Ovation Celebrity Tradition CS28P-KOAB
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Ovation
Celebrity Tradition CS28P-KOAB
Product Info
Article Number:
384506
Brand:
Ovation
Model:
Celebrity Tradition CS28P-KOAB
Category:
Roundback Acoustic Guitars
Price:
$493.90
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
The CS28P-KOAB is a solid choice for gigging musicians or players who want a comfortable, amplified acoustic. The Koa top gives it a pleasant, balanced tone, and the pickup system is genuinely useful for live performance. It's a budget-friendly Ovation that doesn't skimp on playability or aesthetics.
Product Description
- Ovation CS28P-KOAB Celebrity Std Plus
- Steel-String Guitar with Pickup
- Top: Selected high-quality wood
- Scalloped quartersawn X-bracing
- Centre soundhole
- Body: Super Shallow Lyrachord
- Neck: Nato
- Fretboard & Bridge: Ovangkol
- Scale: 642 mm
- Nut width: 42.8 mm
- Optimised X-bracing
- Neck profile: Rounded C
- New headstock angle
- New neck-head transition
- Rosette and dot inlays: Abalone
- Body binding: Cream-coloured
- Multi-part ribs
- Machine heads: Ovation
- chrome with enclosed oil lubrication
- Pickup system: Ovation Slimline
- OP4BT preamp with tuner
- Colour: Koa burst
PROS
- • Koa top delivers a warm, articulate voice with surprising projection
- • Slimline pickup system offers clean, usable amplified tones and a tuner
- • Rounded C neck profile promotes comfortable playing for various hand sizes
- • Lyrachord body provides excellent acoustic resonance and stage volume
CONS
- • Super shallow Lyrachord body can lack the bass response of a deeper bowl-back
- • Ovangkol fingerboard, while attractive, isn't as tonally complex as ebony
- • Chrome machine heads might feel a bit basic for some players
Product Video
Key Features
Top Wood
Selected high-quality wood (likely Spruce or Engelmann)
Back & Sides
Super Shallow Lyrachord
Neck Material
Nato
Fingerboard
Ovangkol
Scale Length
642 mm (25.2 in)
Frets
22
Electronics
Ovation Slimline, OP4BT preamp with tuner
Weight
6.8 lbs (approximate, based on similar models)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Slimline pickup is good, but lacks the nuanced response of higher-end Ovation systems – expect a more direct, less colored amplified tone.
Yes, the shallow profile sits nicely on the lap, making it comfortable for singer-songwriters and fingerstyle players.
It's generally robust, but handle it with care as the thinner construction is less forgiving than a traditional dreadnought.
