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Guitar Player Magazine April 1997 - Bench Tests: New Martin and Ovation Flat-tops

1997 US 4 pages

This is a Guitar Player magazine bench test article from April 1997 reviewing the Ovation 1997 Collectors' Edition and the Martin SP000C-16TR acoustic flat-top guitars. The article covers both guitars' construction, playability, tone, and features, including the Ovation's bowl-shaped synthetic back, onboard preamp, touch-sensitive volume strip, and six-crystal saddle pickup. A secondary 'Cool Pedal Alert' sidebar reviews the Rocktron Banshee Amplified Talkbox.

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