Ovation 1598-meii User Guide

Before we get into the use and care of your specific instrument, 

let's get acquainted with some basic terminology associated 

with  Ovation  guitars  and  their 

construction.  Although  your 

guitar may look different, the 

basic  vocabulary  and 

features still apply:

 Headstock
 Tuning Machine
 Nut
 Fret
 Fret Marker Inlay
 Binding
 Neck/Fingerboard
 Strap button
 Epaulet 
 Sound hole
 Preamp
 Saddle/Pickup
 Bridge
 Bowl (Back and Sides)
 Sound board (Top)
 Purfling

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Ovation  builds  a  wide  range  of  products  appropriate  for 

virtually any application. Each model has a feature set and 

configuration that will allow a player to choose an instrument 

that compliments his or her playing style, in addition to making 

a positive statement about their personal style!

• Ultra-Lightweight Carbon fiber top
• Lightweight Lyrachord GS body

 

• Super stable ANS - Advanced Neck System

• Hand shaped low-profile neck

• OP Pro or VIP-5 preamp system

• Ovation's Original Patented Pickup
• Hand made in New Hartford, CT, USA

• AAA Grade Sitka Spruce Sound board

• Hand-Inlaid Abalone Top Purfling

• Five-Piece Mahogany/Maple Neck
• Bound Ebony Fingerboard

• Abalone Fingerboard Inlays

• 24K Gold Tuners w/Pearloid Buttons
• Tusq® Nut and Compensating Saddle

• 1-11/16" Nut Width (12-String -1 7/8")
• Ovation Hi-Output Pickup

• AA Grade Solid Sitka Spruce Top

• Five Piece Mahogany/Maple Neck

• 25 1/4" Scale Length

• Ebony Fingerboard

• Engraved Gold Tuners

• Ovation High Output pickup

• Made in New Hartford, CT