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bvince |
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Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3618 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Has anyone here ever had a pickup go bad on an O? I just had one go bad on my 1537.(not the original) At first I thought it was the OpPro Studio itself, but luckily, I had another guitar with the same electronics... I opened the backs of both, and did the old “switch-a-Roo” with each of the wires, finding that the can was good. I eventually narrowed it down to the pickup. On another pickup note... I sure wish they could have come up with another material for the top of the pickup. I always end up having the strings cutting into the plastic, which can’t be doing much for the sound. ..and THEN there’s the nut. Couldn’t they have offered a bone or tusque nut for the Ovation? Maybe it’s the aftermath of chemo, but I can’t get these things out of my mind. | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | I have not "Had" a pickup go bad on me... But they Do go bad. I did buy two "broken" pickups that had quit working for others. I bought them to get the plastic saddles out. On another subject, as to the soft plastic saddles... Dan Savage has posted a link to acquiring new saddles... Here are the new saddles. They come in Black or White. HERE is the thread about replacing the saddle. Hope you find this helpful. | ||
Old Man Arthur |
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Joined: September 2006 Posts: 10777 Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Also, to get a New Pickup.... Alpep was just advertising replacement pickups on the Ovation FanClub Farcebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472859136068410/?ref=bookmarks That one, or he might have others. Just contact Lost Art Vintage directly. | ||
bvince |
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Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3618 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Thanks for the info on the pickups. I just ordered two black ones. Any ideas for compensated bone nuts??? (: | ||
alpep |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10581 Location: NJ | I have pickups both the mexican and asian types | ||
bvince |
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Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3618 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | What is the difference between them Al? | ||
elginacres |
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Joined: July 2005 Posts: 1609 Location: Colorado | Compensated Bone Nuts does not sound right. | ||
bvince |
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Joined: September 2005 Posts: 3618 Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Well... I installed the new compensated black saddle (not a new pickup. I was mistakenly interchanging the words pickup and saddle) on my 1581-8 Adamas I. The tuning up the neck seems a little better, but it wasn’t noticeable bad to start with. My only complaint is with the 6th (E) string... the sustain I had with the higher (older) saddle seemed to go on forever. With the new one, it almost sounds slightly muted and lacking sustain. I’ll give it a little time to break in with the new set of strings, and see if the sustain improves. Edited by bvince 2019-06-04 5:57 PM | ||
FlySig |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 4025 Location: Utah | The old silicone sealant under the old saddle could be causing the sustain/tone problems. You can trim or pull it out carefully with an Xacto knife or other similarly small tool. | ||
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