Ovation / Deacon / Guitar
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Great condition. During the 1970s Ovation Guitar Company created a more deluxe version of their exotically shaped solid body electric guitar, the Ovation Breadwinner that was called the Deacon. An example of the ivory binding and mother of pearl fret marker inlays The Deacon was differentiated by a gloss finish, mother of pearl diamond shaped fretboard marker inlays, and an ivory binding on the edge of the fretboard. On the other hand, the Breadwinner had a textured finish created by coating the mahogany body with the company s LyraChord material, the same material used to create the bowls of their acoustic and acoustic-electric hollow body guitars and the helicopter blades from the Kaman Company, plastic dot fretboard marker inlays, and no binding. Less obvious differences include a higher quality hardware in the form of the tuners. A gold plated tuner set were available along with a brass bridge saddle just before the design s end of life. The early model Bridge with nylon saddles and toroidal pickups Like the Breadwinner, early models utilized Ovation s toroidal dual pole, single wound pickups with the original FET preamp. During the 1972 and 1973 model years, these pickups were gradually phased out and replaced with new humbucker, twelve pole dual winding pickups. Touted by Ovation as the quietest pickups manufactured at the time, they may have been a step up to a more mainstream design, rather than a true electronics breakthrough. Many owners preferred the sound of the original pickups as providing a warmer tone when compared to the tonal characteristics of the humbuckers. The Deacon was also available in a 12 string model, which country guitarist Roy Clark played. The Deacon was manufactured between 1973 and 1982. In the movie for the 1979 Electric Light Orchestra album Discovery Jeff Lynne is seen playing the Ovation Deacon.
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Oscar Guitars, Sweden 
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Oscar Björklund
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Vintage guitars, amps and other stringed instruments
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M-F 12.00-18.00 Sat-Sun 12.00-16.00
Oscar Guitars is today Sweden's largest specialist guitar store with a focus on vintage and used string instruments, pedals and amplifiers. In the store there is a constantly changing exhibition of stringed instruments from all ages and manufacturers, some call it a museum where everything is for sale.
The store is based on a vision that began full-time in 1997 and today, 25 years later, we are one of the the most famous vintage guitar shops in Northern Europe.
Dealer
Price:
EUR 4.695,-
Location:
Sweden
Dealer
Price:
EUR 4.695,-
Location:
Sweden
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Price:
EUR 3.840,-
Location:
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