Description
1970s Ovation Country 1613-4 Classic
Electro-acoustic guitar, made in USA; Body: Lyrachord
bowl back with natural spruce top, minor dings to
top; Neck: mahogany with maple centre,
Fretboard: ebony; Frets: excellent ; Electrics: all working;
Hardware: excellent ; Case: original hard case with tags;
Overall condition: very good for age. It does have a few minor marks but nothing ugly . It is nicely set up and it plays great.
It can be played/viewed in Preston Lancashire, or delivered to any UK mainland address for £25
The Ovation Country 1613-4 Classic (often listed as the Ovation Classic 1613-4) is a vintage, USA-made electro-acoustic nylon-string classical guitar produced by Ovation Instruments during the 1970s and 1980s.
Key Specifications
- Type: Nylon-string electro-acoustic classical guitar
- Top: Natural-finish solid spruce top (indicated by the “-4” suffix)
- Body / Back & Sides: Lyrachord synthetic roundback bowl
- Neck: Mahogany (frequently with a maple center strip)
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Scale Length: ~665 mm
- Nut Width: ~50 mm
- Electronics: Factory-equipped piezo pickup system (with mono/stereo output options on standard 1613 variants)
- Origin: Made in New Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Notable History & Provenance
- Pink Floyd / David Gilmour: A 1976 Ovation Classic 1613-4 (serial #068180) was purchased by Pink Floyd in September 1976 for their Animals tour and later played live by David Gilmour during the 1980–1981 The Wall tour.
- Huw Lloyd-Langton: Hawkwind guitarist Huw Lloyd-Langton famously used a 1977 Ovation 1613-4 both on the road and in the studio (including work on the Levitation album).
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