I ve had this ovation for about 3 years now but i am giving it up for financial reasons The only nicks on it is when i dropped it by accident once. I tried to highlight the nicks in the pictures. On the front of the facing of the guitar there was a chip in the finish that i ve since covered up with black felt. Along the side of the guitar near the electronics there is also a couple of cracks along the seem of the guitar. Another issue with it is i ve noticed the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th fret high e strings notes dont play well and sound dead. i am not sure why this is maybe it can be a fix for someone out there that knows what they are doing. Also their is a little buzzing on the 12th fret low e string note. Other than these issues the guitar is in pretty great shape and the rest of the guitar plays well.