Is Ovation a good brand of acoustic guitar?
http://www.absolutecash.com/ovationguitar.JPG What they’re good for: a). Cheapness. A decent one is relatively inexpensive, in the $2-$500 range. b). Feel. They are great to start out on, as they are pretty easy to play. The action on Ovation guitars tends to be pretty good, and you can do quite a bit with the fretboard in terms of speed/maneuverability. What they’re not good for: a). Sound. The body of Ovation guitars is made out of something they call “Lyrachord,” which is composed of composite materials. Take this one for instance. http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ovation-Celebrity-CC24S-Cutaway-AcousticElectric-Guitar-?sku=516157 Bottom line, it’s not wood, and it sounds like it. They tend to sound very tinny, and small. They don’t project very far of very powerfully, and when they’re plugged in their tinny sound is kind of exaggerated. This isn’t to say they sound god-awful. They have a kind of signature sound, very treble-heavy with not much in the way of mids or lows.
