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Location: Urbana, IL | I just received an brand new Adamas W598 which has a VIP Preamp which for that guitar (12 string) isn't going to work out great for me. Considering it's a 12 string, I invariably spend more time tuning just because it has twice as many strings as normal and as such, I do not want to mess with the dummy plug.
What I would like to do is either swap preamps with my W597 (which has an OP-50) or see if Ovation will sell me/swap the VIP for another preamp that doesn't need a dummy plug for the tuner. To be blunt, if I knew the W598 came with the VIP, I would have given pause. While I like the concept of it, I don't need any of the features it has (I've got an Axe-FX which I can use for acoustic modeling) and I don't want to mess with the tuner's dummy plug requirement.
My W597 is an '07 and I've verified that the preamps won't just swap between the guitars because the contacts are different.
That said, does anyone know if I can swap the cans between the guitars so I can swap the preamp modules? My W597 has the XLR out so I believe all the connections from the 2 preamps will be the same.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I don't think you need to swap the can, just swap the preamp. Even if you do have to swap the can it's pretty easy to do.
I doubt Ovation will swap your preamp for you. What would they do with a slightly used VIP. Bet bet is to make a post here in the For Sale section offering to trade someone the VIP for something else they might have.
I've got to admit, the dummy plug thing is one of the stupidest ideas that Ovation ever came up with. A simple on/off button the the preamp would have been far easier to live with. |
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Location: Urbana, IL | Thank you for the reply.
The two preamps DO NOT have the same contacts. The VIP is 2 rows of 4 contacts and the OP-50 is 2 offsets rows of 3. They don't look like they will work and from what I have read here, they will not work.
I've read up here on swapping on the cans and agree that it looks easy to do. Well within my technical grasp. ;)
As far as Ovation swapping the VIP for something else, I received the guitar on Friday, July 2nd so I think it's worth my effort to at least ask them. I worked in music retail for 12 yrs and during that time sold a lot of their guitars so I know what they can do if they really want to. The worst they will say is no. If that doesn't work, I still have other options. I'm still willing to try the VIP in my W597. |
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Swapping out VIP Preamp
