Dov65 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Something I’m just wondering about here. My Stingray has an earth wire going to the underside of the bridge where my Spector Euro doesn’t….both are active with an East in the Ray & an EMG BTS in the Euro. I always thought an active bass didn’t need this wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Is one a bass with active pickups, and the other a bass with passive pickups and an onboard pre-amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dov65 Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Aye could be the answer right enough, Euro has active pickups & the Ray’s pickup is passive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 EMG pickups don't need to be earthed. Not sure if that applies to all active pickups, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoham Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I think the above answers are correct. Any active bass I've had has been passive pickups and an active preamp - and they've always had the earth wire to the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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