Active Pickups Qeustion

[wes225225]

do you HAVE to put batteries in them to makem work, or is it only for the pre-amp or whatever....???

[Dreamland_Rebel]

yes, active pickups take a 9v batt.

[wes225225]

arg, i dont feel like dishin' out 10$ a week on batteries....

[marcus]

They actually last quite a long time. I don't think you would need 10$ a week even if you left your guitar plugged in all the time.

[Nazgul]

not a week, a year .

[fett]

Your have to do a lot more wiring for active, ie EMG, pickups to work. 1, You need a stereo jack. 2, With EMG's you need 25K pots. 3, Just don't leave in plugged in at the guitar. Like they said, the battery will last a long time. And, 4, they are a pain in the ass if you have a loaded pickguard and no access in the back of the guitar.:ROTF:

[wes225225]

Your have to do a lot more wiring for active, ie EMG, pickups to work. 1, You need a stereo jack. 2, With EMG's you need 25K pots. 3, Just don't leave in plugged in at the guitar. Like they said, the battery will last a long time. And, 4, they are a pain in the ass if you have a loaded pickguard and no access in the back of the guitar.:ROTF:

i bet

[DonP]

arg, i dont feel like dishin' out 10$ a week on batteries....

You have other issues if a 9 volt battery cost you $10

[wes225225]

You have other issues if a 9 volt battery cost you $10

nono, two ofem, the lithium ion bats

[Cygnus X1]

I use a Duracell regular copper top in mine. It has lasted up to three years.
But I unplug it every time, and I check it for corrosion every so often. No problems yet.

[wes225225]

I use a Duracell regular copper top in mine. It has lasted up to three years.
But I unplug it every time, and I check it for corrosion every so often. No problems yet.

unplug what

[toejam]

unplug what

Unplug the cable from the guitar when not playing. If you leave it plugged in, it will drain the battery much quicker.

[wes225225]

Unplug the cable from the guitar when not playing. If you leave it plugged in, it will drain the battery much quicker.

O well thats nothin major

[Dreamland_Rebel]

you will only want to use an alkeline battery with EMGs

[Freyr]

Geese... I had EMG's in my main guitar for almost three years, may have changed the batteries (18v) a grand total of 4 times... at $3/battery that's $24 dollars in 3 years. Or... $0.02/day. I think you can afford that :P