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Post by shiggityshwa on Sept 16, 2006 12:22:16 GMT -5
Do you like Active or Passive pickups? I honestly can't stand Active ones, from my experience the cleans suck on them (although it may have been the guitar..). I also prefer passive because you don't have to change the battery every so often...
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Post by vash03 on Sept 16, 2006 13:01:09 GMT -5
I put both..I mean I like passive ones and they have an overall great sound, but actives are just ballslamming kickassness for metal. They have some good cleans...but every time I play them on clean it feels like the guitar is on overcharge lol. Kinda like an in-between clean and overdrive.
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Post by sexymonkey on Sept 16, 2006 19:15:54 GMT -5
I prefer passives, it makes for a more unique-ish tone. Everything with EMG's sounds VERY SIMILAR(not the same, wood still affects the tone, but nowhere near as much).
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Post by Turbo7MN on Sept 16, 2006 21:22:26 GMT -5
Actives are good for cheap guitars where you don't want to hear the wood. Passives are better if you've got a good guitar to start with.
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Post by valvetronix on Sept 16, 2006 21:30:02 GMT -5
Both.
Like Turbo said... You can put a EMG81 in a cardboard box and its gonna sound almost exactly the same as a Gibson.
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Post by theinsaneguitarist on Sept 16, 2006 22:17:26 GMT -5
um idk what your talking about please explain
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Post by Turbo7MN on Sept 16, 2006 22:23:27 GMT -5
Active pickups rely much less on the actual wood and hardware of the guitar when they send the signal to the amp. Passive pickups let much more of the guitar's tonal qualities come through to the amp. You could put EMGs in a carved out log you found in your yard and it wouldn't sound too much different than a Gibson with the same pickups.
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Post by theinsaneguitarist on Sept 16, 2006 22:28:33 GMT -5
ohh ok thx
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Post by sexymonkey on Sept 16, 2006 22:30:27 GMT -5
um idk what your talking about please explain There are various types of pickups, the widest form of classification can be seen as Passive.(Traditional humbuckers, P-90's, anything that doesn't have a pre-amp) and Active Pickups. Passive pickups just get the string vibrations and send 'em to the amp and make a nifty sound, they sound pretty different depending on the guitar, wood composition, ect. Then there are active pickups. mostly used for Metal, or to give a stronger signal. These are REALLY strong and require batteries. They "model" the sound, so pretty much if you play two different guitars through the same amp, both having the same types of active pickups it'll sound FREAKISHLY the same. These really MUCH less on the guitars wood and stuff, because most of the sound comes from the sound-modeler inside the pup. |
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Post by valvetronix on Sept 16, 2006 22:30:30 GMT -5
um idk what your talking about please explain Pickups are inherently passive transducers, 'active' pickups have electronic circuitry that modifys the signal. Passive pickups generate electric potential, so there is no need for external power, so their output is generally lower, and harmonic content can be changed by the winding. Active pickups require a source of energy, and include a pre-amp. In most cases a 9v is used (EMGs). Acctive pickups give the highest possible output, and a much flatter frequency response curve. Active pickups are not as affected by the tone of the amp, wood, and cables. |
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Post by valvetronix on Sept 16, 2006 22:32:38 GMT -5
Eh I was alittle slow
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Post by theinsaneguitarist on Sept 16, 2006 23:14:13 GMT -5
lol ok thx
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