Darryl,
Great piece o' trivia there. I never would have guessed Pete Rose. We'll see if they Twins can beat one of the Cardinals for the first homer in the new Target Field when it opens in April. They're going outside for the first time since 1982.
As for the pickups on the Ovations, the Viper on the bottom as Ovation single-coil pickups, overwound so as to produce the tones that earned it the unofficial nickname of "Tele Killer." A sweet guitar, which I recently sold because I liked the Deacon better. The Deacon has Ovation humbuckers in it, and has a FET preamp on it, one of the first American-made guitars to do so. And the thing is comfortable to play, contoured to hug you like a Strat does and balanced well for it's shape.
Funny thing is, when Ovations, Guilds and Hamers were introduced, they were each their own creations. Now they're all owned by Fender Musical Instruments Corp. I don't have an actual Fender in my collection, but you could say I now have four Fender step-children.