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shadahall
PostPosted: Tue Aug 20, 2013 5:46 pm 
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hi,

so, as some of you know, i am doing a resto-mod on a strat knock off. i should also state that i've never owned an electric before, so this project is turning out to be a lot of fun in learning new things. today, i researched the differences of passive vs active pickups to determine if i should install a battery. i estimate from the following quote that it's highly dependant upon the pickups used, so i am considering the idea of just adding a battery to insure forward compatibility should i ever change/use pickups that could benefit from some extra juice.

the following bolded quotes caught my attention, especially regarding frequencies as i'm a live-sound tech, so i may have high standards.
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Passive Pickups: Passive pickups send a low output, raw signal to the amp that can only be affected by the volume and tone controls on the instrument itself. Passive pickups tend to lose the extremes of high and low frequencies, but still give a very even and punchy tone. This is because passive pickups tend to push out more midrange frequencies. While passive pickups might give players less dynamic control, their smooth sound is still very unique and desirable.

Active Pickups: Active pickups have preamps that are built into the pickup housing; so they can drive the signal to the amp themselves. This preamp must be powered by a source other than the amp, so active pickups require a separate battery to operate. This allows the pickup to send a higher output signal, producing a more complete, full-range sound than most passive pickup systems and giving players more control of instrument dynamics, projection and tone.

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Another benefit of active pickups is they often have much lower noise than passive pickups. This isn't such an issue with humbuckers, since their two coils are wired in such a way as to cancel much (though not, actually, all) of the 60-cycle hum. But single-coil pickups often have a lot of hum, even when well-shielded, while active pickups typically have very little.


regarding the 2 pictures on my blog documenting the project, http://lilbess.blogspot.com/2013/08/day-2.html, where would you suggest routing out a cavity and installing a batter and/or battery pack/door or whatever?

cheers,
shad
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Chris Pile
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I used to just route a little deeper for a 9volt battery where it wouldn't interfere with the pots.

And it's called a solidbody....

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Chris Pile wrote:
I used to just route a little deeper for a 9volt battery where it wouldn't interfere with the pots.

And it's called a solidbody....

hahahahahaha @ hardbody :)) i can't believe i said that ... i know it's a solidbody. i think lunacy is setting in. (@.0)

okay, will do @ your suggestion.

*still laughing*
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Most of my instruments are active , there typically is enough room in the cavity to fit the battery in , in this case you could rout a bit near the bridge end of the pickup cavity. The other thing to consider is room for a pre-amp ..


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