#OVATION MAGNUM BASS EARLY MODEL SERIES#

I used to sell Ovations, so I'm a little partial to them. I currently have an Elite cutaway electric and use of my brother's 12-string Pacemaker. I'm a big fan of Ovation electrics, but not so much their acoustics or acoustic electrics.

#OVATION MAGNUM BASS EARLY MODEL SERIES#

Storm Series guitars, the later year models (about '72) the necks were joined to the body farther back, with less fingerboard over the body. Both were available with either a Schaller vibrato or trapeze tailpiece. The Tornado's parts were chrome with Klusons and blonde-finished neck. The only real difference between the Thunderhead and Tornado is the Thunderhead had gold parts, deluxe Schaller machine heads, and matching color neck. The local one is a Tornado I've discovered. Think I'll break out some Bobby Goldsboro and Glen Campbell! 10 Btw, I'm really hot to find one of the 12 string Ovation Hurricanes. The Storms were all heavily-braced hollowbodies, which were contracted from HГ¶fner in West Germany. In this era, Kaman had a little problem with their finishes and a lot of these I've seen have some lacquer checking, some with major finish splits. $550 is a great price for one of these in nice condition.

Is this a semi hollow or a fully hollow guitar? It reminds me of a Casino. One of these is for sale at the local GC. Danny Bonaduce fake-fingered a Typhoon bass while David Cassidy slung a number of cool roundbacks, Tornados and later a cool Breadwinner solidbody. If you've ever watched 'The Partridge Family', you'll remember 'Guitars By Ovation' on the end credits. The Thunderhead and Tornado both came in several different finishes with or without Schaller vibrato. It was a pretty cool line featuring the top line Thunderhead, base model Tornado, budget model Eclipse, 12-string Hurricane and Typhoon bass (originally called the 'Williwaw'). Kaman came up with the Electric Storm Series to tap into the hollowbody electric market which was still trending into the late '60s. The Wapping, Connecticut guitar shop my brother and I took lessons from was an early Ovation dealer. I first fell in love with Ovations as a young guitar student in 1968. 6ДЄ lot of folks remember their '70s offerings like the Preacher, Breadwinner, UKII and Magnum bass, but they did offer some cool stuff in the '60s starting with the Ovation roundback Balladeer. I remember them as a 70s thing.but they made some weird electrics, like the Preacher, etc. Was Ovation making guitars in the late 60s. I can't pick up my Thunderhead without breaking into 'Wichita Lineman'! 4 If you can buy the guitar right, I'd get it. It's currently at my folks' house, so I'll try to get a pic of it soon. I bought mine from the original owner, who gave me the original finance receipt from June 1969. They're built a little lighter than Ess & Ess cases, butДo a nice job protecting the guitar. These have a fuzzy yellow interior, black exterior. My Thunderhead has it's original hardshell case. Other than missing the clip-on bridge saddle cover, the one you've pictured looks to be in the same great condition as mine. It feels a little like an old Apollo guitar, but not in a bad way. Also, the neck doesn't feel as rigid as a Gretsch neck, but it does have a truss rod. I actually have a smaller spring inside the original one which helps it stay in tune without adding much more tension. First, the Schaller vibrato really needs a stronger spring. I have yet to figure it completely out, so usually play it in the center position. The switch on the upper bout is some sort of phase switch. The upper knob is a pickup balance control.

There is a tone for each pickup and a master volume. It's a moderately light weight guitar and balances nicely in the lap or on a strap. I believe Kaman imported the bodies from HГ¶fner, but the bolt-on neck is pure Connecticut-built Ovation. The pickups are in fact DeArmonds, complete with jack plugs on the wiring harness. The bridge, tremolo and machines are from Schaller. It gives the guitar a real compact appearance.

The most striking feature is the odd neck position with seven frets over the body. This was the top of the line of Ovation's 'Electric Storm Series', a little more deluxe version of their standard Tornado. It's a really cool piece, especially if you're into the whole late '60s/early '70s thing. What info do you have on these? The pickups look maybe like Dearmonds? 2 I'd like to know if they're decent guitars, but can't find any around me. Has anybody ever played or owned one of these.

Ovation magnum bass early model