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Ovation Viper Solidbody Guitar Schematics - Models 1271 and 1273

pickup wiring Ovation Viper 1271 / 1273 1970s US 12 components 3 diagrams

Passive pickup wiring schematics for the Ovation Viper solidbody electric guitars. Includes the 2-pickup model 1271 with 3-position selector switch and the 3-pickup model 1273 with 5-position selector switch. Both circuits use 250K tone and 500K volume potentiometers with tone capacitors in a standard passive configuration with no active electronics.

Components

bridge pickup #70160-B15
neck pickup #70150-B15
neck pickup 500-B-13 (1273)
middle pickup (1273)
3-position selector switch #487005-A-15 (1271)
5-position selector switch #45100-1-A-15 (1273)
250K special taper tone pot #481007A98
500K linear taper volume pot #481008A98
.022 MFD capacitor #433223-0-97
.001 MFD capacitor #434102-0-97
.047 MFD capacitor #455074-0-97 (1273)
Switchcraft output jack #491007-A

Guitar Models

1271 · 1271 Custom Viper 1273-1 · Viper III

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