Description
Pre-owned Ovation Deacon 1252 Sunburst. Serial number: E4722 puts this in the '73-'74 date range. In Fair/Good condition. The one owner played this guitar, and it has been well-loved. Plenty of play wear throughout the body and neck: dings/dents/scratches. Electronics work 100%, frets show some light wear. The original case is included, in fair condition as well. Neck is perfectly straight ,and has been set up with D'addario 10's.
Make: Ovation
Model: Deacon 1252
Year: 1973-74
Color: Sunburst
Fingerboard: Ebony
Neck Profile: Slim. 1st Fret: .820, 7th Fret: .850, 12th Fret: .910
Body: Contoured, solid mahogany
Scale Length: 24 3/4"
Nut Width: 1 11/16"
Inlay: MOP Dot and Diamonds
Pickguard: 2-Ply Black
Bridge: Top-loading brass, six adjustable saddles.
Weight: 9.1 lbs
Electronics: 12-pole double humbuckers. FET preamp, master volume & tone controls, 2-way active mid-range switch, 3-way pickup selector switch. Two 9-volt batteries.
Case: Original hardshell case included. In Good/Fair condition.
"The Ovation Deacon was launched towards the end of 1972 / early 1973 at a price of $449 - a few months after the launch of the Ovation Breadwinner. Both had the same body shape - designed to resemble an axe, and to be comfortable to use seated, for studio use. Both had 2 octave 24 fret mahogany necks. Initially it was only available in antique sunburst, and was fitted with large single coil pickups. An upgraded version was displayed at the autumn 1974 NAMM show - and from then it featured double-coil 12-pole pickups, "20dB quieter than Humbuckings".
The Deacon was very much a deluxe version of the Breadwinner - with a gloss finish, bound neck and intricate diamond, as opposed to simple dot inlays.
The pickups and active circuitry of the Deacon are designed to give a very wide tonal range. The series II pickups are described as follows