Model #1988 · Family: 1988
grey w/abalone; w/ black epaulets; OP-24+
Year: 1988
Japanese-market brochure for the 1988 Ovation Collectors' Series Limited Edition model 1988-P. Features platinum finish, super shallow bowl cutaway, 24 frets with 16th fret body joint, OP-24 electronics. Endorsed by C.C. DeVille of Poison. Photo of Bill Kaman, President of Ovation Instruments. Limited to 150 units at 250,000 yen. Distributed by Nakao Trading, Tokyo.
Year: 1988
A two-page Japanese market advertisement for the Kaman/Ovation 1988 Collectors' Series Limited Edition guitar, featuring endorsement by C.C. DeVille of Poison. The ad highlights the guitar's 16-fret joint, 24-fret configuration, platinum color finish, black Adamas-type epaulet, abalone block inlays, super-shallow bowl cutaway, and OP-24 active equalizer system. Limited to 150 units, the guitar was priced at ¥250,000 with case, and distributed in Japan by Nakao Trading Co., Ltd.
Year: 1988
This is a Japanese language catalog page featuring the Ovation Collectors' Series 1988 guitar, a limited edition model released each autumn since 1982. The featured guitar is the Poison C.C. DeVille signature model in a 'Platinum' dark silver finish, notable for its 16-fret joint and 24-fret specification. Specifications include a super-shallow bowl cutaway body, spruce top, 2-piece mahogany/bar neck, 25.25-inch scale, ebony fingerboard, Schaller tuners, piezo electric pickup, and OP-24 active equalization system with 3-band EQ, priced at 250,000 yen with case. From Player On-Line Japanese magazine: https://player.jp/
Year: 1996
This is Ovation Instruments' 1996 Collectors' Edition brochure celebrating thirty years of innovation, documenting the history of the Collectors' Series from 1982 through 1996. It details each annual limited-edition model's specifications, production numbers, and technological innovations including the development of the Optima, OP-24Plus, OptiMax, and HexFX electronics systems. The document includes a complete spec chart listing all Collectors' Series models from 1982-1996 and a Certificate of Authenticity for the 1996 model (1996-TPB, Transparent Burgundy, mid-depth cutaway, HexFX electronics, limited to 1,280 units).
Year: 1994
Comprehensive Japanese magazine feature on Ovation guitars covering the full product lineup, rare and discontinued models, Collectors Series 1982-1994, Adamas series, regular lineup, and electric guitars. Includes a Bill Kaman interview, technical articles on Ovation construction secrets (roundback body, preamp/control, bracing, Kaman bar), Ovation history from founding through 1994, and interviews with Japanese Ovation players including Gontiti, Amano Kiyotsugu, Ishida Nagaiki, and Tokutake Hirofumi.
Year: 1988
This is a full-page advertisement for the 1988 Ovation Collector's Series guitar, described as the 6th edition of the series featuring a revolutionary platinum finish and unique extended neck design with 24 frets and a 16-fret neck-to-body joint. The ad features C.C. DeVille of the band Poison endorsing the guitar, shown alongside Bill Kaman, president of Ovation. Published by Kaman Music Corporation of Bloomfield, CT, the ad encourages readers to see, play, and collect the guitar at authorized Ovation dealers.
Year: 1988
1988 Collector's (2177 exemplaires produits) Model 1988 Collector's Specifications: (from official Ovation Web Site) 6 String Acoustic/Electric Body Type: Super Shallow C/A Top: AA Solid Spruce Bracing: Ovation Quintad Scale Length: 25 1/4" Scale: Fretboard: Ebony Fret Inlay: Wavy Polyester Bridge: Walnut Rosette: Black w/ White Vein Lines Pickup: Piezoelectric Nutwidth: 1 11/16" Machines: Schaller Chrome Case: Preamp OP24+:
Year: 1988
Many Thanks to Jean-Pierre Anton in Charvieu/France for these photos (1988)
Year: 1988
Many Thanks to Guy from France for these photos (1988)
Year: 1988
This is the Certificate of Authenticity issued by Ovation Instruments, Inc. for the 1988 Collectors' Series guitar, confirming it is one of a limited quantity produced that year. The certificate states that the unique combination of features and color will only be used on this particular series and will not be reproduced after this run. It is signed by C. William Kaman II, President of Ovation Instruments, Inc.
Year: 1988
1988 collector epaulet
Year: 1988
1988 collector Headstock
Showing items from all 1988 variants
Year: 1988
Japanese-market brochure for the 1988 Ovation Collectors' Series Limited Edition model 1988-P. Features platinum finish, super shallow bowl cutaway, 24 frets with 16th fret body joint, OP-24 electronics. Endorsed by C.C. DeVille of Poison. Photo of Bill Kaman, President of Ovation Instruments. Limited to 150 units at 250,000 yen. Distributed by Nakao Trading, Tokyo.
Year: 1988
A two-page Japanese market advertisement for the Kaman/Ovation 1988 Collectors' Series Limited Edition guitar, featuring endorsement by C.C. DeVille of Poison. The ad highlights the guitar's 16-fret joint, 24-fret configuration, platinum color finish, black Adamas-type epaulet, abalone block inlays, super-shallow bowl cutaway, and OP-24 active equalizer system. Limited to 150 units, the guitar was priced at ¥250,000 with case, and distributed in Japan by Nakao Trading Co., Ltd.
Year: 1988
This is a Japanese language catalog page featuring the Ovation Collectors' Series 1988 guitar, a limited edition model released each autumn since 1982. The featured guitar is the Poison C.C. DeVille signature model in a 'Platinum' dark silver finish, notable for its 16-fret joint and 24-fret specification. Specifications include a super-shallow bowl cutaway body, spruce top, 2-piece mahogany/bar neck, 25.25-inch scale, ebony fingerboard, Schaller tuners, piezo electric pickup, and OP-24 active equalization system with 3-band EQ, priced at 250,000 yen with case. From Player On-Line Japanese magazine: https://player.jp/
Year: 1996
This is Ovation Instruments' 1996 Collectors' Edition brochure celebrating thirty years of innovation, documenting the history of the Collectors' Series from 1982 through 1996. It details each annual limited-edition model's specifications, production numbers, and technological innovations including the development of the Optima, OP-24Plus, OptiMax, and HexFX electronics systems. The document includes a complete spec chart listing all Collectors' Series models from 1982-1996 and a Certificate of Authenticity for the 1996 model (1996-TPB, Transparent Burgundy, mid-depth cutaway, HexFX electronics, limited to 1,280 units).
Year: 1994
Comprehensive Japanese magazine feature on Ovation guitars covering the full product lineup, rare and discontinued models, Collectors Series 1982-1994, Adamas series, regular lineup, and electric guitars. Includes a Bill Kaman interview, technical articles on Ovation construction secrets (roundback body, preamp/control, bracing, Kaman bar), Ovation history from founding through 1994, and interviews with Japanese Ovation players including Gontiti, Amano Kiyotsugu, Ishida Nagaiki, and Tokutake Hirofumi.
Year: 1988
This is a full-page advertisement for the 1988 Ovation Collector's Series guitar, described as the 6th edition of the series featuring a revolutionary platinum finish and unique extended neck design with 24 frets and a 16-fret neck-to-body joint. The ad features C.C. DeVille of the band Poison endorsing the guitar, shown alongside Bill Kaman, president of Ovation. Published by Kaman Music Corporation of Bloomfield, CT, the ad encourages readers to see, play, and collect the guitar at authorized Ovation dealers.
Year: 1988
1988 Collector's (2177 exemplaires produits) Model 1988 Collector's Specifications: (from official Ovation Web Site) 6 String Acoustic/Electric Body Type: Super Shallow C/A Top: AA Solid Spruce Bracing: Ovation Quintad Scale Length: 25 1/4" Scale: Fretboard: Ebony Fret Inlay: Wavy Polyester Bridge: Walnut Rosette: Black w/ White Vein Lines Pickup: Piezoelectric Nutwidth: 1 11/16" Machines: Schaller Chrome Case: Preamp OP24+:
Year: 1988
Many Thanks to Jean-Pierre Anton in Charvieu/France for these photos (1988)
Year: 1988
Many Thanks to Guy from France for these photos (1988)
Year: 1988
This is the Certificate of Authenticity issued by Ovation Instruments, Inc. for the 1988 Collectors' Series guitar, confirming it is one of a limited quantity produced that year. The certificate states that the unique combination of features and color will only be used on this particular series and will not be reproduced after this run. It is signed by C. William Kaman II, President of Ovation Instruments, Inc.
Year: 1988
1988 collector epaulet
Year: 1988
1988 collector Headstock
