distorsion in passive amp input

francisl2500 · #1 03-21-2008, 09:45 AM

Hi everybody, i readed somewhere in this forum that one L2500 could be plug into any bass amp input ( active or passive input). So yesterday night , for the first time i tried the passive input on my amp. My guit is a L2500 trib. and my amp is a H3500 hartke with a xL410 (4x10) cabinet. Assume that i had always plug it in the active input. But when practicing at good volume , i noticed that the sound made a big bad noise in the speakers like distorsion. so i repluged it in active input. Somebody had a kind of problem like that?
Thanks for answer
Francis

Infernal Affair · #2 03-21-2008, 11:43 AM

Were you running in passive? The pickups on the L-2500 are very hot, so running into a passive input may not be a good idea if your amp has both.

**Chef** · #3 03-21-2008, 01:57 PM

You should probably stay in the active input of your amp.

Jazz Ad · #4 03-21-2008, 02:07 PM

You read wrong. The rule is to always use the passive input as long as it doesn't make problems. Obviously, in your case it DOES make problems.

francisl2500 · #5 03-21-2008, 03:28 PM

yeah, i retried this afternoon with my L2500 and still stay in active input and as loud as i can play it sound correct , so i always played my p bass with active pup and the result was good in passive input probably cause the output is a lot different from the L2500 one.
Certainly not a hartke input problem (thanks god). Some of you guys play Hartke amp? is there a forum and club for these amps?
Thanks
Francis