Ovation 1977 Preacher Deluxe 1283 Vintage Natural

Ovation 1977. Preacher Deluxe 1283 inVintage Natural Finish.

2 Piece Mahogany Contour Body.

2 Piece Mahogany Neck with 24 Fret Ebony Fingerboard set with Abalone Inlays.

FET onboard preamp for a wide range of tonal sounds.

Gold Hardware.

#E 12540.

From The Borst Electric Guitar Collection USA

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.