Gus G set at 18 Volts?

[RogerMexiko]

Heard good things about running EMG 81/85 set at 18 Volts, can you run Gus Gs this way?

 

[DrNewcenstein]

Re: Gus G set at 18 Volts?

Are they passive or active? I know the preamp is active, but from what I'm reading, the pickups themselves are passive.

In that event, the battery is for the external preamp (i.e. not in the pickup like with EMGs), so the 18v question would only apply to the preamp.

 

[RogerMexiko]

Re: Gus G set at 18 Volts?

Are they passive or active? I know the preamp is active, but from what I'm reading, the pickups themselves are passive.

In that event, the battery is for the external preamp (i.e. not in the pickup like with EMGs), so the 18v question would only apply to the preamp.

Right you are. So can the BMP be run at 18V?

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Gus G set at 18 Volts?

It can be, but it's not the recommended way to run it. Unlike EMG's standard preamp design, the Blackouts preamp didn't rely on 18 volts for increased headroom. It had more headroom at 9v. So usually when people ran Blackouts at 18v many of them didn't feel it was an improvement. In other words, 18v on Blackouts or Blackouts Modular preamps does not provide the payoff that it does on EMG's.

 

[RogerMexiko]

Re: Gus G set at 18 Volts?

It can be, but it's not the recommended way to run it. Unlike EMG's standard preamp design, the Blackouts preamp didn't rely on 18 volts for increased headroom. It had more headroom at 9v. So usually when people ran Blackouts at 18v many of them didn't feel it was an improvement. In other words, 18v on Blackouts or Blackouts Modular preamps does not provide the payoff that it does on EMG's.

Absolutely correct. Sitting here right now with 18V Gus G set and no evident improvement.

How about 18V Fluence?

 

[frankfalbo]

Re: Gus G set at 18 Volts?

Totally different topology, but yes, designed to run at 9v without much/any benefit to running it at 18v.