Ovation Celebrity CC059 Acoustic-electric Guitar, Natural Cedar

by Ovation

Product Features

• Super Shallow Cutaway
• Cedar Top
• Center Soundhole
• Center Soundhole. Cedar Top

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 42.5 x 6.8 x 19.5 inches ; 9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 11 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002GLKE2
• Item model number: CC059-4C
• Batteries: 1 9V batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,716 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Ovation sound. The sound that made the acoustic guitar a viable electric instrument is now within everyone's reach. Center-soundhole. Rosewood fingerboard. Built by Ovation's Pacific-based subsidiary, it benefits from the same USA-made Lyrachord body as its more upscale American brothers.

Minimal bracing = Maximum Sound
The Celebrity features A-shaped bracing that was perfected over the last few years through a computer modeling process. This technology was once only available in more expensive instruments.

The Celebrity Mahogany Topv Like its hue, the sound of the mahogany top Celebrity is a bit darker and moodier than its spruce top brother.

The Celebrity Natural Finish
The Celebrity cutaway boasts almost two full octaves of fingerboard access.

• 6-String Nylon
• Body Type: S/Shallow Cutaway
• Top: Cedar
• Bracing: Classic
• Scale Length: 25 1/4
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Fret Inlay: None
• Bridge: Walnut
• Rosette: Oakleaf
• Pickup: Thinline
• Nutwidth: 1 7/8
• Machines: Chrome with White Buttons

Product Description

With its cedar top and matched lightweight bracing, this nylon-string celebrity possesses a warm, rich tone, and its super-shallow composite body is preferred by many stage performers and plugged-in artists for its comfort and style. the fretboard’s 1-7/8 inch nut width gives fingerstyle players the extra room they need for intricate picking. enhanced with an oak-leaf rosette, ovation’s center soundhole offers a traditional look. the op-20 preamp is simple to operate and features 3-band eq and a pre-shape tone enhancement circuit for natural amplified tone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I wanted and needed, March 23, 2011

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Roger Bruner "writer of YA Christian fiction" (Glen Allen, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ovation Celebrity CC059 Acoustic-electric Guitar, Natural Cedar (Electronics)

I've been playing steel-stringed guitars for forty-some years, but my hands and fingers are no longer quite what they used to be. At the same time, my hands are small for a man's, and the width of a regular classical guitar neck would have been a nuisance at best. I tried a Fender "hybrid" that had a slightly narrower neck than a classical, and it sounded wonderful amplified. But for my taste, the natural sound wasn't quite what I'd wanted.

Then I noticed the Ovation Celebrity cc59 on Amazon. It had a similar neck to the Fender, but also had all the good Ovation features I'd grown to love during the years I'd had one. So I took a chance and ordered it. It's barely been out of my hands since I got it. Great tone and projection. The super-shallow bowl is wonderfully comfortable to hold, and the built-in tuner--don't know how I'd ever lived without one. This a great guitar for someone who's used to playing a steel-string guitar, but wants to try nylon without a lengthy adjustment.

P.S. The electronics on this baby are hot!

2.0 out of 5 stars Buy another nylon string, August 7, 2011

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Lloyd Guiberteau "musicman626" (Lafayette. La,) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ovation Celebrity CC059 Acoustic-electric Guitar, Natural Cedar (Electronics)

This guitar is not really good in any respect. It is horrible without an amp. The shallow bowl cannot project any worthwhile sound. I thought it would be a pretty good starting point for a nylon based on the reviews here but its not. The cheaper Ibanez units sound better - found that out later. With an amp its got some sound - its just not anything I can get into or play in front of people. Look elsewhere for your nylon needs. It did improve when I changed the strings to silk and steel and you can do that on this unit because of the bridge design. That is not the sound I want either but it makes the guitar not a total bust.

4.0 out of 5 stars church classical, September 22, 2010

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petethepicker - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ovation Celebrity CC059 Acoustic-electric Guitar, Natural Cedar (Electronics)

Fits in with sacred music, but needs a good amp to get the max out of it. I use a Fender 25R and it is just fine. Solid guitar and built-in tuner is a great help.