this is my second ovation celebrity the first was stolen. for the price you will not find a better built or sounding guitar.

I received this guitar as a hand me down from my first teacher, prior to this I was playing applause ae128. After four years of him playing it some things had started going wrong. There is a growing gap between the plastic and wood, when plugged in, the pre amp periodically turns itself off. The tone and action are still great, but are comparable to that of ovations sister company applause. If you’re in it for the tone, not the name, buy the applause.

These guitars look cool and sound pretty decent when you play acoustically. Round back can be a pain especially if you have a round belly. Mine has had some neck and action issues that have made it hard to play and you are limited in your repair options since these have a unitary saddle pickup. Which brings me to the pickup which is really not that great sounding the pre-amp helps but it gives you that compressed over mid-range quack pretty easily. For the price these guitars just don't hold up to there competitors in value. I would either save for a USA model or look at an Applause . The only difference is the built in tuner which is nice but not worth paying double the price.

My friend owns this guitar and I use it often. The tone of the guitar is great no matter if you're plugged in or not regardless of the genre you're playing. The multi soundhole design provides a fresh look to the guitar as well as not having to worry about having picks falling into the guitar. The round back is not for very cold and dry climates. I have heard stories about how the back separated from the front of the guitar. I recommend this guitar to anyone who wants to advance from a beginner guitar to an intermediate one. You will not have to worry about you're skills being too much for this guitar. It is made in Asia, because it is a celebrity, but uses many of the same, if not all, of the same parts as American made Ovations. As usual, Ovation did a great job.

My dad surprised me with this for christmas I really wanted a takamine but, he got me this one. I really like the built in tuner you can tune in standard drop d anything you want. I have a problem around my 7 to 8 fret on my e b and g string with a buzz sound but, with a medium gage string it sounds amazing. I'm really not a big fan of the plastic back but, thats just my personal oppinion it really doesn't make much of a difference in the guitar to me except that i have trouble keeping it on my leg when sitting and playing. I'd have to say that im pretty happy with my dad's choice though.