What are you using (pickup wise) in your jacksons?

[toejam]

I thought the Reflex were passive..? hmmm..:scratch:

Hmmm, I thought they were active. Maybe they were just passive like the Jacksons and worked with the active circuitry?

[Zerberus]

The Reflex in Davey´s fusion were definitely active..., no external circuit, unlike the jacksons which TJ noted were of themselves passive, with an external preamp (sometimes also without, esp. in the early ontario era where every USA axe was essentially still a custom build meaning the specs could vary widely if so desired)

[jackson1]

Okay, active they must be then. I wish i could remember where i read they were passive... Thanks for the info!

[psychodave]

DXMG: EMG 81 and 85
USA Soloist: Gibson 500T/496R

[EvilBatman]

Black Cherry SL2H: EMG 81/60
Deep Candy Red SL2H(next purchase): EMG 81/H

[maxboost]

I don't know who actually manufactured the pups that were in my Model 4 (anyone know?)but, they said Jackson on them and it used a battery. I assumed they were "active". Were they passive with external active circuitry then??

The Reflex Reds pups i have, have an external (not in the pickups)circuit in a small enclosure stuck inside the guitar. Maybe the external electronics are for Gain or Mid Boost circuitry only. They were in the guitar when i got it used. Doubt if they were original. Could you get production (not custom shop) J/C guitars with Reflex pickups?

[Nazgul]

I assumed they were "active". Were they passive with external active circuitry then??

bingo!

and pickups are J50BC at bridge and 2x J200 single coils. circuitry is the je1200 mid boost.

[len]

My Sl2H has a Rio Grande Punch box /Crunch Box set i got from subvamp...
i am quite happy with em ...lots of beefy bottom end and smooth highs clean with a tick of chorus ...
throw in some distortion ,turn em up and say great googly moogly!!

[VitaminG]

I don't know who actually manufactured the pups that were in my Model 4 (anyone know?)but, they said Jackson on them and it used a battery. I assumed they were "active". Were they passive with external active circuitry then??

As Toejam mentioned earlier, Jackson made their own electronics "in house". If it is branded "Jackson", Jackson made it. yes, they were passive pickups with external active circuitry.

They were in the guitar when i got it used. Doubt if they were original. Could you get production (not custom shop) J/C guitars with Reflex pickups?

you sure could! For a short while, they were an upgrade option

[Miss_EpYoN]

My DKMG = 81/85, and my KE-3 = TB4/SH2N...

[Dreamland_Rebel]

sully star (moh body maple neck)
Custom Custom (b) jazz (n)

emg 81/81 in pretty much everything else.

[sully]

johnny, did you give up on APC?!?!?!?!?

[Mat]

bill lawrence R and XL

[JacksonRR]

Jackson sl2h
Duncan Full Shred bridge
TB4

[86mod5]

RR1 - EMG 81/81

While I like the tone, I'm curious about swapping the bridge to an 85. Just about everyone here who has an 85 in the bridge raves about the tone.