Author Topic: Active/passive switch help  (Read 74 times)

catrunes

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Active/passive switch help
« on: March 03, 2008, 09:59:43 PM »
i was wondering if wiring in an active/passive switch into my aguilar obp3 would affect the active emgs i got in the bass too. any help? thanks.

bsee

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Active/passive switch help
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2008, 10:24:08 PM »
Neither EMGs nor an OBP3 would be found in a bass shipped from Alembic.  The best places to get a definitive answer would be from EMG or Aguilar.  EMG has some informative support docs on their site.  
 
In general, though, I would expect the answer to be no, and that the wiring will need to be done carefully.  Active EMGs contain a preamp inside the pickup that requires power to operate.

catrunes

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« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2008, 11:13:46 PM »
ya its my schecter sixer that i got all that in. i dont have an alembic just yet. i was thinkin of callin emg up an askin em tomorrow anyway, theyve always been pretty chillin.