About This Listing

Used by Jimmy Lawton, The Breadwinner was a solid body electric guitarmade by the Ovation Guitar Company. It is one of the few solid body electrics they ever made and it was the first mass-produced American guitar to have active electronics.[1] It has an unusual ergonomic body made of mahogany and shaped something like an axe guitar. Although that is not the only reason for the body shape, the designer also considered balance and ergonomics.[2] The guitar has either two toroidal single-pole pickups (early models) or two mini-humbucker pickups, volume and tone knobs, a three way pickup selector and a phase switch.

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Condition
Brand
Model
  • Breadwinner
Finish
  • White
Year
  • 1972 - 1979
Made In
  • United States
Body Material
  • Mahogany
Color Family
  • White
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Neck Material
  • Mahogany
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Offset Body
  • Yes
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Scale Length
  • 24.75"
Nut Width
  • 1.6875"
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Top-Load
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 24

About the Seller

Rock City Guitar Shop

Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Joined Reverb:2022
Items Sold:2
Product Overview
The Breadwinner was part of Ovation's attempt to break into the solidbody electric market in the '70s. An upgraded version of this guitar was also produced as the Deacon.
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