Eastwood Ultra GP

Eastwood is making a copy of the rare unique Ovation Ultra GP. It's a strange thing to see copies of copies, but I'm sure it will be just as unique as the copy...

The back story on the Ovation Ultra GP goes, Ovation made decent interesting acoustics in the 1970's. They wanted to branch into electric guitars, and they did a so-so job for a while along the way they managed to create the most unique sounding Les Paul clone ever. In the mid 80's the introduced introduced the Ultra GS (Stratocaster clone) the Ultra GP(Les Paul Clone) and the Ultra Bass. The Ultra GS and Ultra Bass were fairly not noteworthy instruments by any stretch of the imagination, but the Ultra GP was different. The Ultra GP, while it similar to a Les Paul, has a rare bite and playability that Les Pauls still don't have to this day. However, because it was poorly marketed over priced and under shipped Ovation discontinued it, and eventually all solid body electrics. Because of that the Ultra GP became a rare find for those with the ear to notice it's brilliance or to hear the underground word of mouth.

In the late 90's the Ovation Ultra GP became re-popularized by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Holme, who uses the Ultra GP as part of his secret sound. However the Ultra GP is so rare that they can easily be sold today for around $4000. Luckily Eastwood, who creates exciting vintage in appearance but modern in quality electric guitars, took it upon themselves to bring an almost spotless replica of the Ultra GP to light for just $700.

They're available here, and here.