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Active Pickups-thoughts? |
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Jul 17 2011, 03:52 AM |
I do not like hassling with batteries so I always go passive. I replaced my stock Duncan Design humbuckers with SH4 JB in the bridge and a SH2 Jazz in the neck. According to the EMG website, you can play 8 hours everyday for a year before you have to change the battery. This is something I can attest to. Well, I don't practice 8 hours everyday, but I change the battery probably every 8 months. This is because I leave the cable plugged in many times, and this drains the battery. I really don't see it as an inconvenience at all. The battery has its own compartment, so its pretty easy to change. I must say though, that SD pickup combination you got is fantastic. Both are great pickups This post has been edited by Mudbone: Jul 17 2011, 03:26 PM -------------------- He who laughs last thinks slowest. "That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens Gear: Guitars: Uncle Rufus' Twanger Classic Amps: Mississippi Boom Box Mojo: Hammer of Odin and a pair of Ox gonads Inspiration: Samuel Adams Boston Lager Zero to Hero: 1,387/10,000 |
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Jul 17 2011, 12:50 PM |
What type of humbucking sound are you after? Changing to medium output pickup might work for you, or hi output one, if you prefer this. I would choose medium output if you need to preserve picking dynamics, or hotter pickup if you are picking more gently.
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Jul 17 2011, 05:50 PM |
According to the EMG website, you can play 8 hours everyday for a year before you have to change the battery. This is something I can attest to. Well, I don't practice 8 hours everyday, but I change the battery probably every 8 months. This is because I leave the cable plugged in many times, and this drains the battery. I really don't see it as an inconvenience at all. The battery has its own compartment, so its pretty easy to change. I must say though, that SD pickup combination you got is fantastic. Both are great pickups I was amazed the first time I played them, it was SO different and distinct. You are right on the batteries. It just always seemed that when the battery would go out would be during a concert or something...that is where the inconvenience was, but honestly that is my fault. |
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