• Ovation Serial Number Decoder
• Ovation Serial Number Chart

Ovation serial numbers vary depending on the series. American made Ovation series are easy to date by year made but not usually much additional information. Cheaper foreign made guitars are frequently hard to find information for. Much of the information, make, model no. Are on the label. Label's change color depending on the years made and some (foil) are usually better than say the blue labels.

Ovation Serial Number Decoder

Date your Ovation Datez votre Ovation. Color code follows hyphen after model number: (Please, follow this link) Ovation & Adamas Colors Chart SIX DIGIT SERIES. Ovation makes it easy for a guitar owner to determine the manufacture date of his guitar. The Ovation website lists all serial numbers and their corresponding dates of manufacture with three-digit serial numbers ranging from 1966 to 1973 and six-digit serial numbers occurring from 1972 to 2013. Adamas models, which were first manufactured in 1977, have a different numbering system.

So you will have the model on the label and the serial number will generally give you the year. Kahin to hoga youtube. There are specific years of specific models that are sought after and perceived as better than other years. You can glean much, as mentioned above, from the ovation fan web site.

They are very friendly. Ovation serial numbers vary depending on the series. American made Ovation series are easy to date by year made but not usually much additional information. Cheaper foreign made guitars are frequently hard to find information for.

Ovation Serial Number Chart

Much of the information, make, model no. Are on the label. Label's change color depending on the years made and some (foil) are usually better than say the blue labels. So you will have the model on the label and the serial number will generally give you the year.

There are specific years of specific models that are sought after and perceived as better than other years. You can glean much, as mentioned above, from the ovation fan web site. They are very friendly.

Thanks guys - ye it seems that it is a 1974 American made Ovation with no electronics. Not sure of the model though - as the owner mailed me just what she saw on the label (just serial no). I wonder how 74' was? Maybe I'll go hang out at the Ovation forum and see what they say. I agree with Steve. Ovation made some great guitars in the '70s.