Celebrity Elite CE48 Super Shallow Depth

This is the third Ovation guitar I have owned. The first was an Applause, and I enjoyed it a lot. In addition to the CE48-RR I just received I have a CE44-SM that is about 10 years old. I've always wanted one of the Super Shallow models because it is more comfortable like playing an electric. Like all Ovation guitars the tone is on the bright side. The CE48 doesn't have quite the amount of bass while playing acoustically as the CE44 does, but this should be expected. The finish on the top is beautiful. The fret ends are not quite as finished as my CE44 were, but they aren't sharp or sticking out, just need to be smoothed a little. At least for my taste. The guitar stays in tune, sounds good and is everything I expected. I would recommend this product.

I am left handed, & I play left handed guitars. Suffice it to say that playable left hand guitars are not easy to 'test play', or even to come by. I needed another left hand acoustic, to throw in the truck when visiting friends. Ovation makes a great left hand acoustic guitar. I have a Celebrity, I bought a used one from Guitar Center for $100. To this day I often use it to learn & to write new songs. It has an electric guitar-like neck, very playable, it is constructed in tune, it is a tough guitar and holds itself together well when mistreated in terms of dryness, etc. Though ultimately through neglect the top of the Celebrity cracked, it was an easy repair and still the guitar plays like a champ. Problem is, I have become very attached to that Celebrity and could not bear losing it some drunken night out somewhere. It stays home. Same with the Martin, it stays home. Enter this new Celebrity. Just as playable. Sounds better. You can get a lot of nuance of tone out of it. I only use it acoustically, but the built-in tuner is excellent once you get your mind around how it works. If it's good enough for Roy Clark, it's probably good enough for you, too - & you are getting the Ovation attention to detail found in all of its guitar models. You are getting the toughness and the integrity. This new Celebrity has a roughened patch on the carbon fiber body - it stays put on the thigh whereas the old Ovations were rather difficult to get to stay straight, it was a constant fight. One of those annoyances worth adapting to, but now with this model there is no difference between it and an ordinary acoustic guitar in that regard. Tuning machines work well, I have better, but they are fine. Could put Grovers on it but, they're fine as is, it stays tuned. Of course it's in a case with a humidifier that has a gauge on it. The guitar is a little outlandish looking at first but, when you realize that the holes are where they are for a reason, and you hear the separation you can work that for a whole new level of acoustic technique. I will say that it is a quiet guitar, and I've been working to get more punch & thump out of it - it can be done, though the Martin does it so effortlessly. The Martin is 3X the price of this guitar as well, and for a lefty, well for around 1500 you can get a playable Martin but I don't think it would last the weekend as a truck axe. For $500 range, this is the guitar I recommend that Lefties buy. Get a nice strap and drop some cash on a good case for it, with a humidifier that has a gauge. This is a great guitar for Lefties, would be a good gift to a beginner! Update 12/19 - despite using a rather nice humidifier in the Ovation branded guitar case (the holes in this guitar are too small for the humidifier to fit inside the guitar as would be normal), the neck developed a slight annoying hump. I removed the back panel and loosened the neck with the tool which corrected the issue - but I discovered two loose nuts spinning free on studs under the bridge. So be on the lookout for that. Still loving this thing, it is so fun to play!

The guitar is a great guitar. I already have one blue and that's why I bought one in red. I really love the ruby red color. I was psyched to get it! I waited outside for the delivery guy. And when you hand it to me, I could feel it shaking around in the box, so I started getting worried. Did a great job of Sealing the box. When I opened it up, I noticed it had one small piece of bubble wrap wrapped around the neck and some other paper stuffed in there I went to pull it out and I saw the front of the guitar was damaged and it wasn't the color I ordered. It says Ruby red, but it wasn't. I put up a picture. You judge.

Got this Ovation as an Amazon Warehouse deal. And what a deal! Box damaged, perfect guitar inside! Not a scratch! Ruby red, gloss top. Looks fantastic! Tone is good, (this one is a super-shallow bowl) but of course a little thinner when played without an amp compared to my mid-deep bowl Ovation. Plugged in--WOW! Sounds beautiful. I bought it for the comfort of playing compared to the deeper bowl models Ovation offers. Tuners seem a little sloppy, but hold well. Neck is nice, plays nice, intonation good, stays in tune! Overall a nice guitar!

Package was packed very well product was even better than I expected this seller is an asset to Amazon!!!! Thank you for the great experience

After nearly 2 months, I finally got one. It turns out that many people are selling these guitars, but nobody actually has any. When this one finally arrived, it had more shipping labels than I have ever seen on one box- and I'm in the delivery business. After it got off the boat from China, it was in a Drum Workshop in CA on 2 January 2019. Then it was shipped to another Drum Workshop, in TN and sold to/thru Amazon in KY to a guy in TX, returned to Amazon in MI by way of the Drum Workshop in TN. Then I bought it and it was shipped from MI to MD. Somewhere during this national tour, most of the packing material was removed and never replaced- hence the enormous chip on the top. Since this seems to be the only guitar of its kind in the entire contiguous United States, I'm holding on to it like Grim Death in the hope of getting it repaired. Apparently the Amazon customer support staff are all staying home these days, but their automated texting system offered to replace the guitar with a case- maybe if I hold out, they'll throw in some strings or something equally useless. Moral of the story: never buy musical instuments here. Go to the manufacturer. Go straight to the manufacturer. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.

The delivery was faster than estimated. Arrived well packaged and with no defects. I needed an easy to play acoustic that was for its durability too. I'd never chosen ovation before but the shallow body interested me. The action is low as I expected and it doesn't slide around when sitting and playing because of a section of the guitar having a non slip area unlike other ovation models. Built in tuner and 3 band eq is useful. The tuners feel stiff but they hold tune. Replacing them isn't necessary but I probably will.

J'ai été chanceux de pouvoir l'acheter à 706$. C'est une Ovation, que dire de plus? Le son est superbe!! Rien à redire!! Expédition très rapide!

良いです。色はきれいだし、なんといってもスーパーシャロウボウル！弾きやすいし、かっこいい！音は、オベーションですから他のアコースティックギターとは違います。ただ、内蔵のチューナーの精度が低い気がします。(OKの幅が大きい)

Merci Beaucoup.....