Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
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King IzzO)))
Ultimate Kitten Puncher
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
Well, that's awesome. I wonder how much of the original pickup character is retained.
Well, that's awesome. I wonder how much of the original pickup character is retained.
GoldenVulture
Braindeadologist
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
That's clever.:14:
Can you tell us more about the " Coil Pack Pickups "?
That's clever.:14:
Can you tell us more about the " Coil Pack Pickups "?
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IanBallard
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
So can somebody switch between passive and active tones if you run your pup through the preamp? If so, I'm sold! I've been against the actives because their "clean" tone is honky and sterile compared to a normal bucker. But if I can retain the wonderful cleans of my hybrid Custom/'59/A8 and be able to fire up some Zakk Wylde stuff, I'd be in heaven!
So can somebody switch between passive and active tones if you run your pup through the preamp? If so, I'm sold! I've been against the actives because their "clean" tone is honky and sterile compared to a normal bucker. But if I can retain the wonderful cleans of my hybrid Custom/'59/A8 and be able to fire up some Zakk Wylde stuff, I'd be in heaven!
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Funkfingers
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
Anybody remember Reflex Pickups? Didn't think so.
Certainly worth investigation. Is there a bass version?
Anybody remember Reflex Pickups? Didn't think so.
Certainly worth investigation. Is there a bass version?
JOLLY
Super Simonologist
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
This is like a total breakthrough!! There's been many times that I've wanted active pickups in my guitars, but as petty as it may seem, I just didn't care for the look of any of them. I wanted to keep that classic look to them. This changes all of that.
This is like a total breakthrough!! There's been many times that I've wanted active pickups in my guitars, but as petty as it may seem, I just didn't care for the look of any of them. I wanted to keep that classic look to them. This changes all of that.
mustaine-who?
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
Niiiice!!
Niiiice!!
metalmachine
New member
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
Can you turn it off and on
Can you turn it off and on
GrooveHT
Member
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
maybe a stupid question, BUT...what are the advantages of making active a humbucker? Does this basically convert them to SD Blackouts, or just make the pickup an active version of whatever passive pickup it was? If it's the latter, what is the incentive to make the conversion, besides possibly low noise/low impedance? Thanks!
maybe a stupid question, BUT...what are the advantages of making active a humbucker? Does this basically convert them to SD Blackouts, or just make the pickup an active version of whatever passive pickup it was? If it's the latter, what is the incentive to make the conversion, besides possibly low noise/low impedance? Thanks!
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
Great point - now you can have a sweet Les Paul that doesn't look like crap with the solid covers on it.
I CAN DIG IT!
Great point - now you can have a sweet Les Paul that doesn't look like crap with the solid covers on it.
I CAN DIG IT!
Kam
Shaftologist
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
This is pretty fascinating.
Honestly...with how easy pup-swapping is going to be with the liberator, how easy it is to swap magnets, all the different tones available with the triple-shot and this thing in the mix? If you can't get a decent sound out of your guitar it's really your own damn fault.
This is pretty fascinating.
Honestly...with how easy pup-swapping is going to be with the liberator, how easy it is to swap magnets, all the different tones available with the triple-shot and this thing in the mix? If you can't get a decent sound out of your guitar it's really your own damn fault.
ericmeyer4
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
Very interesting. I am also curious if we will retain the original sound of the pickups.
Very interesting. I am also curious if we will retain the original sound of the pickups.
Virtual Kevorkian
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
While this is really cool and interesting, I can't help but think that it completely misses the point of why people loved active pickups before the Blackouts in the first place.
There is a VERY unique feel and tone to a rail-based, relatively low-output humbucker boosted up to higher output by a preamp. It retains all the clarity and definition of the low-output humbucker, but has a far tighter low end than it normally would, and doesn't get mushy and grating like a passive with the same output would.
My issue with the Blackouts is that they feel like high-output passives boosted with a preamp - they get fairly mushy compared to EMG's, and are way, way too hot. It pops up again with this product, but it seems like Duncan's main goal with active pickups is output. While the high output of an EMG is definitely one of it's advantages over most passives, it's not the biggest selling point by any stretch of the imagination. High-output, high-gain is what I keep hearing out of Blackout advertisements, and I think that's why I don't like the pickups - they're TOO focused on high-output, high-gain, low noise type features.
I can see boosting a Jazz or 59 or something being very cool - I can also see people pairing these with a JB or Custom and having it sound like crap.
While this is really cool and interesting, I can't help but think that it completely misses the point of why people loved active pickups before the Blackouts in the first place.
There is a VERY unique feel and tone to a rail-based, relatively low-output humbucker boosted up to higher output by a preamp. It retains all the clarity and definition of the low-output humbucker, but has a far tighter low end than it normally would, and doesn't get mushy and grating like a passive with the same output would.
My issue with the Blackouts is that they feel like high-output passives boosted with a preamp - they get fairly mushy compared to EMG's, and are way, way too hot. It pops up again with this product, but it seems like Duncan's main goal with active pickups is output. While the high output of an EMG is definitely one of it's advantages over most passives, it's not the biggest selling point by any stretch of the imagination. High-output, high-gain is what I keep hearing out of Blackout advertisements, and I think that's why I don't like the pickups - they're TOO focused on high-output, high-gain, low noise type features.
I can see boosting a Jazz or 59 or something being very cool - I can also see people pairing these with a JB or Custom and having it sound like crap.
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Varg
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
I can't see me ever buying it, but I think it's a great idea.
I can't see me ever buying it, but I think it's a great idea.
frankfalbo
In Fluence Y'all
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
http://www.seymourduncan.com/blackouts/
You can catch the video here.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/blackouts/
You can catch the video here.
SamusChief
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
tee hee
tee hee
