What’s this? An Ovation without a round back? You bet, and she’s a real beauty. I just had to show off a close-up of that gorgeous wood finish and those classic “witch hat” tone & volume knobs.

I’ve long wanted to add a semi-hollowbody to my herd and jumped on the chance when I found this one for sale.

The Tornado was part of the Ovation Storm Series of semi-hollowbody guitars. Introduced in 1968, the Tornado and Thunderhead were Ovation’s first line of electric guitars. Later the Hurricane 12-string and Typhoon bass were added to the lineup.