WTB ... Optima Preamp

bvince Posted 2010-09-16 9:10 AM (#279130) Subject: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3619 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) Anyone have a spare one of these laying around? bvince Posted 2010-09-17 9:12 AM (#279131 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3619 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) Does this lack of comments mean there are no extras laying around??? Todd G. Posted 2010-09-17 7:58 PM (#279132 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: September 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Colorado I think the Mother Ship will probably be your best option. I have one, but it's attached to my 1881 and working just fine. Best of luck to you. bburg Posted 2010-09-18 2:39 PM (#279133 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: August 2009 Posts: 1137 Location: Germany, where delicious wine is growing (Rheinh) I'm also looking for one and I could bite me in my own ass: Thomann in Germany had sold them with the XLR output for a long time and I never grabbed one. I'm a fool!! Bernie bvince Posted 2010-09-18 10:01 PM (#279134 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3619 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) The mothership informed me they no longer have tuners for these and they do not expect to see any in the near future. Todd G. Posted 2010-09-18 10:29 PM (#279135 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: September 2003 Posts: 815 Location: Colorado I would suspect someone has one lying in a parts bin, yes? Best of luck to you. I hope you can get your hands on one. bvince Posted 2010-09-18 10:46 PM (#279136 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3619 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) Thanks!... I'll be searcing until I find one. Even if it means buying a trashed parts guitar. Gallerinski Posted 2010-09-18 10:51 PM (#279137 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: May 2008 Posts: 4996 Location: Phoenix AZ Do you need the whole preamp or just the tuner face bvince Posted 2010-09-18 11:02 PM (#279138 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3619 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) I don't have any of it. All I know is that J Budney says there's no tuners there. I don't know if that is just the tuner face or something more. That would imply the rest of the unit is available from them. I probably should call or email and get that clarified. I would think there would be a pile of damaged/repaired bowls with old tuners attached, but that is a pretty big assumption. MrNatural Posted 2010-09-23 12:25 PM (#279139 - in reply to #279130) Subject: Re: WTB ... Optima Preamp Joined: June 2008 Posts: 129 Location: UK Mmm, i tried for a long long while to find one and had to settle for an OP-24+C. Good luck...