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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Today I picked up my 2009C to play it. Nobody at home, so I plugged it to my amp. No sound came out, ok, the battery is gone dead. I took the preamp out, changed the battery and replaced it in the guitar. Nothing!! It doesn't work. It was my only VIP-5 preamp. I put it out again and saw smoke coming off at the sliders. Quickly I took out the new battery which was hot in that two minutes.
I think that the VIP is for the trash now. I liked it most in 2009C or in the Pacemaker.
Is anybody out there who has one for sale? I want to replace it.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Warranty? It may cost a bit more, but buying new gives you that wonderful lifetime warranty. |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Bernie, didn't you recently have a problem with the electronics in your VXT?
I'd begin to question if the batteries your using aren't contributing to your woes. |
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Location: Texas | Bernie,
That's pretty odd. Did the pre-amp work the last time you plugged it in? Was there any sign of battery leakage from the old battery? (That might have caused the problem?)
(note to self; check ALL your batteries.) ;)
Good luck… hope you can find a simple repair/replacement soon… |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Colin: The VXT had the problem since the day it arrived, the battery was dead. The VIP was working fine all the time, until today.
I use VARTA High energy or DURACELL batterys for my electronocs, never had any issues. I've 12 guitars with preamps!!
Standing: The VIP-5 worked fine till last Tuesday I think I was playing this guitar at last over the amp. All the time no problems.
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | Oh, I've forgotten Brad,
well, you are absolutely right, but no of my O's have had the VIP-5. I bought it from a friend here, maybe a year ago. So I've no "Warranty" at all for anything.
You can change the OP-Pro for the VIP-5 for the OP- Pro-Studio and the IDEA. If something happend to that which is not "in the warranty" of the guitar,what are you doing then??
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Location: Utah | A new preamp from the factory comes with a one year warranty, not a lifetime warranty. My Studio went tango-uniform at about 14 months of age and it was not under warranty any longer. :mad: But those are the terms.
The same preamp delivered in a new guitar comes with the lifetime warranty.
Bernie, I believe that you want to get a VIP that is specifically programmed for your model of guitar. |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | It was out of a 2007C! |
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Location: USA | sounds like an internal problem....contact the mothership...they will make things right. |
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Location: NW of Philadelphia | I 2nd the call to Mother... whats the worst they can say? |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Auriemma:
I 2nd the call to Mother... whats the worst they can say? Have to put the whole guitar done and out of it's misery.
Call the mothership or your local rep.... |
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Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) | OK, thanks guys!
I'll do so.
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