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Location: United Kingdom | Hi - I am a new Ovation user - I just fell in love with an Elite in a shop in London and bought it in a hurry - forgot to ask the shop any quetions about it.
The guitar I bought is an Elite 1768 and the preamp on it bears the legend - OP-X. I bought it because of the acoustic sound and I am a total novice when it comes to amplifying electro-acoustics (I have played electrics for years).
May be stupid questions but - what have I got in way of a pre-amp, what is the best way to use the pre-amp and what are the controls for?
I understand the gain control and I assume the push button for eq in/out switches the equaliser in or out of the circuit. Likewise there is a notch control and knob. Got to do first gig with it tomorrow night putting it straight through a pa and I haven't got a clue what I am doing. Help!
Also I don' t know much about the construction of the guitar, materials etc (sounds real nice though!) |
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Location: Scotland | The OP-X is basically the optima without the tuner & XLR output. The feedback notch is very useful & effective. An amplified acoustic guitar will usually have 2 frequencies which are very prone to feedback (these are the resonant frequencies of the top & the body) The notch filter is a very narrow bandwith sweep equaliser with a range of around 70-700Hz. By making the guitar feedback & rotating the notch you can zap one of these feedback points without screwing-up your tone too much. A set of Ovation Airlocks will help also. I have a spare OP-X/Optima manual which you are welcome to, send me your address & I'll put it in the post.
Paul
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Location: Boston MA | Keith welcome to the club sounds like you got a great guitar IM sure you will love it as much as I love mine. I got the Elite 1778T I dont play as a pro just for fun and was new to Ovation just a few months ago but you should just sit and play through a amp and just try all the settings it realy does change the sound. That to me help to get what I whanted just get there a bit early good luck BRIAN :cool:
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Location: Back in the Valley of the Sun Mesa Az. | You Elite owners make me SICK!
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| I love my 1868 Elite! :D :D :D :D :p
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newbie with Elite 1768
