Ovation Viper 1271
Overview
Brand name:
Product:
- electric guitars
Dates of manufacture:
1975 to 1983
The body shape of the solid bodied electric Ovation Viper is like a scaled down single cutaway ovation acoustic. The pole pieces on the bridge single coil pickup are angled - being closer to the bridge on the treble side than on the bass side.
Specifications (16)
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups |
General
| Finish colors | black finish, natural finish, red finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 25.5 inches scale-length |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 18th fret |
| Neck joint | bolt on neck |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 24 fret |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Body
| Body material | ash body, mahogany body, maple body |
| Body shape features | single cutaway |
| Pickguard material | black pickguard |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard, maple fingerboard |
Prices (2)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | $250.00 | excellent | Alan a. Arnott | |
| 2018 | £800 | good |
Reviews (1)
OVATION VIPER (1271) reviewed by Steve
Steve
The Viper is a fine alder guitar with good pickups, and good workmanship.
Very easy player, with a comfy neck, and good balance.
Sort of Telecaster like, but different.
After about twenty years the pickups started, on one occasion that I can recall anyway, to start intermittent dropouts when playing in very high humidity.
Other than that I have no complaints. These guitars will last a very long time, and play and sound great if you take care of them.
