active pickups vs. passive pickups

dirtbag · Post by **dirtbag** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:47 am

I've been searching for a well-rounded backup guitar for some time now. Just as I think I've found the right one I read the specifications and sure enough it has active pickups. Are active pickups as bad as most people tell me they are? and can the excess string noise be eliminated/supressed with tinkering and/or buying a noise gate?

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 2:26 am

i never heard any horror stories about active pickups. and some models cancels string noise/humming

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:56 am

My 85s work fine.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:51 pm

Active pickups on a guitar are kind a sore spot for me. It's hard to record and it makes the guitar even louder and take up more frequency range. To everyone BUT the guitar player, this is a pain in the ass.

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:39 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:Active pickups on a guitar are kind a sore spot for me. It's hard to record and it makes the guitar even louder and take up more frequency range. To everyone BUT the guitar player, this is a pain in the ass.

It's better to cut EQ than boost it. But I won't pretend to be an AE and know what I'm talking about when recording guitars.

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:31 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:Active pickups on a guitar are kind a sore spot for me. It's hard to record and it makes the guitar even louder and take up more frequency range. To everyone BUT the guitar player, this is a pain in the ass.

This is actually why I switched to passives

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 7:28 am

I prefer guitars with passive pickups, and active preamps are nice to have for live situations.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:16 am

Yeah, I usually want to slap the snot out of guitar players with active pickups. There's no need for them. Bassists get active pick-ups so they can cut through the guitars better, the guitar is already out front and obnoxious, no need to increase its capacity to do this.

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:27 am

Why bass, Pfloyd?

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:04 am

I'd comment, but most of the people posting in here are little guitar hackers that play in their bedrooms or mom and dads basement. The only time that have been on a stage was in their 3rd grade christmas choir, but they feel that they have the information you need to be a "real rockstar"

Log a few shows, get paid to actually play your guitar, then come back and give your advice.

it only took me about 5 min to read through the posts in this whole forum to figure out who is actually a musician, and who are just wannabes

croninburg · Post by **croninburg** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:09 am

You're taking the forum title too literally.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 10:17 am

I didn't take it literally untill I gave some advice and got trashed for it.
Heaven forbid an actual musician give some EDUCATED advice because they might know something.

Bunch of wannabe wankers.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:09 pm

croninburg wrote:You're taking the forum title too literally.

hahaha

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:24 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:I didn't take it literally untill I gave some advice and got trashed for it.
Heaven forbid an actual musician give some EDUCATED advice because they might know something.

Bunch of wannabe wankers.

You know nothing. Shut the fuck up before I James Dungy your faggot ass.

Gor-Gor · Post by **Gor-Gor** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:35 am

PABassPlayer wrote:I didn't take it literally untill I gave some advice and got trashed for it.
Heaven forbid an actual musician give some EDUCATED advice because they might know something.

Bunch of wannabe wankers.

i wish i was the shit. does anyone else?

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:05 am

PABassPlayer wrote:I'd comment, but most of the people posting in here are little guitar hackers that play in their bedrooms or mom and dads basement. The only time that have been on a stage was in their 3rd grade christmas choir, but they feel that they have the information you need to be a "real rockstar"

Log a few shows, get paid to actually play your guitar, then come back and give your advice.

it only took me about 5 min to read through the posts in this whole forum to figure out who is actually a musician, and who are just wannabes

Playing shitty, sloppy music in front of 100 people in a bar or in front of your little sister and your stoner buddy is exactly the same. Quit with the act that you can only be validated as a musician because some dumbfuck actually let you play in front of people. I can't tell you how many shitty bar bands I have seen that should have kept it in their garage.

Wrona · Post by **Wrona** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 12:25 pm

PflÃ¶yd wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:I'd comment, but most of the people posting in here are little guitar hackers that play in their bedrooms or mom and dads basement. The only time that have been on a stage was in their 3rd grade christmas choir, but they feel that they have the information you need to be a "real rockstar"

Log a few shows, get paid to actually play your guitar, then come back and give your advice.

it only took me about 5 min to read through the posts in this whole forum to figure out who is actually a musician, and who are just wannabes
Playing shitty, sloppy music in front of 100 people in a bar or in front of your little sister and your stoner buddy is exactly the same. Quit with the act that you can only be validated as a musician because some dumbfuck actually let you play in front of people. I can't tell you how many shitty bar bands I have seen that should have kept it in their garage.

95% of unsigned myspace bands.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:41 pm

TK wrote: 95% of signed national bands.

Fixed!

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 2:55 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:I'd comment, but most of the people posting in here are little guitar hackers that play in their bedrooms or mom and dads basement. The only time that have been on a stage was in their 3rd grade christmas choir, but they feel that they have the information you need to be a "real rockstar"

Log a few shows, get paid to actually play your guitar, then come back and give your advice.

it only took me about 5 min to read through the posts in this whole forum to figure out who is actually a musician, and who are just wannabes

I totally lost any respect I had for you, since you're a bitter, washed-up piece of shit.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 4:00 pm

BassPhemy wrote:
PABassPlayer wrote:I'd comment, but most of the people posting in here are little guitar hackers that play in their bedrooms or mom and dads basement. The only time that have been on a stage was in their 3rd grade christmas choir, but they feel that they have the information you need to be a "real rockstar"

Log a few shows, get paid to actually play your guitar, then come back and give your advice.

it only took me about 5 min to read through the posts in this whole forum to figure out who is actually a musician, and who are just wannabes
I totally lost any respect I had for you, since you're a bitter, washed-up piece of shit.

Aw shucks, that was before.
Gimme another chance.
I was bitter, now I want to be a "kinder, gentler PABassPlayer of the new millenium"

stoic · Post by **stoic** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:01 pm

how bout this guy...

SizlChest · Post by **SizlChest** » Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:06 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:I didn't take it literally untill I gave some advice and got trashed for it.
Heaven forbid an actual musician give some EDUCATED advice because they might know something.

Bunch of wannabe wankers.

Shut up.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 12:47 pm

PABassPlayer wrote:I didn't take it literally untill I gave some advice and got trashed for it.
Heaven forbid an actual musician give some EDUCATED advice because they might know something.

Bunch of wannabe wankers.

I would like to apologize for making a blanket statement about the good (cough,cough) people of this board. I was callous and bitter.

If not, I've got these cheeseburgers.....I'll suck your dick!