Stacker Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) Now here's a blast from the recent past. Seymour Duncan Active EQ Jazz pups. These were made in the late '80s/early '90s and had three DIP switches on each pup. These allowed different voicings of the coils and here's the blurb from SD describing how they used to be:- [i][b]'Functions of switches on old-style "Active EQ" bass pickups[/b] We stopped making the switch pickups ("Active EQ") in the mid-'90s. We replaced them with the Pro-Active? series. The little rocker switches on the Active EQ pickups change the sound. Switch #1 shifts the coil resonance. On a Jazz Bass? neck pickup and a P Bass? pickup, the resonance moves downward from 22 KHz to 6.4 KHz. On a Jazz Bass bridge pickup, it move downwards from 17 KHz to 4.9 KHz. The effect is to give a more focused sound with a harder attack. Switch #2 gives a broad band bass boost of 4 dB for the Jazz Bass neck and P Bass pickups, and 5 dB for the Jazz Bass bridge. The switches can be a very effective tool for changing the tonal "character" of your instrument.'[/i] The pups are used in conjunction with 100k pots, a 100uf cap and a stereo jack socket to activate the battery and this harness will be supplied as well. This old '74 Jazz is getting refurbished and these SDs are now free to go to a good home. £65 shipped. Mid '70s style ESP JB bridge ([i]in situ[/i] on the bass) - £22 shipped Edited November 9, 2011 by Stacker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 No interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) Would you be interested in swapping the pickups and a tenner for my Squier Telecaster? I can deliver as I will be passing through East Lothian on friday (probably). Edited November 13, 2011 by Conan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Show me the Squier, Conan? Anything wrong with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 [quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1321183141' post='1436098'] Show me the Squier, Conan? Anything wrong with it? [/quote] Nothing wrong with it other than the fact that it has two too many strings and plays high notes! Bought it for my son in the summer... It's red with a maple board, through-body stringing. Nice looker and player. He wants some stupid pointy "rock" guitar instead... His loss. Will take some pix this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 Any pix yet, Conan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 [quote name='Stacker' timestamp='1321270714' post='1437062'] Any pix yet, Conan? [/quote] Hopefully this evening... But I'm no longer interested in your pickups. Sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Ok, fair enough. Kit still here......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Still here...........need to shift them, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 ANyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 Now on evilbay.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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