poor quality guitar
I received the item a few days ago through Amazon.com from "theguitarfactory" and only recently noticed hairline cracks on both sides of the neck and a tiny piece of the wood has flaked off. The guitar sounds ok but I really don't know if the cracks are a minor or major problem.
Needless to say I am disappointed and I recommend that no one invests their money on these Chinese made guitars.
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love my AE148 !!!
This is the perfect guitar for someone who wants a guitar with the sound of an acoustic but which frets with the ease of an electric. I immediately restrung mine (with Martin's FX Phosphor & Silk) because the strings it came with over-tensioned the neck when I brought the guitar up to standard tuning. But once that was done it had the most beautiful acoustic voice (practically bell-like) and it fretted like it thought it was a 1960s Gibson. The AE148's neck is very narrow which is something I greatly appreciated for my XS-sized hands. It's a super shallow body which doesn't project with as loud an acoustic volume as the deeper-bodied Ovations but the super shallow body is also comfortable for a petite individual to hold (something deeper bodied guitars aren't). I consider the AE148 to be a near-perfect guitar but if you are someone very large with extremely large hands you might want try one out to make sure it's comfortable for your hands.
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Ovation's Applause AE-148 is a shallow bowl single cutaway acoustic/electric guitar with Ovation's top notch OP4B pre-amp and transducer pick up. The warm acoustic guitar tones are combined with the pre-amp electronics to create the signature Ovati...
- Super Shallow Bowl Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar
- Spruce Top
- 25 1/4'' Scale Length
- 1 11/16 Nut Width
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An Unbeatable ValueThis instrument might actually be in a class of its own. That is it would be extremely difficult to find a guitar in this price band that comes even remotely close in terms of quality; not only with regard to craftsmanship but certainly the sound it produces. The Applause exceeds expectation whether it is unplugged amplified or even run directly through a mixer. Beyond sounding comparatively spectacular it is far more durable than perhaps any other hollow-bodied instrument on the market due to its components and design. The electronics are reliable and the instrument is accessible or playable to even the most novice of musicians. This guitar is the ideal instrument for a beginner or a younger musician simply because it is cost efficient durable and as easy to play for the price as one might be able to find anywhere. Even experienced guitarists will almost certainly appreciate its action sound and durability if not only for the purposes of practice and travel. This is an exceptional value and an excellent instrument.
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Ovation's Applause AE-128 is a shallow bowl single cutaway acoustic/electric guitar with Ovation's top notch OP4B pre-amp and transducer pick up. The warm acoustic guitar tones are combined with the pre-amp electronics to create the signature Ovati...
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Ovation's Applause AE-148 is a shallow bowl single cutaway acoustic/electric guitar with Ovation's top notch OP4B pre-amp and transducer pick up. The warm acoustic guitar tones are combined with the pre-amp electronics to create the signature Ovati...
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Ovation's Applause AE-148 is a shallow bowl single cutaway acoustic/electric guitar with Ovation's top notch OP4B pre-amp and transducer pick up. The warm acoustic guitar tones are combined with the pre-amp electronics to create the signature Ovati...
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