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  Joined: April 2022 Posts: 3
 
  | Love this guitar and look forward to buying better Ovations later, BUT I cannot figure out where the battery is for the electric saddle pickup. I cannot find a battery holder in the body.  
  
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   Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
  Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Depending on how old your Applause is... It might not need a battery.    
If you've just got a volume and tone knobs, or two sliders...   
And you don't see a battery holder, or a 9v connector inside, it might be a "passive" system.  
Have you plugged it in?   
  
     
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  Joined: April 2022 Posts: 3
 
  | I did and nothing happened, so it may just not work. Thanks for keeping me from searching for something that doesn't exist. I will still enjoy a very good acoustic guitar. | 
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   Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
  Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Good to know.  
  
You are now free to post in other sections, should you choose.   
  
Welcome Buddy.      
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   Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777
  Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Also... Another member sez....  
  
Chris in Yakima. Tell that guy to shoot some electronic contact cleaner into his volume & tone sliders on his passive preamp. Those pots are notorious for collecting dust & fuzz to interfere with proper functioning. If that doesn't help, he can replace the sliders with new ones, though that will take some research & acquisition. Since it is a passive system, he doesn't have to mess with a lot of integrated circuits, and there is certainly no battery to mess with.  
  
So.... You can do that.  
  
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  Joined: April 2022 Posts: 3
 
  | A great suggestion. I love tinkering. Thanks | 
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