active & passive HELP!

by **Pez** on Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:05 pm

is it ok to have an active and a passive pickup wired up simultaniously? the current powering the active pickup wont fry the passive one will it :S i hate electronics...

by **MartinC** on Sat Nov 18, 2006 10:50 pm

No, it'll ASPLODE!!

by **Metal Iain** on Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:09 pm

I've never used active pickups so I don't have any practical experience but two guitar techs I know have said it's ok although there can sometimes be a slight volum difference between the pickups.

by **MartinC** on Sat Nov 18, 2006 11:11 pm

Metal Iain wrote:I've never used active pickups so I don't have any practical experience but two guitar techs I know have said it's ok although there can sometimes be a slight volum difference between the pickups.

Not to mention IT'LL ASPLODE!!!11

by **zykloned** on Sun Nov 19, 2006 3:59 am

No, you need something similar to the EMG PA2 I think it's called.

by **Metal Iain** on Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:08 pm

AH HA!

by **EvileOL** on Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:56 pm

hmmm, not sure.

Doesnt an EMG have a battery anyway?

how have you wired it?

by **Bangover** on Sun Nov 19, 2006 2:53 pm

im not sure if you can or not but i'd say not.......try http://www.guitars101.com, make a post there with your question and it will be answered preety snappy

by **Hate_Growth** on Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:28 am

yes you can do it but its awkward to wire up and isnt really worth it as the outputs are extremely different and the passive pickup will be really really thin sounding.

by **Mikey** on Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:09 pm

^Like what Hate Growth said.

Either get to Actives, or have some balls and get some Passives, they're much better anyways.

by **Hate_Growth** on Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:57 pm

Mikey wrote:^Like what Hate Growth said.

Either get to Actives, or have some balls and get some Passives, they're much better anyways.

YEAH get some Bare knuckles like me

the best pickups are passive and the best passives are bare knuckles

pity they cost a fortune

by **thrash metal maniac** on Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:12 am

SD Dimebucker???