Upgrading from OP-24 to ????
PEZ
Posted 2008-01-23 9:42 AM (#58945)
Subject: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????



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Location: Nashville TN.		OP-24+c or Optima
Thoughts?
Advantages disadvantages??
any other potential models.
I mostly want the tuner.
Right now sound wise I am happy with the OP-24
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-01-23 9:45 AM (#58946 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????


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Location: South of most, North of few		IMHO the Optima is the best preamp they made so far. The tuner on the +C works well if you don't need all the notch filters and such.
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Waskel
Posted 2008-01-23 10:12 AM (#58947 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????



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Originally posted by PEZ:
Right now sound wise I am happy with the OP-24
You'd be even happier with the Optima.
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schroeder
Posted 2008-01-23 10:38 AM (#58948 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????


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Wot the wabbit said
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Mark in Boise
Posted 2008-01-23 11:39 AM (#58949 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????


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Location: Boise, Idaho		The only problem I have with the Optima is I can't see those tiny little letters on the tuner. I usually just use my Korg.
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kotadawg
Posted 2008-01-23 3:14 PM (#58950 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????


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Location: Cincinnati		is the Optima a straight swap?
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PEZ
Posted 2008-01-23 6:04 PM (#58951 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????



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Location: Nashville TN.		Yes they all the same older size square opening
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Beal
Posted 2008-01-23 6:41 PM (#58952 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????



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Location: 6 String Ranch		Well, do that then.
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Northcountry
Posted 2008-01-23 6:47 PM (#58953 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????
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I know Mr. Rickard was the electronics guy for the solid bodies (Deacon, the first production guitars ever made with powered pickups in the world) but how much did he have to do with the electronics on these acoustics we all use?

Randy
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PEZ
Posted 2008-01-23 8:25 PM (#58954 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????



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Location: Nashville TN.		So looks like the Thunderbolt gets "optima-ized"
thanks
pez
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Trader Jim
Posted 2008-01-23 8:44 PM (#58955 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????


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Location: South of most, North of few		xcuse me, but doesn't the thunderbolt have a smaller version of the op24 than most others? That is, a little thinner from top to bottom? Could just be my eyesight....
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PEZ
Posted 2008-01-23 10:10 PM (#58956 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????



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Location: Nashville TN.		Looks like the regular op-24 to me
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PEZ
Posted 2008-01-23 10:14 PM (#58957 - in reply to #58945)
Subject: Re: Upgrading from OP-24 to ????



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Location: Nashville TN.		Looks the same as the one here
http://www.ovationtribute.com/Pr%E9-amplis/Ovation%20Preamps.html
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