Ibanez Ovation Size 41 Semiacoustic Guitar

The success story of a visionary.

More than fifty years ago, Charles Kaman brought his idea of a modern guitar to the world market. As an ambitious guitarist, he realized his dreams and started his own guitar company with a twist, Ovation Guitars. He was inspired by traditional standards on the one hand, but also equipped with a distinct openness towards new technologies, which he owed to his roots as a developer and manufacturer of helicopters.

Kaman dared to approach guitar making in a way that is still polarizing today. A special fiber-plastic composite material (Lyrachord®) in combination with a parabolic body shape (Roundback®) were the ingredients for a completely new sound experience in the already crowded acoustic guitar market.

The final breakthrough came with the electro-acoustic version of the Ovation guitar.

Here too, Kaman’s experience in the aerospace industry led the way for a development that resulted in the first piezoelectric pickup. This made it possible for acoustic guitarists to remain present even in full band arrangements, or for soloists to perform at large open-air events without compromising on sound.

This unique sound, paired with the playing comfort of an electric guitar, still makes the Ovation a must-have for guitarists in clubs and stadiums alike.

SPECS

• • Solid spruce top, newly developed quintad Elite bracing
  • Multi soundhole + side ports
  • Deep Contour Lyrachord® GS body
  • Nato neck, ovangkol fingerboard and bridge
  • Scale length 643 mm, nut width 42.8 mm