Ovation guitars is pleased to announce the “Rock the Top” design contest that invites designers to flex their artistic creativity for a chance at having their design featured on the next Ovation Guitar, and showcasing their art on the iconic Ovation shape.

“Rock the Top” contest designs must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. January 12th, 2012, and follow the creative brief and design specifications in order to be chosen as a finalist and eligible for public voting. A panel of Ovation judges will choose the top five designs based on overall impact, creativity, memorable content, and reflection of the Ovation attitude. The amount of social media buzz generated by each design will also be taken into consideration. The top five designs will be announced on January 17th, 2012, and posted to the “Rock the Top” page on the Ovation website where players, fans and enthusiasts will be able to select their favorites. Voting will remain open until 11:59 p.m. on January 24th, 2012.

The top three finalists based on the votes will receive some exciting prizes! The Grand Prize winner will have their design featured on the top of Ovation’s new Elite Series guitar, and will also receive a Wacom Intuos4 large tablet, and an Ovation soft guitar case. The second place winner will receive a 16MB Apple iPad2 ($499 MSRP), and the third place winner will receive a Wacom Inkling ($99 MSRP). Full details, rules, and the guitar template can be found online at www.ovationguitars.com/rockthetop