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Location: hayward, wi | I recently bought a deacon on ebay. When I recieved it it had been rewired and the preamp, battery unit,and phase switch were missing. Is there a site anywhere that still makes these? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Welcome!
You had better sit down first.
They don't make them any more and the ones they did make have some issues that will limit their longevity (contact surface in the pots).
Finding second hand and repairable units is a chore. You can estimate about $200 for a working set of pups and circuit board.
No, wait. It just rose to $210 since I wrote this. Welcome though! |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Mike, can't the pots just be swapped out on a dodgy unit?
Wayne |
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Location: San Bernardino, California | They have odd values which noone makes anymore. You can build a unit that's close though. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | BruDev knows the electrical truths. I have seen Stewmac and Carvin provided units for active systems but I have no idea how they rate against the Ovation stuff. Its all magic in my mind. |
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Location: hayward, wi | Thanks guys,
When I got the guitar it had a horrible buzz. when I opened it up I saw the whole thing was rewired badly. I rerwired the humbuckers gibson style to eliminate the buzz. MWOODY,did you mean that the carvin and stewmac active boards can be patched into an ovation? has anyone done this? I may have to try. Nothing to lose.
Thanks again
SEAN |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Caveat: I am not an Electrician. In fact I only have a probational soldering license.
Solid State Preamp
Carvin Preamp
"I am not an Actor, but i play one on television." |
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Location: Tampa, FL | MWoody,
Your provisional soldering license has been upgraded to a limited soldering license. This means you are now authorized for solo soldering during daylight hours as long as the iron used does not exceed 15 watts. |
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