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1977 Ovation Preacher Solid Body UK Review

1977 UK 3 pages

Equipment review of the Ovation Preacher solid body electric guitar from International Musician and Recording World magazine, September 1977 issue (40p cover price). Written by Delft in the "Guitar Check" column. Review price: £520 including VAT. Detailed technical assessment covering the bolt-on mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard with 24 frets, twin-coil humbucking pickups with toroidal construction (18k bridge, 19k fingerboard), tri-point mounted bridge with solid brass saddles, Schaller machine heads, mono and stereo output jacks, and polyester lacquer finish. Reviewer notes the unusual semi-acoustic tone quality, comparing it to Gretsch and vintage guitars. Includes measurements: scale length 630mm, string spacing at bridge 53mm, at nut 35mm, fingerboard width at nut 43mm. Published in the UK.

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