Author Topic: Alembic jazz bass style pickups! (Read 100 times)

basso · « **on:** January 24, 2008, 05:19:52 PM »

Can someone tell me if the Alembic jazz bass type pickups will work with another brand of eq?for instance Bartolini,are the pickups active,or could i just use them in a standard passive jazz bass?thanks .

David Houck · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2008, 06:01:14 PM »

The pickups are low impedance and require an onboard preamp.

basso · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2008, 12:40:41 AM »

Do they need voltage to them also?or just a preamp,thanks.

keavin · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2008, 02:37:33 AM »

yes you would need a 9 Volt.

adriaan · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2008, 02:53:35 AM »

The pickups most definitely do not need voltage, however the preamp does - that's why the 9V connector is attached to one of the circuit boards in the picture that Keavin posted.

You need a preamp because the Alembic pickups are low impedance, which is a mismatch for any instrument cable (which will be high impedance).

You'd need to check if the preamp is designed to handle low impedance pickups.

basso · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2008, 07:04:45 AM »

That's what i needed to know,thanks.