Model #1860 · Family: 1860
Year: 1994
Complete 1994 US retail price list and product catalog from Ovation Instruments covering their full line of acoustic-electric guitars, basses, and mandolins. Features the new Optima Preamp System on the Collectors Edition, the Viper solid-body acoustic-electric, and models ranging from the flagship Adamas series down through the Celebrity line, along with cases and accessories.
Year: 1993
This is an 8-page special Ovation supplement published in 1993 as part of Acoustic/Electric Musician magazine, featuring Richie Sambora on the cover. The supplement covers Ovation's 27th anniversary, the 1993 Collectors' Edition guitar, R&D innovations, new Trace Acoustic amplifiers, Adamas strings, and artist endorsements including Richie Sambora, Adrian Legg, and numerous other prominent guitarists. It also includes a technical article by Adrian Legg on taming amplified acoustic guitars and a tour of Ovation's Research & Development department.
Year: 1993
This is a 16-page internal sales newsletter published by Kaman Music Corporation (KMC) in August 1993 for their sales team, covering new and updated product lines including Ovation, Takamine, Hamer, Montana, Jasmine, Trace Elliot, Zildjian, Gibraltar, Toca, Seiko, Matrix, SKB, and Telex. The document details new guitar models, pricing, dealer support programs, promotional campaigns, and percussion/accessory products for the Fall/Winter 1993 selling season. It also includes a comprehensive Kaman Music literature master list of available catalogs, brochures, and flyers.
Year: 1994
Comprehensive 1994 Ovation and Adamas guitar catalog for the Japanese market (distributed by Nakao Corporation, Tokyo). Features the full USA-made lineup including Adamas, Adamas II, Elite, Standard Elite, Custom Legend, Legend, Custom Balladeer, Old Walnut Elite, Craftsman, Craftsman Limited, Classic, Old Country Artist, Elite Bass, and Doubleneck series with detailed specifications, available finishes, accessories, strings, and the complete Collectors Series history from 1982-1994. Many thanks to Kazuhiro Gamo from Japan for his help and his kindness
Year: 1993
This is a Guitar Player Magazine Sound Lab feature from March 1993 titled 'Battle of the Boxes,' reviewing 12 mid-priced acoustic-electric guitars in a shootout format. The Ovation 1860 is one of the 12 guitars reviewed, alongside models from Alvarez, Fender, Gretsch, Guild, Ibanez, Seagull, Takamine, Taylor, Washburn, and Yamaha, with prices ranging from $800 to $1,399. The Alvarez-Yairi WY-1 was named the overall winner, while the Alvarez Artist 5088C received the 'Best Buy' award and the Seagull S6 C.W. took silver for its electric tone performance.
Year: 1999
Official Japanese market price list for Ovation and Adamas guitars for 1999, covering the full product line including Adamas, Legend, Elite, Balladeer, Folklore, Longneck, Viper, Classic, Country, Mandolin, Mandocello, Collectors Edition, and Custom Shop collections with prices in Japanese Yen.
Year: 1992
This is a Japanese-language catalog page featuring the Ovation Balladeer 1860 acoustic-electric guitar, priced at 160,000 yen. The page describes it as a reissue of Ovation's first model, originally released as a 1991 collector's series limited edition and now added to the regular lineup. It highlights specifications including a two-piece mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, Sitka spruce top, and FET-3 electronics system with 3-band equalizer. From Player On-Line Japanese magazine: https://player.jp/
Year: 1993
A review from the October 1993 issue of Guitarist magazine, written by Rick Batey, covering two Ovation USA-made guitars: the Custom Balladeer (Model 1860) priced at £849 and the 1993 Collectors Series priced at £1,099. The review examines the bodies, necks, acoustic sound, and electronics of both guitars, noting the Custom Balladeer's shallow bowl and spruce top versus the Collectors Series' medium-deep Adamas-style bowl and decorative leaf motifs. Detailed spec sheets are provided for both models, with contact information for UK distributor TE.D. in Maldon, Essex.
Year: 1993
This is a Japanese market suggested retail price list for Ovation guitars, revised on May 21, 1993 (Heisei 5). The catalog covers the full Ovation and Adamas guitar lineup including USA-made models (Adamas, Legend, Elite, Collectors Series), Japan-made Pinnacle models, and Korea-made Ultra and Celebrity models, with prices listed in Japanese Yen. It also includes accessories such as cases, straps, tuners, and guitar strings from Kaman and Adamas.
Year: 1993
Official U.S. suggested list prices for Ovation, Adamas, Celebrity by Ovation, and Ultra Series guitars, including acoustic, acoustic electric, cutaway, twelve string, bass models, and cases. Features new-for-1993 models including Standard Balladeer, 1860 Custom Balladeer, Elite Standard, new cedar tops, Celebrity Deluxe, and Ultra Deluxe. Published by Kaman Music Corp., Bloomfield, CT. Distributed by Coast Wholesale Music Co. and C. Bruno & Son.
Year: 1995
This is the official 1995 Ovation Guitars catalog produced for the German market, distributed by Musik Meyer GmbH of Marburg. It covers the full Ovation line including the Adamas Series, Bloomfield Series (Elite, Elite Standard, Custom Legend, Legend, Custom Balladeer, Standard Balladeer), World Series (Celebrity De Luxe, Celebrity), and includes technical information about construction features such as the Kaman Bar, Quintad bracing, and various preamp systems. The catalog also contains a section warning consumers about gray-market instruments and promoting the official Service-Garantie-Siegel authentication seal.
Year: 1994
Comprehensive Japanese-market suggested retail price list for Ovation guitars, basses, mandolins, and accessories, effective November 1, 1994 (Heisei 6). Distributed by Nakao Trading Co., Ltd. (Tokyo). Prices in Japanese Yen covering all product lines from Super Adamas through Applause, plus Collector's Series (1982-1995), Kaman strings, cases, and accessories. Includes warranty and International First Quality Standard information.
Year: 1993
This is a single-page UK print advertisement for Ovation guitars, featuring the tagline 'An American Classic' with imagery of the Statue of Liberty and an American flag alongside an Ovation electro-acoustic guitar. The ad highlights Ovation's origins in New Hartford, Connecticut, its over 25-year history, and notable artists who have played the brand including Glen Campbell, Bon Jovi, Al Di Meola, and The Cure. It was distributed through Trace Elliot Distribution in Maldon, Essex, and references a Making Music Reader Poll 1993 award for Best Electro-Acoustic Guitar (Ovation 1860).
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Year: 1994
Complete 1994 US retail price list and product catalog from Ovation Instruments covering their full line of acoustic-electric guitars, basses, and mandolins. Features the new Optima Preamp System on the Collectors Edition, the Viper solid-body acoustic-electric, and models ranging from the flagship Adamas series down through the Celebrity line, along with cases and accessories.
Year: 1993
This is an 8-page special Ovation supplement published in 1993 as part of Acoustic/Electric Musician magazine, featuring Richie Sambora on the cover. The supplement covers Ovation's 27th anniversary, the 1993 Collectors' Edition guitar, R&D innovations, new Trace Acoustic amplifiers, Adamas strings, and artist endorsements including Richie Sambora, Adrian Legg, and numerous other prominent guitarists. It also includes a technical article by Adrian Legg on taming amplified acoustic guitars and a tour of Ovation's Research & Development department.
Year: 1993
This is a 16-page internal sales newsletter published by Kaman Music Corporation (KMC) in August 1993 for their sales team, covering new and updated product lines including Ovation, Takamine, Hamer, Montana, Jasmine, Trace Elliot, Zildjian, Gibraltar, Toca, Seiko, Matrix, SKB, and Telex. The document details new guitar models, pricing, dealer support programs, promotional campaigns, and percussion/accessory products for the Fall/Winter 1993 selling season. It also includes a comprehensive Kaman Music literature master list of available catalogs, brochures, and flyers.
Year: 1994
Comprehensive 1994 Ovation and Adamas guitar catalog for the Japanese market (distributed by Nakao Corporation, Tokyo). Features the full USA-made lineup including Adamas, Adamas II, Elite, Standard Elite, Custom Legend, Legend, Custom Balladeer, Old Walnut Elite, Craftsman, Craftsman Limited, Classic, Old Country Artist, Elite Bass, and Doubleneck series with detailed specifications, available finishes, accessories, strings, and the complete Collectors Series history from 1982-1994. Many thanks to Kazuhiro Gamo from Japan for his help and his kindness
Year: 1993
This is a Guitar Player Magazine Sound Lab feature from March 1993 titled 'Battle of the Boxes,' reviewing 12 mid-priced acoustic-electric guitars in a shootout format. The Ovation 1860 is one of the 12 guitars reviewed, alongside models from Alvarez, Fender, Gretsch, Guild, Ibanez, Seagull, Takamine, Taylor, Washburn, and Yamaha, with prices ranging from $800 to $1,399. The Alvarez-Yairi WY-1 was named the overall winner, while the Alvarez Artist 5088C received the 'Best Buy' award and the Seagull S6 C.W. took silver for its electric tone performance.
Year: 1999
Official Japanese market price list for Ovation and Adamas guitars for 1999, covering the full product line including Adamas, Legend, Elite, Balladeer, Folklore, Longneck, Viper, Classic, Country, Mandolin, Mandocello, Collectors Edition, and Custom Shop collections with prices in Japanese Yen.
Year: 1992
This is a Japanese-language catalog page featuring the Ovation Balladeer 1860 acoustic-electric guitar, priced at 160,000 yen. The page describes it as a reissue of Ovation's first model, originally released as a 1991 collector's series limited edition and now added to the regular lineup. It highlights specifications including a two-piece mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, Sitka spruce top, and FET-3 electronics system with 3-band equalizer. From Player On-Line Japanese magazine: https://player.jp/
Year: 1993
A review from the October 1993 issue of Guitarist magazine, written by Rick Batey, covering two Ovation USA-made guitars: the Custom Balladeer (Model 1860) priced at £849 and the 1993 Collectors Series priced at £1,099. The review examines the bodies, necks, acoustic sound, and electronics of both guitars, noting the Custom Balladeer's shallow bowl and spruce top versus the Collectors Series' medium-deep Adamas-style bowl and decorative leaf motifs. Detailed spec sheets are provided for both models, with contact information for UK distributor TE.D. in Maldon, Essex.
Year: 1993
This is a Japanese market suggested retail price list for Ovation guitars, revised on May 21, 1993 (Heisei 5). The catalog covers the full Ovation and Adamas guitar lineup including USA-made models (Adamas, Legend, Elite, Collectors Series), Japan-made Pinnacle models, and Korea-made Ultra and Celebrity models, with prices listed in Japanese Yen. It also includes accessories such as cases, straps, tuners, and guitar strings from Kaman and Adamas.
Year: 1993
Official U.S. suggested list prices for Ovation, Adamas, Celebrity by Ovation, and Ultra Series guitars, including acoustic, acoustic electric, cutaway, twelve string, bass models, and cases. Features new-for-1993 models including Standard Balladeer, 1860 Custom Balladeer, Elite Standard, new cedar tops, Celebrity Deluxe, and Ultra Deluxe. Published by Kaman Music Corp., Bloomfield, CT. Distributed by Coast Wholesale Music Co. and C. Bruno & Son.
Year: 1995
This is the official 1995 Ovation Guitars catalog produced for the German market, distributed by Musik Meyer GmbH of Marburg. It covers the full Ovation line including the Adamas Series, Bloomfield Series (Elite, Elite Standard, Custom Legend, Legend, Custom Balladeer, Standard Balladeer), World Series (Celebrity De Luxe, Celebrity), and includes technical information about construction features such as the Kaman Bar, Quintad bracing, and various preamp systems. The catalog also contains a section warning consumers about gray-market instruments and promoting the official Service-Garantie-Siegel authentication seal.
Year: 1994
Comprehensive Japanese-market suggested retail price list for Ovation guitars, basses, mandolins, and accessories, effective November 1, 1994 (Heisei 6). Distributed by Nakao Trading Co., Ltd. (Tokyo). Prices in Japanese Yen covering all product lines from Super Adamas through Applause, plus Collector's Series (1982-1995), Kaman strings, cases, and accessories. Includes warranty and International First Quality Standard information.
Year: 1993
This is a single-page UK print advertisement for Ovation guitars, featuring the tagline 'An American Classic' with imagery of the Statue of Liberty and an American flag alongside an Ovation electro-acoustic guitar. The ad highlights Ovation's origins in New Hartford, Connecticut, its over 25-year history, and notable artists who have played the brand including Glen Campbell, Bon Jovi, Al Di Meola, and The Cure. It was distributed through Trace Elliot Distribution in Maldon, Essex, and references a Making Music Reader Poll 1993 award for Best Electro-Acoustic Guitar (Ovation 1860).
