Re: Passive VS Active

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Smoke


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>From: edackbass <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5:32:04 PM
>Subject: Re: [Bass Place] Passive VS Active
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>Nice comments everyone. 
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>I know this is mostly a subjective conversation. It's great to have an opportunity to hear other perspectives.
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>In my situation I would point out that the active Bartolini pickups cover so many frequencies that the bass seems to encroach on the other instruments. (the band is a 6 piece) Whereas the passive bass fits better into a set peramiter of frequencies and seems to pop out better in the house mix. 
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>The mids are very different also. I'm not quite sure how to explain this. As I get older I find myself gravitating more to the mids than the highs and lows for definition in tone.
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>The active bass seems to work better for me when I play with a smaller band. ie guitar, bass and drums. Here it is very good at filling up the mix.
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>Ack.
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>--- In bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com, Steve Molk <bassmansince62@ ...> wrote:
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>> There were no such thing as actives back in the day when we were playing Motown, Kingsman/Paul Revere and even Beatles and Rolling Stones. Passive pickup did and still do fit that stuff to a "T"
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>> Thease days with Rap, slap and pop, indie and the like Actives are the only way to go. 
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>> Guess it's a matter of what you are playing. Each has it's place. I have a 6 String active, but wouldn't part with my fully stock old Fender J for anything in the world!
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>> Steve, 'da ol' SmokeDog in Cleveland
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>> >From: edackbass <no_reply@yahoogroup s.com>
>> >To: bassplace@yahoogrou ps.com
>> >Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 12:45:06 PM
>> >Subject: [Bass Place] Passive VS Active
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>> >Hello everyone,
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>> >I have been using a Lakland USA 5502 for the past 8 years. It has Bartolini pickups in it. I recently purchased a used Lakland Darryl Jones for about $700. (nice huh? I didn't even have to use a gun!)
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>> >After one show on the Darry Jones my band leader requests that I bring that bass to his stage from now on. He says the passive bass is sitting better in the mix on the recordings. (he records every show) I'm fine with this as the Darryl Jones is much lighter.
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>> >I just wanted to share this with the group. I'm not sure if we ever hashed out the passive vs active pickup conversation as a group. Any thoughts on this matter?
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>> >Ack.
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