Tech Corner: Changing a Preamp

Jeff K.Jeff K.
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    Takamine guitar technician Joe is here to show you how to change out a preamplifier in your Takamine guitar. This is very helpful knowledge to undertake a task like upgrading your Takamine to a CTP-3 Cool Tube preamp, as Joe demonstrates here. Let us know what you think in the comments area below!

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    Scott D.
    Scott D. wrote

    Does the tube ever need replacement?  What are the symptoms of tube failure?

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      Eugenio F.
      Eugenio F. wrote

      Could I put a CT4B on my GN20CE-N instead of using the standard  TP-4TD?

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        D K.
        D K. wrote

        Wow. This is cool. How do I get an upgraded pre-amp for my P1JC-12 (I think it has a CT4B II)? Are the upgrades sold in Canada?

         

        Thank you.

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          CaptHowdy
          CaptHowdy wrote

          Hey D K.

          I would contact the Takamine Distributor that services your region. 

          Canada
          B&J Music
          21000 Trans-Canadienne
          Baie D’Urfie, Quebec,
          Canada
          H9X 4B7
          Ph: 800-268-8147, 514-459-3068
          Fax: 800-777-3265, 514-459-3059
          E: info@bjmusic.ca

          Best Regards,

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            JULIAN
            JULIAN wrote

            Oh I figured it out.....the inscriptions are actually all printed on a thick foil plate which you can just peel up to reveal the clamp release hole underneath. 

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              Marcel B.
              Marcel B. wrote

              I Have a EGS330SC and I guess the same problem like you had. How you solved it exactely to get access to the hole underneath?

              Thanks Marcel

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                JULIAN
                JULIAN wrote

                I seem to have a very old pickup from the 90s and there isn't a hole to insert the tool into to access the other clamp. Do you have instructions to get this out?

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                  AJA
                  AJA wrote

                  I have the same problem. I have a EN12c - 12 with a Graph-Ex preamp. I would like to change it to the CTP-3, but don´t know, how to get the Graph-Ex out. Do you have some instructions for me too. Are there some more modifications needed to built the CTP - 3 in? Thanks

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                    Robert B.
                    Robert B. wrote

                    Same problem here. Have tried reaching in via sound hole, but can't locate the clip on my PSF-45C with AccurAcoustic eq.

                    Can anyone advise how to remove this please.

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