Question About Active Pickups, Does the signal degrade as the battery weakens? |
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Jul 13 2012, 01:20 AM
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QUOTE (AK Rich @ Jul 12 2012, 07:17 PM)  Hey guys, This has always made me wonder since I started playing with my EMG's. Does the output signal slowly degrade as the battery gets weaker or do they maintain a constant level until the battery wears down to a certain point? It maintains a constant level for a long time. It then starts to degrade slowly, and the degradation begins to speed up. There will be a period where its degrading but you won't notice it because it happens so slowly. Just remember to always unplug your guitar after you're done playing, because otherwise the battery will stay on. To quote the EMG website, "Even if you play eight hours a day, this small amount of current drain means that a battery will last up to a year. A single 9 Volt battery will power as many EMG Pickups and Accessory Circuits as you can fit in your guitar. Power to the pickups is turned off by unplugging the guitar cable from your instrument." Here's plenty of information on EMG pickups: http://www.emgpickups.com/pages/whyemg --------------------  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 13 2012, 11:19 AM
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The only thing that I dislike about the active pups is the fact that the dynamic range is not that great, otherwise, I like me a good ol' aggressive tone
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Jul 13 2012, 03:25 PM
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This is good information.
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