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Location: Indiana | Does anyone know what the approximate cost of buying an OP24+C preamp?
I've got an Elite S778 coming with the standard OP24 electronics and I'd love to have the tuner built in. I've got a number for Ovation Cust. Service but I'd like to get an idea of what I'm getting myself into first. I thought someone would know of another source.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Breeze :confused: |
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Location: Burbank | I was told it was $150 with the factory to do the install. They didn't tell me to buy it out right though. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | They pop up on ebay occasionally.
Another option would be to get an inline tuner (Boss makes a nice one for about $75). Or, not to offend, but just do it old fashioned way by ear. I have a Korg rack tuner that also works inline and does a nice job.
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Location: NJ | ". . .(Boss makes a nice one for about $75). . ."
Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner.
Just bought one a couple of weeks ago, and it's GREAT. Very accurate, and very easy to read in low-light situations. It's a LOT easier to just glance down at the floor (especially while playing) than to have to tuck your chin into your chest to look at the side of the bowl. I like the fact that you can just silently "punch out" of the live mix, tune-up easily with no one hearing and then just punch back in at the volume you left at.
Makes it a HELL of a lot easier to get my 12-string tuned at a gig. I've got both of my guitars plugged into a Boss A/B shitch and then right into the tuner. It's great unit!! |
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Location: High, in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado | I bought mine from the factory for $150.00, and installed it in about 15 minutes...
Kim gave brief, but helpful instructions over the phone...
If you can change strings, I think you could do this...
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Location: Scotland | Originally posted by cliff:
[QB very easy to read in low-light situations. [/QB]
And, conversely, impossible to read under bright light, as I found out to my cost a couple of years ago at a festival gig on an outdoor stage in blazing sunshine. Now every time I play outdoors I make a little duct-tape sun-shade for it. The TU2 is the best tuner on the market, bar none. Nice feature is the DC out, so if you run it from a wall-wart you can power a bunch of other pedals from it. |
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Location: Indiana | Yeah, I saw the TU-2's...I think that might be the easiest way around it. And tuning on stage IS the main reason for wanting one.
I've seen the Boss tuner for around $50-60 on Ebay.
Thanks all.
Breeze :cool: |
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OP24 + C electronics
