Masina Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 (edited) Does anyone know roughly how many turns, (and of what gauge) an active bass guitar pickup (single coil) would usually have in it? Or, alternatively the dc resistance of the coil? thanks. Edited May 4, 2007 by Masina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suicidecustom Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 doesnt matter how many turns or the dc resistance(which doesnt determine how hot the pup is anyway) most will be a very weak pup that is boosted and eq'd by an internal preamp, hence the need for a battery on board Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masina Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) doesnt matter how many turns or the dc resistance(which doesnt determine how hot the pup is anyway) most will be a very weak pup that is boosted and eq'd by an internal preamp, hence the need for a battery on board Thanks for the answer, but I know that, I just need some info on the kind of specifations most active pickups have, as I am planning on building my own and designing a preamp for it myself. Obviously this way the pickup can have any specs, however I thought it would be good to follow conventions. Edited May 5, 2007 by Masina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted May 5, 2007 Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Get a dead one from a friend or a guitar repair shop and deconstruct it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masina Posted May 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2007 Get a dead one from a friend or a guitar repair shop and deconstruct it. ^ good idea, I'll see if I can find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbanezFreak666 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 look on the EMG site (or any other site for active bass pickup manifacturers) for their bass pickups, they generally have tech specs on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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