iDea

CC54i, -PL

iDea CC54i, -PL headstock

iDea

CC54i, -PL

Your Digital Creative Partner

The Ovation iDea is the first and only guitar to feature digital MP3 recorder/player. Integrated into the onboard Ovation preamp, the device provides a fast and easy way to record musical phrases, vocals, and commentary—even entire songs—using your guitar. A spruce top and modified bracing gives the CC54i iDea ample projection and solid tone. Ovation’s classic Mid-Depth composite body delivers balanced acoustic tone and is comfortable to hold and play. The iDea’s slim neck has an electric-style profile, 20 hand-finished nickel-silver frets, and low factory-set action, and a cutaway insures easy access to the entire fretboard. Wave Port soundholes set the iDea apart from Ovation’s other soundhole designs, and the “i” inlay at the 12th fret adds a distinctive touch to the rosewood fretboard.

The iDea ships with pre-installed audio lessons and jam tracks, and you can download others online here using the iDea’s USB port. Record, playback, create, and learn with this groundbreaking guitar!


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Mid Depth Bowl

The Mid-Depth bowl blends elements of Ovation’s Super-Shallow and Deep Bowl designs. Acoustically, the Mid-Depth bowl delivers impressive projection and rich tone, yet even smaller guitarists find it comfortable to hold and play. It’s no surprise Ovation’s LX, AX, and TX models all feature a Mid-Depth body: Its proprietary Lyrachord construction and roundback design let it outperform typical “box” guitars. For decades, hardworking musicians have relied on Mid-Depth Ovation guitars to cut through the mix, whether played acoustically in a living room or run through a concert hall sound system.


iDea OPI-1

The groundbreaking iDea OPI-1 preamp provides a fast and easy way to record musical phrases, vocals, and voice memos—even entire songs—using your guitar.
Using the OPI-1’s MP3 capability, you can:

  1. RECORD Capture guitar and vocals simultaneously using the system’s saddle pickup and built-in microphone. Store over 100 minutes of MP3 files.
  2. PLAYBACK Listen to recorded or imported audio through headphones or guitar amp. Change playback tempo without changing pitch.
  3. CREATE Quickly record song ideas, licks, hooks, and rhythms. And with the OPI-1’s USB connectivity, you can upload your ideas to your computer, and then use recording software to edit and expand your creations.
  4. LEARN Download lessons and backing tracks. Record songs or solos from MP3 sources, slow them down, and learn them note-for-note. Equipped with an OPI-1, your guitar becomes a creative partner.

 

iDea OPI-1 pre-amp

iDea

CC54i, -PL

Specs

Description:
6-String Acoustic/Electric
Body Type:
Mid- Depth Cutaway
Top:
Laminated Spruce
Bracing:
Matched Lightweight
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iDea OPI-1

iDea

CC54i, -PL

Your Digital Creative Partner

The Ovation iDea is the first and only guitar to feature digital MP3 recorder/player. Integrated into the onboard Ovation preamp, the device provides a fast and easy way to record musical phrases, vocals, and voice memos—even entire songs. With audio lessons pre-installed in the recorder’s memory, the iDea is also a potent learning tool.

Downloading files from a computer or the Internet is a snap with the iDea’s USB port, which also lets you transfer, rename, delete, and rearrange the iDea’s audio files right on the computer desktop. You can import mixes and rhythm tracks—even songs you want to learn—into the iDea’s MP3 player and listen to them with headphones or play them back through a sound system or amp via the guitar’s 1/4” output. The iDea ships with pre-installed jam tracks, and you can download others online here. Ovation’s iDea models feature pioneering Mid-Depth composite bowl bodies.

Using the iDea’s MP3 capability, you can:

  • RECORD Capture guitar and vocals simultaneously using the iDea’s pickup and built-in microphone. Store over 100 minutes of MP3 files.
  • PLAYBACK Listen to recorded or imported audio through headphones or amp. Change playback tempo without changing pitch.
  • CREATE Inspiration can strike at any time, and the iDea lets you capture it every time! Now you can quickly record song ideas, licks, hooks, and rhythms. And with the iDea’s USB connectivity, you can upload your ideas to your computer, and then use recording software to edit and expand your creations.
  • LEARN Record songs or solos from MP3 sources, slow them down, and learn them note-for-note. More than simply a guitar, the iDea is your creative partner.