GK passive/active inputs

[roger]

Is this a stupid question but why the 2 inputs? (Active & passive basses)?🤷‍♂️ why would you?

[Hellzero]

Simply because there are active basses (with higher output level and low impedance) and passive basses (with lower output and high impedance), and these two inputs are better adapted to each of them electronically speaking.

[roger]

8 minutes ago, Hellzero said:

Simply because there are active basses (with higher output level and low impedance) and passive basses (with lower output and high impedance), and these two inputs are better adapted to each of them electronically speaking.

Well I did kinda assume as much, so do many other amps have this? Can’t say I’ve seen it, thank you

[tauzero]

19 minutes ago, roger said:

Well I did kinda assume as much, so do many other amps have this? Can’t say I’ve seen it, thank you

 

Ashdown do. I've only encountered one bass (an Ibanez, don't know the model) where the active input with its attenuation was the one to use - all of my active basses have outputs on a par with passive basses.

[pete.young]

Some Euphonic Audio amps do. My PJB Briefcase has an Active/Passive switch.

[casapete]

32 minutes ago, roger said:

Well I did kinda assume as much, so do many other amps have this? Can’t say I’ve seen it, thank you

Fender, Peavey, Hartke, Trace Elliot and Ampeg have all used active/passive input options at

some point. This does seem to have mostly died out now though, with just the input level control

handling the job. ( More than once I’ve plugged a bass into the ‘wrong’ input, so suits me. ) 😆