The 1979 Ovation Breadwinner is a distinctive solid-body electric guitar produced by the Ovation Guitar Company between 1972 and 1979. Notable for its unique ergonomic design, the Breadwinner features a mahogany body shaped to resemble an axe, providing comfortable balance and playability.
Key Features:
Body and Finish: Constructed from mahogany, the Breadwinner's body is coated with Ovation's "LyraChord" material, offering a textured finish available in various colors, including black, white, blue, and tan.
Neck and Fingerboard: It boasts a bolt-on two-piece Honduras mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard, featuring 24 frets and dot inlays.
Pickups and Electronics: Early models are equipped with Ovation's toroidal single-pole pickups, while later versions, like the 1979 model, feature mini-humbucker pickups. The guitar includes an active FET preamp, providing a wide range of tones, with controls for volume, tone, a three-way pickup selector, and a notch filter switch for midrange frequency adjustment.
Hardware: The Breadwinner comes with chrome-plated hardware, including a brass bridge and 12:1 ratio machine heads, ensuring stable tuning and intonation.
The Ovation Breadwinner stands out for its innovative design and versatile sound, making it a notable instrument in the history of electric guitars.
Includes original brown case.
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Product Specs
- Item Number: 35089
- Make: Ovation
- Model: Breadwinner
- Condition: Very Good
- Finish: Black
- Categories: electric-guitars ⇒ solid-body
- Year: 1979
- Made In: United States
- MPN: 35089