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| This is probably a well-worn question, but I've yet to find the answer anywhere online.
The preamp in my circa 1993 12-string Legend 1756 has packed up. This has been tested and confirmed by our local guitar fixer, though he didn't have a 'keeping it as original as possible' solution and referred me to the internet.
Is there a perhaps later direct replacement for the old OP-24 preamp? The guitar is otherwise still flawless, plays beautifully, and I neither want to replace it nor cut it about to fit a different kind of preamp. This has to be a common problem as these 1990s electronics start to fail, so I'm sure there is an answer.
And before anyone suggests it, I did email Ovation two weeks ago about this but have had no reponse. I'd also like to sort it fairly soon as I plan to come out of retirement and start gigging again soon. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | If you have not received an answer to your email in two weeks, you probably never will.
Either send another email or call them.
http://www.ovationguitars.com/contact
I would call them. 1-800-552-4681
I just looked on eBay... I don't see any OP-24 preamps for sale.
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| Still digging for info, I have found a guitar specialist who is selling OP-24+ preamps. It looks the same shape, but no dimensions given. And anyway, can these be used as a straight swap for the older OP-24? Or is it a not-quite-straight swap but possible with a bit of the right knowledge. Is there anyone on here who has done this swap, or knows anything about it? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I think that the OP24 and the OP-24+ face-plates are the same size.
But the OP-24+ preamps that I have seen have an battery box in the side, and the OP24 has a battery box inside the bowl.
But it you are handy with at soldering iron, that should not be a problem.
Also, the OP-24+ might be a little bit longer.
You can make the hole a little bigger, but you cannot make the hole smaller. 
Once again... Call Ovation, they might have an OP24.
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | In case you didn't go there... I sent your question to the BFLG.
And it looks like the OP24 and OP-24+ are not a direct swap-out.
http://www.ovationfanclub.com/megabbs/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=47...
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| Thanks for that. It clears up the theory about swapping in an OP-24+...and has saved me from spending over 100 pounds on something that could be a real pain to fit, and may well be beyond my capabilities.
I'll try Ovation again. Fingers crossed... |
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