is there any easy way to make my duncan "basslines" passive?

[mlbarlow]

that's about it, really ...

[BassoP]

Except for the lightning rods (IIRC) the bassline pickups themselves are all passive. YOu would need to rewire the circuit bypassing the preamp.

[Jaco D]

What kind of Basslines do you have? The quarter-pounders are passive while the Active Soapbars are...uhh active (I have both). The QPs are standard on the Jazz Bass 24 though they are coupled with a Duncan-designed preamp. You can bypass the preamp and the SD site has an active/passive switch mod for it. I asked SD if the bypass mod can be made to the active basslines and they said it couldn't be done since the pups require juice to operate.

[mlbarlow]

oh man, you had to ask what I have ... they are a pair of jazz pickups on a hamer cruisebass ... all I know is they need a battery to work, so I'm interested to hear that all basslines are passive ...

[mikezimmerman]

Do you have an active EQ (like a bass and treble control) on the bass? The battery may be for the EQ. Otherwise, they may indeed be Basslines Lightning Rods, which are active and available in a JJ set.

Mike