The Ultimate Question - Active or Passive? and why?
I choose passive. Actives sound way too artificial and processed for my liking. It's true that their tone is a bit more variable and clean. Not to mention that string to string response in more steady. But I happen to dig that dark, warm tone that only passives offer. I can't find a bass pickup that works better for my tone than the Quarter Pounder for P. Currently, I'm playing a Squier P/J that has a P body, J neck and Quarter Pounders in both P and J positions.
I wouldn't trade my setup for all the EMGs in the world, but that's just my .02 Any thoughts?
I choose passive. Actives sound way too artificial and processed for my liking. It's true that their tone is a bit more variable and clean. Not to mention that string to string response in more steady. But I happen to dig that dark, warm tone that only passives offer. I can't find a bass pickup that works better for my tone than the Quarter Pounder for P. Currently, I'm playing a Squier P/J that has a P body, J neck and Quarter Pounders in both P and J positions.
I wouldn't trade my setup for all the EMGs in the world, but that's just my .02 Any thoughts?
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