In 1967 Ovation decided to introduce a line of semi-solidbody guitars. These were archtop thin-bodies instruments, similar to a Gibson ES-335 and called the Electric Storm Series. Production ended around 1972.
This is one of the first ones made.
Tornado Specs:
- DeArmond humbuckers
- 2 Volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector
- Arched Sitka spruce top
- Maple back and sides
- Hardrock maple neck
- Kluson Deluxe tuners
- 21 fret brazillian rosewood fretboard with nickel silver frets and MOP dots
- 24 1/2 scale
- Bigsby style vibrato