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Post by Ripper on Apr 7, 2007 20:54:55 GMT -5
Happy Easter guys!
My daughter wants a hotter humbucker on her entry level Ibanez guitar. Now, instead of spending some bucks, I remembered I had two pups that I took out of my Jackson Randy Rhoads model.
In the bridge JH-3, and in the neck position J-50N ( Both Active )
Now...
I want to just install the bridge pup, so my question is how do I make the pup active again? All I have are the pickups. Nothing else. What do I need to purchase to make this puppy sing again?
Also, what will they sound like passive?....crap I guess huh?
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Post by sumgai on Apr 8, 2007 1:05:31 GMT -5
deep, Well, that didn't take very long, did it?  Take note, this will not be the last time your daughter becomes dissatisfied with something, and wants you to change it!  Errr, a battery? Aww, you blew my come-back line! No, wait..... They won't sound at all - no battery, no output. The coil's impedance is way low, on the order of a few hundred ohms. That's why the battery is needed, there's a small signal amplifier inside the casing. And any time you have a seimconductor junction, you get bupkis if'n you don't apply the power.  HTH sumgai |
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Post by Ripper on Apr 8, 2007 11:06:25 GMT -5
Thanks Sumgai!
Yes, I know. My daughter has asked me for an Gibson SG replica when she passes grade 8 in a few months....In a word.....NOPE!
I thought that the pups had to be hooked up to a tiny preamp or something. You know, a little diode or something along that nature. I didnt know all there was to it was hooking up a battery. btw... I DID know that active pups used a battery! I just thought there was more meat in between the power supply & the pickup itself.
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Post by vonFrenchie on Apr 8, 2007 15:04:44 GMT -5
Way to lay down the law deepblue. I get half (yes half) of an Epiphone LP, the other half is paid by MYSELF. But I'm not complaining.
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Post by sumgai on Apr 8, 2007 22:52:38 GMT -5
vF, Yeah, but don't you have another year to go before you pass the eighth grade?  ;D sumgai |
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Post by Ripper on Apr 9, 2007 7:31:42 GMT -5
vonFrenchie... Half an Epiphone LP?....whats the deal my friend?  |
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Post by sumgai on Apr 9, 2007 14:58:18 GMT -5
deep,
Well, you know how we've always teased vF about being a half-a$$ed player, right.............
sumgai
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Post by ChrisK on Apr 9, 2007 15:14:12 GMT -5
I'm going to take the high road here!  Which half? |
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Post by sumgai on Apr 10, 2007 3:32:13 GMT -5
Inner.
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Post by vonFrenchie on Apr 28, 2007 1:12:25 GMT -5
My aunt pays half. so in essence i get an LP... but I only get half of it for free.
oh and I passed the eighth grade four years ago (on the third try) thank you very much
ps yes thats a joke. im from a slightly red neck family
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Post by BigBob1962 on May 6, 2011 19:50:27 GMT -5
You are lucky, DeepBlue, I got a set of pup's from the same model guitar, but they were the Reflex actives made in England...they have a 6 wire matching amplifier all silicone'd up so you can't figure out what goes to what... and so far I have found only one good reference to it... So, to all the great minds here...Can they (active pickups) use any amp or need something specific?
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Take note, this will not be the last time your daughter becomes dissatisfied with something, and wants you to change it! 
