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BLUE DOG |
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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 18 Location: united kingdom | Hi,all my life it's been acoustic or solid.Now i get interested in ovations and i see it mentioned in the postings all the time about 9 volt batteries,pre-amp,frequency?.iv'e only known a jack plug lead that plugs into a pickup at one end, and a amp at the other.What is the battery for? what is the preamp for?. I would appreciate any help understanding these things. MY CELEB CC163 UPDATE: it has'nt arrived yet,BUT,i'm gonna try to put a pic in this box,here goe's http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2369567327&ssPageName=ADME:B:BN:UK:1 blue dog | ||
peterbright |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 420 Location: On the beach in Southwest Florida | Picture came through fine. Looks like you got it at a decent price. Preamp: An amplifier that is used before the main amplifier in a system. Usually this is an amplifier that takes microphone level/pickup level signals and brings them up to line levels. | ||
BLUE DOG |
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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 18 Location: united kingdom | ello pete, yes it did, and yes i did get it at a good price, what do you think of this model BD | ||
BLUE DOG |
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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 18 Location: united kingdom | Could i plug this into my computer whith out hurting my computer or the electrics of the guitar? BG | ||
Paul Templeman |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland | Piezo pickups have a very high output impedance, much higher than the input impedance of amplifier and mixing console inputs. The input impedance must be higher than the output impedance of the source or the pickup becomes loaded-down by the mismatch, which results in a lack of bass & midrange response. At it's simplest a preamp in an electro-acoustic guitar is essentially a matching transformer which lowers the output impedance of the pickup so it can work with standard inputs without losing tone. The battery is required to power the preamp, though Ovations equipped with a Lo-Z XLR output can operate on phantom power. You can plug your guitar directly into your compters sound card without damaging either, though you'll need the correct cable which is a mono 6.35mm jack to stereo 3.5mm. | ||
BLUE DOG |
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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 18 Location: united kingdom | PAUL, thank's for the info,a bit over my head really, does it mean i can plug it into the mic input on my computer, if i've got the correct lead? BG :) | ||
Bob Mintus |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 100 Location: Warren, OH | Yes - if you have the adapter. If you have a cassette deck with a microphone input, you can plug into that too... | ||
Paul Templeman |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland | Originally posted by BLUE DOG: does it mean i can plug it into the mic input on my computer, if i've got the correct lead? BG :) If your sound card has a line input as well as a mic input you'd be better off using that, if not use the mic input but watch your gain settings, you can overload a mic input easily with line-level outputs | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | Bob, Peter, We're not supposed to post on this one, it's for those across the pond. Oh, Sorry. | ||
peterbright |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 420 Location: On the beach in Southwest Florida | I thought the "pond" was Lake O here in Florida. | ||
BLUE DOG |
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Joined: January 2004 Posts: 18 Location: united kingdom | PAUL, thank you for the info, i am very grateful. CWK2,WHAT DO MEAN?-------bd. :confused: | ||
Paul Templeman |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland | Originally posted by BLUE DOG: CWK2,WHAT DO MEAN?-------bd. :confused: I think Bill was refering to the fact that neither you nor me are colonials. ;) | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | It seemed there were alot of Brits and we were cluttering up your chat. Never mind, a poor attempt at a joke. | ||
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