OK, I have this set of Basslines pickups that I received from Warmoth online. I ordered SJ5 70/74's. Now the model numbers underneath say SJ5n/b. This may be the same thing, or at least similar.
Here's the part I don't get: these pickups have 2-cond & shield wiring, as in, red, white, and bare wires. That sounds like an active pickup to me! But unless I am mistaken, both of the above mentioned models are passive. Now here's the real kicker: these pickups have exposed pole-pieces, unlike all the active pickups I've seen on the site.
Unfortunately, I am discovering this too late to return them. (when I built my bass over a year ago, I had no idea what I had, and I wired red as hot, and white & bare together to ground- and it worked!)
At any rate, I want to figure out what I have, so I can sell them if need be, and get some real passive pickups...
Here's the part I don't get: these pickups have 2-cond & shield wiring, as in, red, white, and bare wires. That sounds like an active pickup to me! But unless I am mistaken, both of the above mentioned models are passive. Now here's the real kicker: these pickups have exposed pole-pieces, unlike all the active pickups I've seen on the site.
Unfortunately, I am discovering this too late to return them. (when I built my bass over a year ago, I had no idea what I had, and I wired red as hot, and white & bare together to ground- and it worked!)
At any rate, I want to figure out what I have, so I can sell them if need be, and get some real passive pickups...
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