Panterachat

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?

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

My 85s work fine.

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.

Pflöyd 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.

Pflöyd 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

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

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.

Why bass, Pfloyd?

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

You're taking the forum title too literally.

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.

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

hahaha

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.

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?

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.

Pflöyd 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.

TK wrote: 95% of signed national bands.

Fixed!

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.

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"

how bout this guy...

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 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!