preshape control, and chromatic tuner
• Thinline pickup
• Nut width: 1-7/8"
• Machines: chrome with white buttons

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Ovation CC059 Acoustic-Electric Classical Guitar

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Posted by Flopes from São Paulo, SP on Apr 3, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist, Semi-professional musician

Reviewer's Play Style: R&B, Classic Rock, Progressive rock...

I've played this guitar at my friend's house, and this is the best nylon guitar I played. It's not exactly a "classical" guitar, but classical is not my style, so it's OK. It has a nice sound, has a chromatic tuner and it is very comfortable.

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A more modern classical

Posted by NylonFan from New Jersey on Mar 15, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Occasional recording artist and performer

Reviewer's Play Style: All

The instrument is well built. The fit and finish are better than you'd expect for the price. The acoustic tone is thinner than a full-sized classical, but the projection is much better than traditional designs. Mine had a small sliver of wood debris in the nut slot for the D string, causing it to buzz like a sitar when played open. I scratched the flake out of there and it's played great ever since. The preamp offers a lot of variation in sound which makes it easy to alter your tone depending on the setting in which you're playing.

This is *not* a classical guitar though. It's comfortable; everything on it is lightly closer together. The round back does have a tenency to creep outward on your leg if you play in a seated position, so you may have to jog the bottom of the body closer to you during play.

For Bossa Nova and Jazz, this a great guitar with a lot more comfort (once you sand-down the saddle a few millimeters to drop the action) than a standard-built classical in the price range.

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Classical guitar for non-classical music

Posted by 7ninjazz from TX on Mar 11, 2008

Experience w/product: I have used it

Reviewer's Background: Active Musician, Guitar Instructor

Reviewer's Play Style: Classical, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock.

I got this guitar for my studio to teach with. If you are looking for a "Classical" electric acoustic guitar, this is not it. It has a shallow plastic round back, which I guess Ovation fans are crazy about, and doesn't have the resonance/acoustics you expect from a "classical" guitar. Plus, the rounded back keeps slipping off my thigh when I played with my footstool. However, it sounded pretty good when I plugged it in to my mixer with some lexicon reverbs and strummed some bossa-novas and jazz. The neck is narrower than Classical guitar's neck and VERY thin. I guess it's good for plugged live performance and recording, but NOT for classical. Oh, by the way, the built-in tuner was neat!!

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A highly playable, versatile gem of an instrument

Posted by Omnivious from Canada on Jan 26, 2008

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Professional Musicain / Producer

Reviewer's Play Style: Rock / Mediterranean / Arabic

This guitar is an excellent and versatile instrument, well suited to both students and professionals alike. To quote my drummer, "If my first acoustic guitar had been this comfortable and easy to play, I'd probably have become a guitarist." As with most Ovations, while this guitar sounds fine for playing solo acoustically, it really shines when plugged in, especially if you know how to use the built in EQ - try it through a small stereo PA or, better yet, a stereo modelling unit plugged into a small stereo PA. Do yourself a favour, and put a set of D'Addario Pro Arte Composite strings on it - you'll be delighted with the tonal improvements.

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Nice in between

Posted by Bertlynn from Toronto on Jul 12, 2007

Experience w/product: I own it

Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist

Reviewer's Play Style: Bit of everything

This is a beautiful guitar. I have big fingers and the extra wide neck feels great. This is definitely what one should consider a hybrid. Not quite a classical guitar that is for sure. It is ideal for the Jazz player who wants to do a bit of everything else. Action is good, no fret buzz and for price I would recommend this guitar to anyone.

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