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Location: Bury St Edmunds England | I own a 1999 W597. Up until recently all of the electrics worked fine but for some reason the in-built tuner stopped working although all of the other controls work. It's not a major problem as I use a clip-on tuner but I would still like to get it working again. Does anyone know what the problem is? Is it a regular problem or just a one-off. I may have to take it to a dealer but they are a long way from me so was hoping I could fix it myself.
One other question. I always assumed that if the guitar is not plugged into an amp then the 9volt battery is not being used at all. My battery ran completely flat despite hardly being plugeed into am amp.
Many thanks
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Location: Utah | The battery issue could be a bent output jack. I am not familiar with your specific preamp model, but, some use a contact on the output jack to connect the battery when you plug in. If you normally could not use the tuner function without plugging a cord in, you probably have this kind of a setup. If that is the case, you may be able to gently bed a metal tab in the output jack back into place.
We have a couple of newer guitars here with that setup, such as my Adamas 2080. If a cord isn't plugged in, the tuner won't turn on.
Most of our guitars though don't require anything plugged in to activate the electronics. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | "gently bend" the metal tab...
Yes, what preamp do you have? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I had a 99 Collector with an Optima preamp. It would drain the battery just hanging on the wall. |
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| I've got a W597 too. Probably already tried changing your battery cause it sounds like the preamp works but the tuner is dead.
Might try calling Ovation. They might have an idea or you might be able to get have them send a part across the pond.
I just routinely change my battery once a year since they always seem to run down. I figure it's like my smoke detector. |
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Tuner problem