The rock solid hardware is durable enough to put up with plenty of abuse on the road, and with these looks you definitely wonât want to keep it at home. (Image credit: Ibanez) 4. Ibanez SRMS805. A forward-thinking bass guitar for the modern player. Specifications. Body: Okoume body, Poplar Burl top.
Batteries in active basses last for hundreds of hours. Replace them once every 6 months and you'll never have a problem. That being said, don't worry about active vs passive on a $600 bass. Buy what sounds and feels good to you.
Mikio. Feb 21, 2009. Santiago de Chile. It is true, to many they sound better just cause they are louder to many, but this is not always true as has been stated, I have a sub-standard input active bass that sounds really weak without boosting settings, ironically, my Fender P is way too loud for a passive bass! lol.
My bass has both modes and the active mode is clearer. Passive is a bit warmer. Maybe itâs my bass in particular, but I feel I have better attack with my passive pickups. I can get some room shaking bottom with my actives, but I canât play anything fast.
I would personally recommend one of the passive G&L's to stock with flats. I have an SB-2 and it sounds really great with flats on it. Their other passive models are the LB-100 and SB-1 which are Precision style basses and the new JB-2 is the their passive Jazz type bass. Here's a shot of a G&L LB-100. That's a bass that sounds really sweet
The passive bass operating into the passive input will present the same amount of signal to the preamp as the active bass into the active amp input. So using the correct input with the correct bass, and all other things being equal there should be no increase in the noise floor created by the amp.
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