Guitar Tabs For Beginners

For aesthetic purposes, this Ovation Celebrity Standard left handed acoustic/electric guitar is a good place to start. With its honey burst finish absolutely beautiful, it looks like one of the Gibson guitars bright orange/yellow center, filled with a darkening red on the edges with an LP Sunburst finish.

The first thing one notices on the Ovation left handed guitar is the absence of a pick guard. If you have a lot of movements on your pick attack, you could end up damaging the beautiful finish around the area of the string. If you would not like to cover up that lovely finish, you can either alter your picking technique or select another instrument with a pick guard.

The bridge is designed so the strings are pulled through from the bottom, very solid and easy to restring and the sound of an Ovation left handed acoustic guitar is something else. A clear, precise tone is the order of the day and solid tuning keys ensures that you will stay in tune all the time you are playing.

Negative: Because of over stretching, the strings can cause the body to warp or crack over time with no adjustments. While the amplification works wonderfully (I have played mine with a distortion pedal! wow!), it also includes an equalizer that allows you to sculpt your sound to a tee. Ovation electronics are hard to beat in their acoustic/electric lines. It sounds like an acoustic still retaining its acoustic characteristics. When attached to an amplifier, this left handed guitar can easily imitate the best of any electronic guitar.

Negative: The amplification modules take a 9 volt battery. The modules can be hard to open and they like to eat those batteries. Unplugging the cord helps save the battery, but I would carry a spare!

Like all Ovation guitars, the Ovation left handed guitar, has a rounded back. When playing in a seated position, some players complain that it slides off. A good strap or daily practice can easily remedy this problem. For it is that rounded plastic back that gives Ovations their unique sound.

With a slim neck, the Ovation left handed acoustic guitars are thinner than almost any acoustic you will have ever play with. It is easy to play, just like you would your axe and lay down yourself to a chunky rhythm line. With practice you will get used to, but it is well worth it.

Do note, some players have said the action is too high on this left handed acoustic guitar. As any player knows, this is a matter of preference and you can always have the neck adjusted to lower the action on the strings. No reason not to buy one! As a starter left handed instrument, the Ovation left handed guitar is right on target for affordability, playability, versatility and quality. For lefty players, there really is no better choice than one of these Ovations. I highly recommend them as I am an owner myself (Ovation Celebrity Performer series).