Ovation OP-24 Plus Pre-Amp Schematic
guitar preamp (no tuner)
OP-24 Plus
9V battery (V REF voltage divider)
1990s
US
6 components
Single-page preamp schematic for the Ovation OP-24 Plus onboard guitar preamp (without tuner). Features JFET input buffer (2N5457), 3-band EQ (bass with boost/cut, mid with switchable 400Hz/800Hz center frequency and boost/cut, treble with boost/cut), preshape switch, volume control, EQ bypass, and low battery LED indicator. Uses a single TL064 quad op-amp for all EQ stages. Simpler design than the OP-24 Plus C/E variants which include an integrated tuner. Schematic Rev 2, designed by Richard Davis for Ovation Instruments.
Components
TL064 quad op-amp (IC1A-D)
TL054 op-amp (IC1B/IC1C/IC1D)
2N5457 JFET input buffer (Q1)
1N5253B 4.7V zener (D3)
1N4001 rectifier diode (D1)
Red LED low-battery indicator (D2)