Ovation USA Signature YM68-RC Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Rosso Corsa Red feature a solid chambered Mahogany body, 5 piece Mahogany and Maple necks, and preamp circuitry specially designed to deliver natural acoustic tone with absolutely no feedback -even at the most high-level stage volumes The steel string Viper also has a hand scalloped fingerboard which creates less friction between the wood and the string when bending notes or adding vibrato A light touch is all you need to play fast and articulate riffs with less effort than non-scalloped fret boards The solid cedar top and thin black enamel skin of the Yngwie Malmsteen Viper models envelop a 3-inch-thick chambered mahogany body that resonates beautifully acoustically or plugged in The Viper preamp features 3-band EQ with the bass, midrange, and treble frequencies, and a handy battery status light