anybody else a passive person?
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Me. I have 3 passive basses and 1 active that I only keep as a backup.
Spector NS2 with passive Bill Lawrence P/J
Custom Jazz with FSR overwound 70s Jazz p/ups
CIJ '62Precision with stock p/up
Godin SD Pro Ltd with SPB-2 and SJB-2 with Basslines 2-band eq
I like passives way more and nothing is worse than running flat halfway thru a gig. Besides when you play 3-4 nites a week, passives is cheaper
Spector NS2 with passive Bill Lawrence P/J
Custom Jazz with FSR overwound 70s Jazz p/ups
CIJ '62Precision with stock p/up
Godin SD Pro Ltd with SPB-2 and SJB-2 with Basslines 2-band eq
I like passives way more and nothing is worse than running flat halfway thru a gig. Besides when you play 3-4 nites a week, passives is cheaper
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wraith said:
ditto!
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I think it's EMGs that kinda turned me off actives. They're great recording pickups but somewhat sterile. I had a pair of 40DCs on my Warmoth Jazz V and P/J set on the Spector. Couldn't really get into that tone, but it was great for recording. The Spector was very Pat Badger.
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i'll stick to passives my whole life 
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i prefer active.. more power. 
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I don't necessarily think that one is better than the other. It really depends on the situation. I think an active bass is more 'convenient' tonewise especially in Singapore where backline is provided, and you don't know what amps you might get, or if you record a lot direct.
On the other hand, I like the simplicity of passives, and I always gig with my own rig so the preamp on my Eden suffices.
What I don't understand is bassists who have a bass with every conceivable cut and boost and then spend an entire set tweaking their bass-tone controls when the solution could just be a parametric tweak away. Then "The preamp on this bass is so good I don't even have to tweak my amp!". Isn't that what the preamp controls are for?
IMO, I think that a lot of 'active-phobia' can be attributed to cut-cost preamps in mid-range basses. After all, the preamp is one of the first corners cut in budget instruments.
Just my 2-cents worth.
On the other hand, I like the simplicity of passives, and I always gig with my own rig so the preamp on my Eden suffices.
What I don't understand is bassists who have a bass with every conceivable cut and boost and then spend an entire set tweaking their bass-tone controls when the solution could just be a parametric tweak away. Then "The preamp on this bass is so good I don't even have to tweak my amp!". Isn't that what the preamp controls are for?
IMO, I think that a lot of 'active-phobia' can be attributed to cut-cost preamps in mid-range basses. After all, the preamp is one of the first corners cut in budget instruments.
Just my 2-cents worth.
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reyrey said:
Rather buy a cheap passive bass than an equivalently priced active one because the preamp is usually not very good.
I've trodden on both paths before and I still prefer to stay on the passive side of things.
Just did a studio recording recently and went through three different basses. Ended up recording the final track with a passive MIJ '75 reissue Jazz Bass.
The passive route will definitely present some problems like single coil hum and less tone shaping, but I personally like the transparency and warmth that I'm able to get with passive basses.
I still love my active Frankenstein, but if given a choice, I would swap out all it's pickups for a good set of passive ones. Unless of course they were active barts, then I might reconsider.... :twisted:
Just did a studio recording recently and went through three different basses. Ended up recording the final track with a passive MIJ '75 reissue Jazz Bass.
The passive route will definitely present some problems like single coil hum and less tone shaping, but I personally like the transparency and warmth that I'm able to get with passive basses.
I still love my active Frankenstein, but if given a choice, I would swap out all it's pickups for a good set of passive ones. Unless of course they were active barts, then I might reconsider.... :twisted:
