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w a y s t o d e s i g n a p i c k u p s y s t e m . Y o u c a n g o w i t h p a s s i v e

p i c k u p s ( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t h e - t o n e -

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m o s t b a s s e s p r o d u c e d h a v e p a s s i v e p i c k u p s a n d a p a s s i v e

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r e q u i r e m e n t s w h i c h c a n b e n e f i t f r o m a c t i v e p i c k u p s a n d / o r a n

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y e a r s , a n d y o u h e a r t h e p a s s i v e b a s s s o u n d i n m o s t o f t h e

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l i k e a c t i v e t o n e c o n t r o l s . Y o u c a n b o o s t O R c u t y o u r h i g h s ,

m i d s , a n d b a s s i n d e p e n d e n t l y . T h i n k o f i t a s a g r a p h i c E Q

a d d e d t o y o u r b a s s s o u n d . W h i l e a p a s s i v e b a s s c a n o n l y t a k e

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f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g , a n d b e n e f i t f r o m h a v i n g a n a c t i v e E Q a n d

p r e a m p t o h e l p s h a p e t h e s o u n d . T h e a c t i v e p i c k u p s e n s e s t h e

b e s t , c l e a r e s t s i g n a l d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e s t r i n g s , w h i c h c a n b e

f u r t h e r m a n i p u l a t e d b y t h e a c t i v e E Q a n d p r e a m p .

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i n t h e f o r m o f 1 ( o r 2 , i n s o m e c a s e s ) s t a n d a r d 9 v o l t b a t t e r i e s .

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B L A C K O U T S B A S S P R E A M P


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T h e B l a c k o u t s B a s s P r e a m p

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p r e a m p - 2 b a n d - c o n c e n t r i c ) w a s o r i g i n a l l y d e v e l o p e d f o r u s e

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p r e a m p - a c t i v e - v o i c e d - 3 b a n d ) i s d e s i g n e d t o w o r k w i t h

a l r e a d y - a c t i v e p i c k u p s . A 5 - k n o b s y s t e m ( 1 c o n c e n t r i c p o t )

g i v e s y o u t h e p o w e r y o u n e e d f o r t h e a c t i v e p i c k u p s , a n d

i n c l u d e s b a s s , m i d , t r e b l e c o n t r o l s , a b l e n d k n o b , a n d m a s t e r

v o l u m e . I t a l s o i n c l u d e s a ‘ s l a p s w i t c h ’ w h i c h s h i f t s t h e E Q f o r

s l a p p l a y i n g . T h i s S l a p S w i t c h i s a c t i v a t e d v i a a p u s h / p u l l

v o l u m e c o n t r o l , w h i l e 2 t r i m p o t s o n t h e c i r c u i t b o a r d c a n f i n e

t u n e t h e E Q f o r y o u r p a r t i c u l a r b a s s . T h e w h o l e s y s t e m w i l l

w o r k w i t h a n y a c t i v e p i c k u p s i n a n i n s t r u m e n t t h a t c a n f i t t h e 4

k n o b s , P C b o a r d a n d b a t t e r y . A n a d d i t i o n a l b a t t e r y c a n b e

a d d e d f o r e x t r a h e a d r o o m f o r a s t r o n g s o u n d i n g 1 8 v o l t s i g n a l !

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b e e n a d a p t e d f o r u s e f o r y o u , t o o . T h e A c t i v e B a s s P r e a m p i s

a l s o a v a i l a b l e i n a 2 b a n d v e r s i o n

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p r e a m p - a c t i v e - v o i c e d - 2 b a n d ) . T h e A c t i v e B a s s S y s t e m f o r

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o f f e r a n A c t i v e B a s s S y s t e m f o r p a s s i v e b a s s e s u s i n g a 2 b a n d

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s t r i n g f r e t l e s s b a s s p l a y i n g . W e w o r k e d h a r d w i t h S t e v e t o

c o m e u p w i t h t h e S t e v e B a i l e y A c t i v e P r e a m p

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p r e a m p - a c t i v e - v o i c e d - 2 b a n d ) . T h i s p r e a m p w a s e s p e c i a l l y

v o i c e d f o r f r e t l e s s b a s s e s , a n d g i v e s a l o w n o i s e , h i g h

h e a d r o o m b o o s t t o a l r e a d y a c t i v e b a s s e s . I t i n c l u d e s a s p e c i a l

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p u n c h v i a a 2 s m a l l t r i m p o t s o n t h e c i r c u i t b o a r d . T h e S t e v e

B a i l e y A c t i v e P r e a m p i s a v a i l a b l e i n a 3 b a n d E Q v e r s i o n


p r e a m p - a c t i v e - v o i c e d - 3 b a n d ) , a s w e l l a s 2


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f r e t l e s s b a s s e s , s o t h e y d o n ’ t m i s s o u t o n t h e f u n .

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( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / p i c k u p / l i g h t n i n - r o d s - p j -

s e t ) , f o r t h o s e t h a t l o v e t h o s e h y b r i d t o n e s . T h e s e t s c o n t a i n

e v e r y t h i n g y o u n e e d t o c o n v e r t y o u r p a s s i v e v a s s i n t o a n

a c t i v e o n e : p o t s , j a c k , a n d b a t t e r y c l i p .

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16/5/2016 A ti J B Pi k & P R d | S D


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P R O - A C T I V E J A Z Z B A S S

A t r u e m o d e r n - s o u n d i n g , a c t i v e b r i d g e p i c k u p , t h e P r o A c t i v e

J a z z B a s s ( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / p i c k u p / p r o -

a c t i v e - j a z z - b a s s - b r i d g e ) h a s w o n d e r f u l l y p r o n o u n c e d l o w -

m i d s , l i k e t h e m o s t - u s e d p o s i t i o n o f o u r o l d ‘ m i c r o s w i t c h ’

p i c k u p s . Y o u g e t a m o d e r n l o o k w i t h n o p o l e s s h o w i n g , a s w e l l

a s e x p a n d e d l o w a n d h i g h e n d o v e r p a s s i v e p i c k u p s . T h i s

p i c k u p i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e a s a s e t f o r y o u r J a z z

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / p i c k u p / p r o - a c t i v e - j a z z -

b a s s - s e t ) , o r a s a P J s e t

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / p i c k u p / p r o - a c t i v e - p j - s e t )

f o r t h o s e w h o l i k e t h a t o t h e r k i n d o f b a s s , t o o . L i k e o u r o t h e r

a c t i v e s e t s , o u r P r o A c t i v e J a z z B a s s s e t s c o m e w i t h p o t s ,

o u t p u t j a c k , a n d b a t t e r y c l i p .


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A C T I V E 5 S T R I N G

F i v e s t r i n g p l a y e r s a r e n ’ t l e f t o u t o f t h e a c t i v e g a m e . T h e

A c t i v e F i v e S t r i n g n e c k

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / p i c k u p / a c t i v e - 5 - s t r i n g -

s t a c k - j a z z - b a s s - n e c k ) a n d b r i d g e

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / p i c k u p / a c t i v e - 5 - s t r i n g -

s t a c k - j a z z - b a s s - b r i d g e ) m o d e l s d e l i v e r t h e e x p a n d e d o u t p u t

a n d E Q t o d o w n t o y o u r l o w B . T h e s e p i c k u p s h a v e a s l e e k

b l a c k c o v e r , a n d c a n e v e n b e u s e d f o r 4 - s t r i n g s w i t h w i d e r

s t r i n g s p a c i n g w i t h n o d r o p o u t s a t a l l d u e t o t h e i r u s e o f

b l a d e s r a t h e r t h a n p o l e s . T h e y f e a t u r e a b a l a n c e d E Q a c r o s s a l l

o f t h e s t r i n g s , a n d c o m e r e a d y f o r y o u r p r e a m p o f c h o i c e ,

a l t h o u g h w e l o v e o u r 3 - B a n d A c t i v e p r e a m p .


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The Warwick Steve Bailey Signature

H a v e y o u t r i e d a n y a c t i v e b a s s p i c k u p s ? W h a t b a s s i s t g e t s

y o u r f a v o r i t e t o n e ?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EnK30OlN5A


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p p p | y


S H A R E T H E K N O W L E D G E !

( h t t p : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / s h a r e r . p h p ?

u = h t t p % 3 A % 2 F % 2 F w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m % 2 F b l o g %

t o n e - g a r a g e % 2 F a c t i v e - j a z z - b a s s - p i c k u p - p r e a m p - r o u n d u

( h t t p : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / s h a r e ?

u r l = h t t p % 3 A % 2 F % 2 F w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m % 2 F b l o g


( h t t p s : / / p l u s . g o o g l e . c o m / s h a r e ?



W R I T T E N O N M A Y 1 6 , 2 0 1 6 , B Y

P e t e r

O t h e r p o s t s b y P e t e r

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / a u t h o r / p e t e r )


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( h t t p : / / w w w . s t u m b l e u p o n . c o m / s u b m i t ?



( m a i l t o : ?

s u b j e c t = A c t i v e + J a z z + B a s s + P i c k u p + % 2 6 % 2 3 0 3 8 % 3 B + P r


T h i s e n t r y w a s p o s t e d i n : T h e T o n e G a r a g e

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / c a t e g o r y / t h e - t o n e - g a r a g e )

a n d t a g g e d a c t i v e

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t a g / a c t i v e ) , A c t i v e B a s s

P r e a m p ( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t a g / a c t i v e - b a s s -

p r e a m p ) , b a s s ( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t a g / b a s s ) ,

B l a c k o u t s B a s s P r e a m p

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t a g / b l a c k o u t s - b a s s - p r e a m p ) ,

L i g h t n i n ' R o d s ( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t a g / l i g h t n i n -

r o d s ) , P r o A c t i v e J a z z B a s s

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t a g / p r o - a c t i v e - j a z z - b a s s ) ,

S t e v e B a i l e y P r e a m p

( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / b l o g / t a g / s t e v e - b a i l e y - p r e a m p ) .

B o o k m a r k t h e P e r m a l i n k ( ' . e s c _ u r l ( g e t _ p e r m a l i n k ( ) ) . ' )


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T A L K T O N E @ S E Y M O U R D U N C A N P I C K U P S ( h t t p : / / w w w . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / f o r u m / ) ( h t t p s : / / w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m / s e y m o u r d u n c a n p i c k u p s ) ( h t t p s : / / t w i t t e r . c o m / s e y m o u r d u n c a n )

( h t t p : / / i n s t a g r a m . c o m / s e y m o u r d u n c a n p i c k u p s ) ( h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / u s e r / S e y m o u r D u n c a n C h a n n e l )

( h t t p s : / / p l u s . g o o g l e . c o m / + s e y m o u r d u n c a n )

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O r d e r S t a t u s

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i n t e r n a t i o n a l )

W H O A R E W E

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( / c o m p a n y / # o u r -

a n t h e m )

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( / c o m p a n y / o u r -

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M e e t t h e T e a m

( / c o m p a n y / g e t - t o -

k n o w - u s )

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M u s i c i a n s

( / c o m p a n y / n o t e s -

f o r - n o t e s / )

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( / c o m p a n y / j o b s )

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( / t h e - l e g a l - s t u f f )

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( / p i c k u p s / b a s s / )

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s t r i n g - a c o u s t i c -

g u i t a r / )

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( / a c c e s s o r i e s / p o t s -

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( h t t p : / / i n f o . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / s d _ i n t / )

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( h t t p : / / i n f o . s e y m o u r d u n c a n . c o m / s d _ p e d a l s )

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P r i v a c y P o l i c y ( / p r i v a c y - p o l i c y / )
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