HBO-850BK : Awesome guitar for the money!

10 years ago

I've owned a couple of Ovation guitars, and wanted to buy this for my son, because his Ovation Applause guitar was broken. I was very impressed with this guitar. It definetely has the look, feel and sound of an Ovation. It's so close, right down to the headstock shape that I don't know how they get away with it! Fit and finish is great. Binding is nice and clean. Tuners work great. I actually sold the last Ovation I had because the action was so bad, but the action on this is great. Very easy to play and even solo with. To get a guitar that looks, plays, & sounds this nice, PLUS has a tuner all for under $100 is unbelievable. The only cons I can think of are: 1. The stock strings aren't very good. 2. It seems slightly smaller than the real deal 3. The "snowflake" inlays don't really seem to match the autumn leaves rosette. 4. The leaf rosettes are dry and a little brittle & 5. It has no built in tuner with the pickup system but hey...for under $100 bucks I don't feel I can really complain. Lots of guitar for very small price

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Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2006
  • Average price : $140
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