Ovation Viper

Ovation Viper
Manufacturer	Ovation
Period	1977-early 1980s
Construction
Body type	Solid
Scale	25.5"
Woods
Body	Maple
Hardware
Pickup(s)	2 Single-coil

The Ovation Viper is an electric guitar made by Ovation Guitar Company from 1977 to the early 1980s; it was available with two single-coil pickups (1271), and Viper III, with a third middle pickup (1273). ^[1]

For a time, Ovation reused the Viper name for an acoustic electric guitar, the Yngwie J. Malmsteen Signature Viper, ^[2] available in two models - YM68 (steel string) and YM63 (nylon string), introduced in 2012. ^[3]

In late 2015, the reinvigorated Ovation announced a new incarnation for the Viper brand with a couple of Signature Series electric guitars, a Kevin Cronin model, another for Dave Amato (both of REO Speedwagon). ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "Ovation Solidbody Guitars | Vintage Guitar® magazine".
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
3. "Ovation YM63 Nylon String Review".
4. "Historic USA Ovation Factory Celebrates Official Reopening". www.guitarinteractivemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2017-01-04.
5. "Ovation Guitars". Archived from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.