Ovation 1973 Deacon 1252 Mahogany Natural

Ovation 1973. Deacon 1252 in Mahogany Natural Finish.

1 Piece Contour Mahogany Body.

2 Piece Mahogany Neck with 24 Fret Ebony Fretboard set with Diamond Inlays.

FET onboard Preamp for a Wide Range of Tonal Sounds.

Chrome Hardware.

#E 3991.

The Ovation FET Preamp:

The electronics feature 2 Ovation Mini-Humbuckers via an onboard FET preamplifier (powered by 2 x 9V batteries accessed from the large plate on the rear of the guitar).

Unlike a regular passive tone control, the Deacon tone control is active, with a central off (flat) position. Turning either way from centre boosts bass or treble response.

The pickup selector gives the following combinations:

Neck Pickup (switch towards headstock)

Bridge pickup (switch in centre)

Both pickups out-of-phase (switch towards bridge)

There are 2 trim-pots accessible through the battery cavity, one adjusts the degree of phase when both pickups are selected and the other is an output balance control for the neck pickup only.

The second switch is a mid-range notch filter which produces a similar effect to a coil-tap, but without a significant drop in output.