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From [url="http://www.emginc.com/products/index/137/146/4"]the EMG site[/url]:

[i]"[b]For EMG pickups only[/b], the BTC System features a pre-wired balance control (blend) and master volume with the bass and treble on a concentric pot..."[/i]

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The "system" part of it is only for EMG pickups - the volume/blend pots are the wrong values for passive pickups. What you need is the BTC Control on its own, you take care of volume and blend or pickup selecting yourself and feed the results to the BTC Control. The BTC System is a BTC Control bundled with the volume/blend bit. Don't waste money on a BTC System for passive pickups, just get a BTC Control.

BTC Control: [url="http://www.emginc.com/products/index/104/146/4"]http://www.emginc.com/products/index/104/146/4[/url]

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[quote name='neepheid' post='665263' date='Nov 25 2009, 04:21 PM']The "system" part of it is only for EMG pickups - the volume/blend pots are the wrong values for passive pickups. What you need is the BTC Control on its own, you take care of volume and blend or pickup selecting yourself and feed the results to the BTC Control. The BTC System is a BTC Control bundled with the volume/blend bit. Don't waste money on a BTC System for passive pickups, just get a BTC Control.

BTC Control: [url="http://www.emginc.com/products/index/104/146/4"]http://www.emginc.com/products/index/104/146/4[/url][/quote]

+1

and its a cute little pot...good one neipheed...got the 2000 sorted now :)

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[quote name='pal1972' post='665535' date='Nov 25 2009, 08:07 PM']just thinking... if i put one in does that mean the output then becomes active or does it stay as passive????? only asking as i have active/passive input in my amp head!![/quote]

the output is the output
use the passive input to your head
if it clips too much ...then use the active
they are just words
some active pups have less output than some hot passive ones
be at ease and just check the clip on the gain or listen for overdrive on your usual settings
but now you will have new usual settings
my gain is around 3/4 and the volume at 1/4
this means i have loads of headroom
so set the gain first with the bass full open and your loudest note...i set mine on a slapped E string

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