CaptainBlackarm16

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1472421088' post='3121057'] To switch to an active pickup would need something like this: [url="http://www.emgpickups.com/bass/mm-models.html"]http://www.emgpickup.../mm-models.html[/url] These include the pickups, the pots (you need different values for active pickups) and a TRS jack socket to act as a switch to switch everthing on when you plug your lead into it. The tone control included with this is a fairly simple one that lets you roll off the higher frequncies in the same way that your current one does - if you want to have more control over your tone you would also need to add an active eq to it. I should add that the "Hz" range of EMG pickups at the bottom of the page are actually passive and not active. [/quote] Not got that type of money lol, thats why i was looking for a cheap alternative because its only a back up bass that cost about £120

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1472420378' post='3121046'] Basically, no. What pickup configuration do you have? Is it a single "MM" type pickup? [/quote] Its just a single MM pup

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1472420092' post='3121044'] The term "active" can refer to one of two things; The first use refers to an active pre-amp - typically (although not always) this is a tone control circuit that allows the levels of different frequencies to be raised as well as lowered and also to act as a buffer between the pickup and the outside world. The second use refers to active pickups, these differ from passive pickups in that they incorporate a built in pre-amp of their own. Pickups are essenially coils of wire running side by side - to achieve a decent signal level requires quite a few coils of wire but coils create inductance and wires running side by side create capacitance, this in turn creates a "band pass" filter which drops high and low frequencies. To get around this, active pickups use less turns of wire but require their own pre-amp to bring the signal level up to a useful level (I hope that all makes sense). So, if you want an active bass you will need to either switch your pickups to active pickups, install a preamp or both. [/quote] So there is no way of me soldering a 9V connector to the pickup/pot to create an active circuit/pickup?

[color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Hi Folks,[/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Im after bit of advice, I have a lovely OLP 5 string bass that is passive. Now the pickup is original and completely coated in wax, it has one volume and one tone pot.[/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Im after making the bass active, I have a few 9V connectors hanging about, but I was wondering, do I NEED a preamp to make my bass active? Or can I just solder a 9V connector and battery somewhere to make the thing active?[/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] HELP![/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#1D2129][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Thanks!! [/font][/color]