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barryr1
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Username: barryr1

Post Number: 63
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 7:22 am:   Edit Post

Would this work with Alembic strat pickups (2 only). I'm not an electronics wizz so this may be a really stupid question).
thanks

Barry
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alembic-Bass-active-electronics_W0QQitemZ180297581180QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180297581180&_trkparms=72%3A1424%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 3315
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 7:40 am:   Edit Post

Barry:

I believe these should work. The listing, however, is not quite accurate. What the seller describes as a "Q Tone Control" appears to actually be a low pass filter. The set doesn't have a "Q" switch, though one can be added fairly inexpensively.

Bill, tgo
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1969
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 8:12 am:   Edit Post

The electronics appear to have come out of a Persuader, and like the current Essence model, that did not have a Q switch. This means that the "Q boost" is actually always on.

When you add the Q switch, you win the option to turn off the Q boost. From another thread, I understand a kit for adding the Q switch costs about $65.
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1970
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 8:16 am:   Edit Post

Ah yes - the filter is the same for guitars or basses, so it should work fine with two Strat-shaped Activators.
barryr1
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Username: barryr1

Post Number: 64
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 9:14 am:   Edit Post

Great Info

Thanks Guys.

br
lmiwa
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Username: lmiwa

Post Number: 66
Registered: 2-2008
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 9:34 am:   Edit Post

Are you sure that the filter is the same for guitars and basses? I thought I read somewhere that the cutoff frequency range was higher for guitars than for basses.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5639
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post

The filter range is the same on Series I and II basses and guitars. The Activators do have a higher filter frequency range for the guitar filter, but there's no reason you can't use an Activator bass filter on a guitar.

My dad has been wondering lately if we shouldn't make all the filters bass filter range.
barryr1
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Username: barryr1

Post Number: 65
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 11:33 am:   Edit Post

Thanks Mica

Am I able to buy just the wiring harness with filters and controls from Alembic or do I have to buy the entire set. I have two alembic strat style pickups that I want to use. If so how much.

thanks

br
adriaan
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Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1971
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 - 1:16 pm:   Edit Post

Hm. I was just wondering with the filter on my bass - as soon as you start to turn the filter away from fully open, the sound starts to get somewhat dull. So if the maximum cut-off frequency was higher, would that give a still brighter sound? Or simply more finger noise and stuff?

Another thought would be to have an adjustable drop-off rate - though I believe this might interfere with the signature filter bump.
keith_h
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Username: keith_h

Post Number: 1143
Registered: 2-2005
Posted on Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 6:51 am:   Edit Post

There was a discussion on this a couple of years ago. It might even be in Must Reads or FAQ's. As I recall 6K is well beyond the usable frequency for a standard bass so increasing the cutoff frequency would not add anything but noise.

I found it.

Keith
barryr1
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Username: barryr1

Post Number: 71
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 11:34 am:   Edit Post

How does the preamp harness that comes with the alembic strat pickups differ from a stratoblaster? I still have the 2 strat pickups with no juice

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