I've had my eye on this for months and now I finally have it, besides being one of the prettiest guitars around, it has a lovely crisp sound which you don't get with a normal all wood guitar.
I made the mistake of buying a dreadnought as my first guitar which as a beginner proved to be quite difficult to play. Because the Ovation is smaller and has the rounded back it's such a nice guitar to hold and play
Buy one you won't regret it