ash2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 forgive my noobness but how would i know whether my mex jazz bass is active or passive? i can just see an obvious answer coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Doh...... shakes head in disbelief..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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E_MaN Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Its a passive. An easy way to check whether a bass is active or passive is too see if there is a large panel at the back of the bass which you can take off to look at the unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Author Share Posted July 2, 2008 thanks.but i knew anyway...was just testing ya all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 In addition to the above.... most Active basses are run on 9/18v circuit (i.e a single or double pp3 battery box will be visible) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 An active bass has to have a battery. It is possible to phantom power actives with some (EBS) amps but nobody would build an active bass in expectation of phantom power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_MaN Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 also alot of active basses have higher output, but that varies ALOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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