Die von Melissa Etheridge bevorzugte Gitarre, als M.E. Signature Model:



MODEL:
W597-MEII
FINISH:
White Pearl (WP)
SPECIAL FEATURES: Abalone top purfling, mother-of-pearl soundhole epaulets
TOP: Crossweave Carbon Fiber
BODY: Mid-depth cutaway
NECK: 5 piece mahogany/maple
NECK FINISH: Hand-rubbed uretane oil
FINGERBOARD: Ebony
BRIDGE: Ebony
MACHINES: Black with Pearloid Buttons
PICKUP: Adamas Hi-Output
ELECTRONICS: Adamas OP50

The Adamas CVT soundboard is two layers of aerospace-grade crossweave carbon fiber sandwiching a thin piece of poplar. It's about 1/4 the thickness of a typical spruce top, and much lighter. That means more acoustic power in every note. The midrange muscle of the CVT will be appreciated by anyone who has to cut through electric instruments and heavy drums.

The acoustic/electric standard was defined over 30 years ago with the classic Ovation
Hi-Output pickup. Today, this unmatched design still delivers more output than other under-saddle pickups, giving you much more headroom before feedback. And where other designs depend on string pressure, the Hi-Output pickup senses top vibration for a much truer and more complex sound. So you can use any string gauge or tuning without upsetting the balance of your sound

The heart of a plugged-in Adamas. The modern, ultra-quiet (-104.3dB S/N ratio) OP50 gives you all the control you need for any venue or environment. Four precise bands of eq give you pinpoint control over your sound and the very steep (32dB/octave) notch filter can kill feedback one note at a time. Use the standard 1/4" output jack or skip the DI box with a balanced XLR output. The built-in chromatic tuner keeps you spot-on in any tuning.