I had one of those Ovations - I didn't like it at all. The back was very slippery and it reeked of a chemical smell that hit me every time I opened the case. The strings were hard to fret, even with the action lowered. I had it for 34 years and played it maybe 8-10 times. I donated it to a local music school during my big liquidation.I think it does look better than a cable dangling down...goosenecks hadn't thought of that invention for years.
the ovation acoustic guitar a new design...McCartney/wings was into those too during that time....never liked how they felt, seemed plastic an weird...lol but then I never thought bottle water would sell, it seemed such a dumb idea..