 OVATION | | ACOUSTIC: COUNTRY ARTIST/FOLKLORE/JOSH WHITE SERIES | This series was introduced in 1967 as the Josh White Model (1114). Josh White was a blues and folk singer. He would actually visit the factory in the early days and they decided to make a guitar for him. Josh liked the wider neck Ovation offered that his current Guild did not. The Josh White model would become the fourth model in Ovation's product line. After he died in 1970, Ovation discontinued the model. In 1972, they reintroduced the same guitar (Model 1114), but as a different name, the Folklore. A new electric Folklore was introduced at the same time as the Model 1614. These models were produced until 1983, when they were discontinued again. In 1994, they reintroduced the Folklore once again, this time as the Model 6774.
The Country Artist was introduced to replace the Josh White model. The Josh Model was reintroduced in 1972, but it did not disc. the Country Artist model. The Country Artist model was produced into circa 1990, but was reintroduced in 1994 as a new model. | | ARTIST CUTAWAY CONTOUR LX (MODEL 2773LX) | | - nylon-string configuration, single cutaway deep contoured body, solid-spruce top, scalloped LX bracing, round soundhole with inlaid tortoise rosette, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style gold tuners with black buttons, ebony bridge, original patented pickup, OP-PRO electronics, available in Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale, new 2008. |
| ARTIST CUTAWAY MID-DEPTH LX (MODEL 6773LX) | | - nylon-string configuration, single cutaway mid-depth body, solid-spruce top, LX scalloped bracing, round soundhole with inlaid tortoise rosette, ANS, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard, three-per-side open-style gold tuners with black buttons, ebony bridge, original patented pickup, OP-PRO electronics, available in Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale, mfg. 2006-present. |
| COUNTRY ARTIST ACOUSTIC (MODEL 1124) | | - nylon string, classical style, shallow bowl, 14 frets clear of body, flat fingerboard, slotted 3-per-side tuners, mfg. 1971-1990. |
| COUNTRY ARTIST ELECTRIC (MODEL 1624) | | - nylon string, classical style, shallow bowl, 14 frets clear of body, flat fingerboard, slotted 3-per-side tuners, electronics and preamp, mfg. 1971-1990. |
| COUNTRY ARTIST CUTAWAY ELECTRIC (MODEL 1674) | | - nylon string, classical single cutaway body, shallow bowl, 14 frets clear of body, flat fingerboard, slotted 3-per-side tuners, electronics and preamp, mfg. 1982-1990. |
| COUNTRY ARTIST CUTAWAY ELECTRIC (MODEL 6773) | | - classical single cutaway body, mid-depth bowl, solid Sitka spruce top, round soundhole, inlaid rosette, five-piece maple and mahogany neck, 14/21-fret ebony fingerboard with 12th fret inlay, OP-X electronics, three-per-side slotted headstock, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1994-2005. |
| COUNTRY ARTIST SPECIAL CUTAWAY ELECTRIC (MODEL S773) | | - similar to the Country Artist Model, mfg. 2001-04. |
| FOLKLORE (MODEL 1114) | | - spruce top, round soundhole, mid-depth bowl back, inlaid rosette, 12/18-fret ebony fingerboard with dot inlays and 12th fret diamonds, walnut bridge, 3-per-side slotted headstock, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1972-1983. |
| Folklore Electric (Model 1614) | | - similar to the Folklore, except has electronics, mfg. 1972-1983. |
| FOLKLORE (MODEL 6774) | | - single cutaway solid Sitka spruce top, round soundhole, mid-depth bowl back, inlaid rosette, five-piece mahogany/maple neck, 21-fret ebony fingerboard, walnut bridge, three-per-side slotted headstock, OP-X preamp, available in a Natural finish, mfg. 1994-2005. |
| FOLKLORE CUTAWAY CONTOUR LX (MODEL 2774LX) | | - single cutaway deep contoured body, solid-spruce top, LX scalloped bracing, round soundhole with inlaid tortoise rosette, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard, slotted headstock, three-per-side open-style gold tuners, ebony bridge, original patented pickup, OP-PRO electronics, available in Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale, new 2008. |
| FOLKLORE CUTAWAY MID-DEPTH LX (MODEL 6774LX) | | - single cutaway mid-depth body, solid-spruce top, LX scalloped bracing, round soundhole with inlaid tortoise rosette, ANS, 14/20-fret ebony fingerboard, three-per-side open-style gold tuners with black buttons, ebony bridge, original patented pickup, OP-PRO electronics, available in Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale, mfg. 2006-present. |
| JOSH WHITE (MODEL 1114) | | - spruce top, round soundhole, mid-depth bowl back, inlaid rosette, 12/18-fret ebony fingerboard with dot inlays and 12th fret diamonds, walnut bridge, 3-per-side slotted headstock, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1967-1970. |
| JOSH WHITE 40TH ANNIVERSARY (K1114) | | - classical-style non-cutaway deep body, AA solid Sitka spruce top, round soundhole with oakleaf rosette, black/white multi-layer binding, 12/18-fret ebony fingerboard with dot and diamond inlays, open-style headstock with three-per-side chrome tuners and pearl buttons, Brazilian rosewood bridge, Natural finish, 25.25 in. scale, mfg. 2006 only. |
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