Ovation guitars in the 2020s

Through the 2020s, GEWA music GmbH controlled the Ovation name, and 2 plants built it: Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified) and New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]}

2 eras touch the 2020s across 2 lines. The version changed in 2020. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Ovation.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
2020	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 8]}	yes
2021	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 8]}
2022	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 8]}
2023	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 8]}
2024	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 8]}
2025	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 8]}
2026	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant), Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 7, 8]}

Eras in the 2020s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Ovation imports (Celebrity, Applause, Elite import)	2020–now	GEWA music GmbH	Asian contract plants for Ovation (Korea/China/Indonesia; builders unverified)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}
Ovation USA (New Hartford)	2020–now	GEWA music GmbH	New Hartford CT (Kaman/Ovation plant)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10]}

Other brands in the 2020s

Ovation, year by year

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Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1
Ovation ownership transfer to GEWA (Dec 22, 2020)graded secondary
- "deal that was inked in September"Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
- "February 1, 2021… GEWA Music USA taking over Ovation distribution"Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
2
Ovation Guitars joins the GEWA music family of brandsgraded secondary
- GEWA music has recently announced the acquisition of the Ovation guitar brand from longtime partner, Drum Workshop, Inc.Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
3
GEWA Music acquires Ovation Guitarsgraded secondary
- Adamas and Applause – two brands associated with Ovation – are also part of the deal, which was finalized in September 2020.Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
4
GEWA purchases Ovation Guitarsgraded secondary
- The Adamas and Applause guitar brands are also included in the purchase.Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
5
Ovation Guitars acquired by GEWA Musicgraded secondary
- has acquired the Ovation brand from Drum Workshop, Inc.Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
6
Ovation Guitars has been acquired by GEWA Musicgraded secondary
- Associated brands Adamas and Applause are reportedly part of the deal, which was inked in September 2020.Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
7
Fender to cease US production of Ovation guitarsgraded secondary
- "Fender will now make Ovation guitars in China, South Korea and Indonesia"Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
8
blogspot: 2026/04/ovation solid body electric guitars.htmlgraded community
- "outsourcing others to a Chinese factory"Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
9
glencampbellforums: viewtopic.php?t=341graded community
- "the factory will resume production in October, 2015"Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants
10
GEWA purchases Ovation Guitarsgraded secondary
- "Custom Shop will focus on… Adamas models"Ovation in the 2020s: owners and plants

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