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Ovation guitar’s manufacturer is Kaman. Kaman was the first to not be criticized for experimenting with other materials other than wood for his guitars. Kaman was first an aerospace engineering company, even though its leader, Charlie Kaman, was always a guitarist. In 1964 he and a group of technicians began figuring out ways guitars took in and let out sounds. That is when they came up with their first guitar Ovation Balladeer in 1969. |
| In 1989 Yamaha went to Martin with an idea for a guitar that had two sounds. The Yamaha Electric-Acoustic. It had a regular hum buck in the neck, but he added a pickup to capture the sound. He detailed the plans with Martin Booth of Yamaha-Kemble U.K. and eventually submitted it to the Design Department in Hamamatsu, Japan. The Yamaha is now Martin Taylor’s main instrument. |
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The creator of this guitar is John Buscarino. He calls it the “Cabaret”. John designed this to provide “the perfect Blend of a traditional classical guitar and an acoustic guitar”. Its body was inspired by the designs of Hemann Hauser. Its cutaway and built in pickup, though, made it espically suitable for jazz performers. A leading jazz performer, Adrian Ingram, described it as “the best amplified nylon-string guitar I have ever played”. |
| The instrument here to the right is a B-25 Gibson. This guitar dates from the 1960’s. It was selected for Derrick Weskin, Its owner, by John Mclaughlin. John was a famous British jazz guitarist. The 1960’s was a successful ten years for Gibson. A famous band that used Gibson guitars was the Beatles. |
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This guitar is a Compelleone Special. It is a 17in. left-handed model. The guitar has a “thin-line” design. It also is thinner than most arch tops. Its top is made of spruce, its back and its sides are made of maple, and its neck is made of ebony. The pickup of the guitar, which was made in Japan by Ibanez, is the same as the “Johnny Smith” Gibson model. |
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