4 Strings Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Simple question; will passive pickups work with an active circuit? Building a Fenderbird, the pups I'm hoping to use are passive but I also have my eye on an active circuit. All help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ou7shined Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Simple answer; 95% of the time, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 The active circuit ought to say in its specifications if there are any restrictions. Like EMG-BT/BQ systems vs. controls - the systems are designed for active EMG pickups only because they include a volume and blend control which only works properly with active pickups (wrong pot values for passive pickups), the controls on their own (you sort out pickup switching/blending/volume and present the resultant signal to the EQ circuit) are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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