1.3.20 Common "Accidentals" with Takamine G Series Preamps

Bill from Addicted To Tone Inc aka Mr. Takamine USA goes over some of the more common "accidentals" that will make a Takamine G Series Preamp seem defective though it is not.
Speaking as a Takamine technician that has tested Takamine Preamps nearly every day for the last 35+ years I will go on record as stating that probably 75 percent of the time what is perceived as a preamp defect can be directly attributed to the battery voltage.
Next on the list would be a problem with the Output Jack Assembly with an actual defect caused by stepping on the instrument cable while it is inserted in the Output jack and oxidation somewhere in the connections being the second leading contributor.
A very small percentage of the time is there an actual defect with the preamp, I will go high here and say maybe 3 percent of the time.
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