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bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | I have an old celebrity...circa 1988 or so and I am having problems getting anything out of it when I plug it in. Any tips or help would be appreciated. | ||
MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13986 Location: Upper Left USA | Troubleshooting from the 10,000 foot level is a little difficult. What is it doing or any clues to throw at us would get the OFC Trouble shooters going for you. If you're quick, and this will help: Preamp on eBay | ||
bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | I plug it in to a monitor and get nothing. However, a friend has a newer Yamaha acoustic/electric and has no problem getting sound out of the monitor. His has a powered pickup whereas mine isnt powered. Would a pre-amp solve this? | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | I think the easiest solution would be to use your friends guitar. Seriously, you probably have a loose wire someplace. I would poke around inside the guitar and see if there is anything obvious going on. Dave | ||
jb |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 370 Location: Isle of Man, UK | Apologies for sounding patronising (hey - I live on an Island, I'm allowed...) but have you put a new battery in the pre-amp? Just my first thought, so please throw something at me if I've understepped the mark on that one. It must just be fresh in my mind - I can testify how important this is when everything went bum over bits at my gig last Friday night when my battery died. It sounded like the bottom fell out of my sound (and vice-verse, I'd like to point out) for the rest of the song. I knew I carried that spare for a reason... JB | ||
Standingovation |
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Joined: June 2002 Posts: 6197 Location: Phoenix AZ | I think his is a passive. | ||
ChatMan |
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Joined: August 2004 Posts: 604 Location: Tampa, FL | Sounds like an agressive-passive to me | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by bobodean: Does this mean you never get anything out of it, or sometimes you get something out of it? I am having problems getting anything out of it when I plug it in. The first means you either have a bad pickup, or you have a disconnected or shorted wire between your pickup and your jack. (I would think a shorted wire would at least give you a hum when plugged in.) The second would most likely point to a loose wire between the p/u and jack. I find myself agreeing with Dave waaaay too much lately. :rolleyes: | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | lose wire | ||
bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | ok..I get nothing..zip..nada out of it when I plug it in. My bud plugged it into his amp during a gig and it played fine. Although he did have to crank it up to get sound. Is there some kind of "thingy" that I can plug it into before the monitor that will boost the signal? | ||
Irgendeiner |
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Joined: September 2004 Posts: 165 Location: south of munich, Germany | maybe a preamp? a passive system just into a monitor? hmm.. where is the amplification? | ||
bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | you tell me. The monitor has an amp.I am a newbie. | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | First thing is check your wires! They can jiggle around. Then you can start ruling things out. | ||
bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | how do I do that? There isnt a removable cover on the back like the newer ones. | ||
Irgendeiner |
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Joined: September 2004 Posts: 165 Location: south of munich, Germany | use a mirror to look inside | ||
bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | ah..good idea..thanks | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Take the strings off. Gently lift up the pickup, maybe push up on the wires inside. examine your pickup. you can't make it worse. follow where the wires go. If you don't see anything there, unscrew the plug jack. look at the wires. This is a good exercise, because you'll learn how things work and won't need to pay a tech to do something you could do. Good luck. | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | This monitor probably has too high of an impedance at the input to be taking a signal from a passive pickup - it's designed to be taking one from a PA or amp. You'd probably be better served getting a proper guitar amp - specifically one designed for an acoustic guitar . . . | ||
an4340 |
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Joined: May 2003 Posts: 4389 Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Funny, I assumed the guitar was plugged into a combo. Otherwise it's like saying a computer won't work, and you've not hooked up a monitor. | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | Cliff's on the right track. You need to try it with an amp made for guitars with passive pickup systems. Take the guitar into a music store and tell them you want to see some "acoustic guitar amps". (You may have to repeat this several times, possibly raising your voice to be heard above the squealing EVH mockers. Make sure you emphasize ACOUSTIC). Then come back and tell us how it sounds. If it's better, but you don't want to invest in an amp, then grab yourself an active direct box or better still, a Paracoustic D.I. preamp . That should boost your output and improve the sound quality. | ||
bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | good idea. I am taking it to guitarcenter tomorrow and plug it in there. Thanks for all your help. Now, can you help me play this thing? | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | Tequila helps. | ||
bobodean |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 14 Location: md | I heard THAT!!!! | ||
moody, p.i. |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 15664 Location: SoCal | Tequila helps everything except trying to recover from too much tequila...... | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | that's when the guitar-playing comes in . . . | ||
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