Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
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MonkeyDungologist
Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
1 kinda, and
2 yes but don't do it
i believe the consensus will be:
1 kinda, and
2 yes but don't do it
marvelous_seven
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What will blueman say about this?
Back on the topic,when will we see the in-deep details,do's and do not's rules etc with this thing?
Damn now you guys make my GAS list longer again after Triple Shot and Liberator!
What will blueman say about this?
Back on the topic,when will we see the in-deep details,do's and do not's rules etc with this thing?
Damn now you guys make my GAS list longer again after Triple Shot and Liberator!
marvelous_seven
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Re: Now You Can "Blackout" Any Passive Pickup
I can't wait to see Screamin' Demon,Full Shred and Custom get active! :headbang:
I can't wait to see Screamin' Demon,Full Shred and Custom get active! :headbang:
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Frank/Evan - any chance of getting an A/B soundclip comparison test posted of, say, a '59 and a JB in their "normal" configuration and then how they sound with this preamp?
The way I'm understanding this is that you can take any passive pickup and use this to make it active, thereby getting the benefits of an active system but maintaining a passive look and feel?
This is definitely something I'd like to try out. Will it be at NAMM? When will it be available to the public?
Frank/Evan - any chance of getting an A/B soundclip comparison test posted of, say, a '59 and a JB in their "normal" configuration and then how they sound with this preamp?
The way I'm understanding this is that you can take any passive pickup and use this to make it active, thereby getting the benefits of an active system but maintaining a passive look and feel?
This is definitely something I'd like to try out. Will it be at NAMM? When will it be available to the public?
Petrovsk Mizinski
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I think a lot of people over exaggerate the lack of dynamic range.
Having owned EMGs for a while now running at 9 volts, they are nowhere near as lacking in dynamic range as seemingly 95 per cent of this board makes them out to be.
I think a lot of people over exaggerate the lack of dynamic range.
Having owned EMGs for a while now running at 9 volts, they are nowhere near as lacking in dynamic range as seemingly 95 per cent of this board makes them out to be.
TimmyPage
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Seems like a really cool concept, not really my thing though personally, but I just feel like I have to comment because.. I really like Frank Falbo as a salesman/ as the face of Seymour Duncan. He acts really natural and human, like hes genuinely interested and loves what he's selling (and knowing him, what he may have had part in inventing). Also.. that is some high quality camerawork on that video, very crisp high definition stuff.
Seems like a really cool concept, not really my thing though personally, but I just feel like I have to comment because.. I really like Frank Falbo as a salesman/ as the face of Seymour Duncan. He acts really natural and human, like hes genuinely interested and loves what he's selling (and knowing him, what he may have had part in inventing). Also.. that is some high quality camerawork on that video, very crisp high definition stuff.
Phantasmagoria
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I guess it's like the Jackson Firestorm boost on the FS dinky...or an Emg Afterburner. My cheap Artec "Vintage Tube" boost sound pretty good too, really saturates the sound and it's dead quiet...but there's a slight loss of dynamics & "headroom". Makes my BKP Painkiller sound like an Emg 81. I'd love it to sound like my Blackouts instead
. (...just for the added versatility that would offer & given that I'd have the option to switch between active & passive..)
I guess it's like the Jackson Firestorm boost on the FS dinky...or an Emg Afterburner. My cheap Artec "Vintage Tube" boost sound pretty good too, really saturates the sound and it's dead quiet...but there's a slight loss of dynamics & "headroom". Makes my BKP Painkiller sound like an Emg 81. I'd love it to sound like my Blackouts instead
. (...just for the added versatility that would offer & given that I'd have the option to switch between active & passive..)
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metalmachine
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thats what this product needs to be able to do. that would be truly ground breaking and i would buy 10
thats what this product needs to be able to do. that would be truly ground breaking and i would buy 10
mustaine-who?
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They do...its called the AHB-3...
They do...its called the AHB-3...
metalmachine
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thats not a 7 string pup
thats not a 7 string pup
V
Varg
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Can you buy 4 conductor single coils?
Can you buy 4 conductor single coils?
ParameterMan
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I don't know if any of you guys come back to read comments, but to you who think it'll make your pickup sound exactly like a Blackout, it won't. It'll sound like your pickup made active. You who want it to be switchable active/passive, buy an EMG afterburner or similar preamp. This is an entirely different beast that amplifies each coil separately - it won't sound the same as a traditional preamp and to bypass it you'll need a 4PDT switch.
I don't know if any of you guys come back to read comments, but to you who think it'll make your pickup sound exactly like a Blackout, it won't. It'll sound like your pickup made active. You who want it to be switchable active/passive, buy an EMG afterburner or similar preamp. This is an entirely different beast that amplifies each coil separately - it won't sound the same as a traditional preamp and to bypass it you'll need a 4PDT switch.
metalmachine
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Could you explaim more on the 4 pole switch
Could you explaim more on the 4 pole switch
ParameterMan
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Each of the four conductors from each pickup will be wired directly into it's respective preamp input. To get passive wiring, we'll need to connect the black to hot, green to ground and red+white to each other. We'll also likely want to remove the output of the preamp from the circuit.
Each of the four conductors from each pickup will be wired directly into it's respective preamp input. To get passive wiring, we'll need to connect the black to hot, green to ground and red+white to each other. We'll also likely want to remove the output of the preamp from the circuit.
SirJackdeFuzz
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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...duces-blackouts-modular-preamp-111584959.html
So, is this the same as what Godin is doing to their new models ?
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinicon2classicp.htm
H.D.R. High-Definition Revoicer
The H.D.R. revoices and augments the frequency range of each pickup and allows the player to go from passive to active pickups
with the simple push of a button.
Th H.D.R. provides extra bite, dynamic response and redefines the
character of each pickup. It’s like having 2 sets of pickups in 1 guitar for 5 pure passive tones + 5 pure active tones.
. . . even on their P90s !!!
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinicon3p.htm - active P90s where is Leslie West now ?
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...duces-blackouts-modular-preamp-111584959.html
So, is this the same as what Godin is doing to their new models ?
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinicon2classicp.htm
H.D.R. High-Definition Revoicer
The H.D.R. revoices and augments the frequency range of each pickup and allows the player to go from passive to active pickups
with the simple push of a button.
Th H.D.R. provides extra bite, dynamic response and redefines the
character of each pickup. It’s like having 2 sets of pickups in 1 guitar for 5 pure passive tones + 5 pure active tones.
. . . even on their P90s !!!
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinicon3p.htm - active P90s where is Leslie West now ?
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Me too! I knew it could be done cuz Carvin has has active electronics with passive pups for years..
I just hope the orig pup character stays... C8 tone with active heat would be eargasmic!
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.
Me too! I knew it could be done cuz Carvin has has active electronics with passive pups for years..
I just hope the orig pup character stays... C8 tone with active heat would be eargasmic!
