Is this pickup passive or active?

[Banekiller01]

i've been looking at two different basses, and i can't figure out if the pickup(s) are passive or active. the pickups are:

-Ibanez STD-M this pickup is in the paul gray signature bass

-Ibanez CAP Double Humbucker this pickup is in the ATK

please help me out, pickups have always confused me. Thank you!

[Bass-Adrenaline]

Most pickups are passive, the active element usually comes form the use of a pre amp.

Both os those are passive form what i can tell.

[line6man]

If you have access to the basses in question, look at the wiring.
Actives will have a connection to the positive terminal of the battery. Passives will not.

[LiamPodmore]

No, they will both be Passive pickups coupled with an Active preamp, i havent seen many (If any) Ibanez's using active pickups.

Liam

[MusicBear]

I recently worked on an Ibanez ATK-305. Active bass.

I haven't had hands on a Paul Gray Signature bass yet, but from the description on Ibanez's website my first guess would be passive.

[SGD Lutherie]

Originally Posted by LiamPodmore

No, they will both be Passive pickups coupled with an Active preamp, i havent seen many (If any) Ibanez's using active pickups.

They had a few back in the 80s. My '87 SR-885LE had Ibanez "Regulated Lo-Z" active pickups. After that they had another model of active pickup, and then seemed to dropped the idea.

They sounded nice, but were noisy.