Mahelcaya Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Ok I am starting my new project soon , a simple 4 string bass.... so far I glued the 2 blanks of Mohogany...... I am online shopping for the hardware and stuff ( I was planning ) : Schaller 4 string bass bridge Gotoh tuning machines 24 " bass truss rod double action And a passive EMG - HZ ( anybody have experienced this PUP ? I am a guitar freak, I only played a few times a Wasburn Status with Active EMG pups, so don't really know how a passive would sound, anyway it's quite cheep abaut 70 $ should be ( Stewmac ). Please anyone have any suggestions , tips , or whatever, I would really appriciate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I don't think the hz's are that bad. some will disagree but ultimately it's up to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 For $70 theres alot better passives out their. And dont campare the HZ to the Active EMG's or you WILL be disapointed. I know bill lawrence sell J and P bass pickups and ive never been disapointed with his products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I bought a Bartolini passive Music Man Pickup for $90... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 How does that Bartolini sound ? Is it nice and puncy ( I like the slap and popping playing ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Just started building my bass. I'll try to remember to let ya know how it sounds once I am done. I am anxious to hear it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 Cool, so does anybody suggest other brands and models? I saw a seymour duncan bass pickup for about 60 $ Well I guess that the set of 2 active pickups is about 200$ there must be a reason, but sometimes you can find a unkown brand , that kicks it ....... BASS PLAYERS please express yourselfs ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 i went kinda cheapo with my pickup selection, bet hey.... im a student! 2 x select emg J-bass pickups. ( $45.98 from stewmac) and to be honest, they are not bad at all. but being single coils they are succeptable to noise(mostly from monitors/tv`s) my bass is well shielded so when both pickup volumes are at the same level, the hum gets cancelled out nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 If you feeling comfortable purchasing a bartolini DO IT if you want great tone. They're among the top bass pickups. Otherwise, the ACTIVE EMG's are really nice. I haven't installed many pickups so I can only tell you what I've experienced, but I like the Bartolini's a lot, I've got some sort or other on my bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 How are bartolinis wired? Are they passive or active? Do they need a preamp? etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted February 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 I had a guitar with a Bartoli Hum (a wile ago) had a great sound, and nobody ever complained of that brand...... So what would be a good combination: One dual coil on bridge side or 2 single coils (neck bridge)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 My vote goes for Active EMGs. The P/J set is geat and quite versatile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted February 28, 2004 Report Share Posted February 28, 2004 How are bartolinis wired? Are they passive or active? Do they need a preamp? etc... My Bartolini came with a paper that tells how to wire it (series, parallel, one coil, other coil, etc). My pickups are passive, but I imagine you could get active ones. The place where I got mine (www.bestbassgear.com) only had passives though. As for a preamp, I will be using a simple 3-band preamp that I found on an opamp data sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGBass Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 The Bart's on my bass are active. There is a preamp built into the midboost/bass cut pot. It's an ibanez. I broke the pot with the preamp once and it took 2 1/2 months to get the part from japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 I bought a Bartolini passive Music Man Pickup for $90... may i ask, did you purchase this online? because that pickup at that price sounds right up my alley for my current project(fretless 4-string) thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted February 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 HERE is the set of passives Bartolini , I think will do the job on my project for 110 $ , Can I pre amp them in future? How does that work? The One you are looking for John , may be HERE , same site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 (edited) great, thanks for the link Mahelcaya. edit: oops, i meant to say , thanks to primal! my bad! Edited February 29, 2004 by john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basey Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 The new aguilar obp3 preamp is really good. It costs about $140 I think they sound better than the bartolini preamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted February 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 So I am confused a bit....: is a PASSIVE Pickup with a pre amp installed, the same as an ACTIVE pickup ? Or are they 2 different things ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 Active pickups merely have fewer windings (i.e. to reduce noise, etc). Thus, the output on the pickups are much lower. This requires you to have a powered preamp to boost the signal before it gets to the amp. This is why they are called active pickups, because they require an active preamp. You can also use an active preamp with passive pickups as it lets you boost frequencies as well as cut them, passive preamps can only cut frequencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendelcrow Posted February 29, 2004 Report Share Posted February 29, 2004 I agree with basey on the aguilar obp3 preamp. It's really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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