The Bass thread (funk, Paul McCartney, guitar)

[mr dave]

Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships

EDIT: Nevermind, I still don't see the point of having an "active" guitar/bass.

you get a cleaner signal, virtually no hum or buzzing from the instrument when you're not playing. it's exceptionally popular with metal types but it applies to other styles as well (i used a guitar with actives quite a bit)

the downside is that most active pickup models will sound the same in any type of guitar. generally you'll get an EMG sound as opposed to a strat or les paul kind of sound regardless of the body shape. it's not quite that bad but active pickups do have a significant effect on your overall tone.



no clue why that westone bass needs two 9volts. might just be really old school technology that requires a battery per pickup.