Manufacturer Ovation Body type Solid Body Maple | Period 1977-early 1980s Scale 25.5" Pickup(s) 2 Single-coil | |
The Ovation Viper refers to 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).
For a time, Ovation reused the Viper name for an acoustic electric guitar, the Yngwie J. Malmsteen Signature Viper, available in two models - YM68 (steel string) and YM63 (nylon string), introduced in 2012.
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).
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Ovation Viper Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA