Jim Messina and the Strawbs briefly endorsed them. Ovation did pick up a few endorsers over the years. They finally pulled that plug in 1983 and just said no to making their own solidbody electric guitars and basses. They tried valiantly to plant the flag for close to 15 years, to no avail.
#OVATION MAGNUM BASS CRAIGSLIST SERIES#
Ovation had actually begun making electric guitars-as distinct from its acoustic-electric guitars-way back in 1968 with its Electric Storm series of thinline semi-hollowbodies, the Thunderhead and the Tornado. This bass has only mono output, which is a shame! A similar Magnum I was also offered that gave you stereo output, but didn’t have the EQ. Of course the brass saddles on the cast bridge/tailpiece assembly are micro-adjustable so you can noodle your intonation to your heart’s delight, and you can even adjust the tension of the whole tailpiece using an allen wrench.
#OVATION MAGNUM BASS CRAIGSLIST DRIVER#
You need a little screw driver to adjust them to your liking, picking your sweet spots. It’s got that big honking neck pickup which would be cool enough, but it has 4 individually adjustable volume trim pots built in under the cover. One down the middle of the back and two more under the fingerboard. Not only does the neck have a regular truss rod, it’s also got three carbon graphite strips for additional stability/reinforcement. In any case, when I found this Ovation Magnum II Bass with a built-in on-board 3-band graphic EQ, I had to have it! That it was/is exceptionally, well, homely with its lumpy potato shape certainly added to the mystique!Īctually, there’s so much going on with this bass it’s mind boggling. Robinson liked them too because he’s got a couple of Ovation inspirations in his line offered here, the Eastwood GP and Breadwinner models. Unfortunately, I was one of the very few who ever liked Ovation solidbodies, because they were notoriously bad sellers. I mean, what’s not to like about a battle-axe-shaped guitar like the Breadwinner and Deacon?! Or those nifty Ultra Kaman UK IIs with an aluminum frame and urethane foam body (finished up in really ugly sunbursts)! As you’d expect, the workmanship was always first rate on those guitars. So naturally I’ve always been attracted to Ovation’s solids. Vintage 1979 Ovation Magnum II Bass Guitar
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