Are these active or passive pickups?
2058163
Passive, and they're *amazing*. Put them in an older PRS SE Custom 22 (just like a McCarty) with a .022uf ornage drop and TKS pots (anf all new hardware) and suddenly it's a $2K guitar.
208017
These are "passive" monitors, you want "active" if you want to plug them directly into a laptop
890408
I haven't found a schematic for this particular pickup. The two that I ordered came paired up already so all I had to do was solder the leads to my switch. On another note; these pickups do sound pretty good. I can open up my guitar in a bit and get the wiring for you.
349043
I would say passive. And man what a totally awesome machine! You could get a more expensive rig, but why? This one does it ALL!
38094
Not sure what you mean by active or passive. Im still usuing mine and it works like a charm with my Mac jist plug in the 3 things and boom! Watch whatever u want on the big screen
868114
Yes, it has a standard phono jack for the passive pickup. I have not tried it though as I am using it as a travel guitar due to its narrow body profile.
1458255
Being powered they are not designed to be connected to a powered receiver. The built in amp is set up for live level inputs.
620143
No, this guitar has "passive" electronics.. There are only two slider switches for the pickup, master volume , and a master tone .. It's passive because there are no batteries required, there is no "pre-amp" .. Very simple , when plugged into your amp that's all you get, it sounds great with the E,A,D,and G strings when your playing... However the tone for the B,and high E strings is very very weak ..even when your tone switch is maxed out on the guitar... Over all it's good for what is is... Hope this helps !
1709053
I used it to replace a faulty active preamp, I'm not sure if it will work with passive pickups, but I think it should.
470217
This is a passive pickup. You will need to purchase a pre-amp to amplify it. I suggest the LR Baggs Para-acoustic, which I personally use. It works wonderfully.
1060915
No, this is a passive pickup. I have the violin version and run it out through a preamp and then to a pa system. I have used this set up for 10 years and it is excellent. I play with a guy who uses this pickup in his upright bass. He runs it directly to an amp and it works great when you limit the vibrations on the pickup by bending it up a little away from the face of the bass.
2124551
Negative. They are passive speakers, and require additional amplification. The mixer Board most likely (some specialty ones might be able to) does not have enough juice to power speakers.
1298526
One is plenty loud. You'd only need two if you wanted the sound in stereo. I'm not sure if it will power a passive speaker.
1082861
Yes, ass a passive (as opposed to active) subwoofer, it receives its power from the receiver. The only connections to the subwoofer are for speakers IN and speakers OUT.
2227067
Nature of the beast; P90 pickups are single coil. And single coil are subject to picking up 60 cycle interference (hum) from nearby appliances, fluorescent lights, power lines, etc. Two coils can be wired so they cancel the hum, so middle position of the switch is quieter. And that's what humbucker pickup are; two single coil pickups wired together out-of-phase to cancel 60 cycle interference and used as a single pickup. When its really bad, try moving around the room to find a quieter spot away from the 60 cycles.
786017
Good to go out of box. Active speakers have amps built in. Passive need an amp.
791789
Active. You do NOT need an amplifier. The amplifier is built into the speakers and each speaker needs power and each comes with its own power cord I love the clean sound and works well for near field monitoring. I am NOT a professional in music.