DaveMuadDib Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hey guys, I own a lovely Little Big Muff Pi and an active bass and a Laney HCM120B with seperate inputs for active and passive. The thing is, I'm very new to active bass, and I'm a little bit lost, and hoping some of you guys can advise me! When I run my active bass through the active input jack, and put a big muff in-between, it sounds a little bit weird... Kinda quiet, temperamental and strange distortion. But if I bang the Muff on and then turn my active pickups into passive mode, it sounds great, it's just a bit of a nuisance. Now, if I run the bass passively through the passive output, the muff sounds good when I turn it on, but I miss that active punch! Is this simultaneous action of stomping on the Muff and hitting the passive switch something I'll just have to get used to, or am I missing something here? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 There's a great thread somewhere (or there used to be) about which pedals work well with active instruments and which ones work well with passives. Also, look at the Impedance buffer thread by Tayste, it might be the thing you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 (edited) i have never noticed a difference with active and passive basses with any of the big muffs iv owned (op amp 70's one, russian civil war, green, black) when was the last time you changted the battery in your bass?? Edited January 25, 2008 by BassManKev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMuadDib Posted January 26, 2008 Author Share Posted January 26, 2008 [quote name='BassManKev' post='128074' date='Jan 25 2008, 10:29 PM']i have never noticed a difference with active and passive basses with any of the big muffs iv owned (op amp 70's one, russian civil war, green, black) when was the last time you changted the battery in your bass??[/quote] The battery is fine, it's just that strange gating effect that a few other people have commented on. It might be more of an amp thing. There are ways around it, it's just a bit of a nuisance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal-Mariachi Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Some Fuzz pedals don’t work well with actives. I believe there was a large thread about that over on Talkbass a while back. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 i dont really go on talkbass, i got an official warning off a mod once for swearing in a post, not at anyone just a swear word, good times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodl2005 Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I use my Green Russian Big Muff with both Active Stingray5 & passive P-bass....seems to be fine for both to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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