Great guitar, I'd love to have one. Yeah, 1976 USA Bicentennial year, was the year I graduated from High School and also the year I started playing guitar...
Correction : The only Ovation ever made with a ‘Walnut neck’ is the ADAMAS . The ‘Patriot’ has a ‘Mahogany and Maple’ (then) standard ‘U.S.A’ made neck and guitar.