American Deluxe stock PUPs

[MichaelSmalley]

Hey there TB-

I have an '08 American Deluxe jazz bass and I'm wondering if the pickups are active or passive. I can't find that info and I've done a bit of searching.

Of course it has an 18v preamp, just wondering whether the pups themselves are active.

thanks

[2cooltoolz]

Hi,
The OEM pickups are passive, probably SCN noiseless, designed by Bill Lawrence. Nice pickups.

[walterw]

+1

passive pickups into an active preamp (how just about all pickups except EMG and a few bartolinis do it).