They used the same back as the Ovations, but had a laminated top (Ovations were solid), and as someone mentioned, the necks were aluminum, and the fretboard, support rod, headstock, and frets were one piece. I don't think they ever reached that goal, but I believe that they were able to build them in less than 2 1/2 hours of man-hours. The concept was to make cheaper copies of their own guitars before someone else did, and the goal was to build them with only one man-hour of labor involved. Some info I found on the net The early Applause guitars did not say Ovation on them, because the plan was to sell them through a distributor rather than the Ovation sales force. When the musicians decide to put music first, instead of money, the public will flock to the fruits and the scene will be healthy again.' - Bob Lefsetz. 'Look at it this way: think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of 'em are stupider than that.' - George Carlin 'It shouldn't be expected that people are necessarily doing what they appear to be doing on records.' - Sir George Martin, All You Need Is Ears 'The music business will be revitalized by musicians, not the labels or Live Nation. And FWIW, I think they called that color blue, not green. I'd almost be willing to bet your guitar was made in the 1980s, although it is possible it could have come from the 1990s.

I had a late 70s Applause back when they were new, and they didn't offer that model - it was still the AA-14 aluminum necked models that were in the line back then, and they moved to wood fingerboards a few years later - about 1982/83 IIRC.

THANKS!!I can't give you specifics, but I can tell you for certain that guitar wasn't made in the late 70s. Would love to clarify this and even find a print ad or brochure with this guitar. Ovation date-finder says 1978 for this serial number but I've also been told that production in Korea did not occur until the early 1980's. Seeking information about my vintage Ovation Applause AA-31 acoustic guitar. From there you can see what else needs to be done. Once you get it off, remove the 4 corner screws that hold the mounting plate to the pick-up. The face plate is probably glued so you'll have to use some type of razor blade tool to pry it off, but don't worry about damaging it because one comes with the new pick-up. The tricky part is removing the face plate.įirst remove the vol,low,mid and high knobs. This will give you pictures of it's separate parts.

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