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Dean Club!!!

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Since you have been so helpful with my bass B-Mac,maybe you can answer a question I have about the emg hz pickups.

I have read several articles that state the hz's are a passive pickup,but the tone controls are active hence the 9v battery....what I'm confused about is should I engage the -15 db cut on my practice amp? Its an Ampeg BA-108, I ask because when I engage the switch the volume drops considerably but when I use my Mockingbird (also active) the volume is loud.

So I guess what I'm really wondering is should I even engage the -15 db cut since the hz's aren't really an active pickup.

Thanks for all your help, I really like my Dean and finally knowing what model it is really clears up a big mystery.
 
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Bassface65 said:
Thanks for the info B-Mac, I figured the sticker was wrong, but I do wonder why there would be no serial# under it, or better yet why someone would go through the trouble of getting rid of the serial#
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Scroll through these two pages and you'll see they used a sticker back then, but it was usually under the finish not over it.

Dean Club!!! page 72
Dean Club!!! page 73
 
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Bassface65 said:
Since you have been so helpful with my bass B-Mac,maybe you can answer a question I have about the emg hz pickups.

I have read several articles that state the hz's are a passive pickup,but the tone controls are active hence the 9v battery....what I'm confused about is should I engage the -15 db cut on my practice amp? Its an Ampeg BA-108, I ask because when I engage the switch the volume drops considerably but when I use my Mockingbird (also active) the volume is loud.

So I guess what I'm really wondering is should I even engage the -15 db cut since the hz's aren't really an active pickup.

Thanks for all your help, I really like my Dean and finally knowing what model it is really clears up a big mystery.
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The EMG-HZ are passive and that bass does have a pre-amp.
Set your practice amp on whatever setting works.
@NicJimBass is all over EMG pickups and pre-amps
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I've also dealt with Alex Miletich <[email protected]> at EMG for answering my questions.
 
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B-Mac said:
The EMG-HZ are passive and that bass does have a pre-amp.
Set your practice amp on whatever setting works.
@NicJimBass is all over EMG pickups and pre-amps
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I've also dealt with Alex Miletich <[email protected]> at EMG for answering my questions.
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Would you like a number as a member of Dean Club!!!!
We're just 7 away from 200 members!
 
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Bassface65 said:
Since you have been so helpful with my bass B-Mac,maybe you can answer a question I have about the emg hz pickups.

I have read several articles that state the hz's are a passive pickup,but the tone controls are active hence the 9v battery....what I'm confused about is should I engage the -15 db cut on my practice amp? Its an Ampeg BA-108, I ask because when I engage the switch the volume drops considerably but when I use my Mockingbird (also active) the volume is loud.

So I guess what I'm really wondering is should I even engage the -15 db cut since the hz's aren't really an active pickup.

Thanks for all your help, I really like my Dean and finally knowing what model it is really clears up a big mystery.
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The -15 db jack is there in case your signal going to the 0 db jack is distorting from the output of your bass. If you don't have distortion, you're fine to use the 0 db jack.

Active EMG pickups are relatively weak compared to passive pickups, but they have an internal preamp to boost the signal. EMG HZ pickups are indeed passive as BMac said, and the preamp is what makes the bass active. As long as you're not diming the EQ on the bass, you should have no problems with the output being too high.

Sounds like the output on the Mockingbird is higher than your Dean. Being that it's active, you can roll the volume knob down a bit, to match the output. The tone shouldn't be negatively affected. I have the same issue with my Bongo and pretty much any other bass I own. :)
 
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Thank you so much for all the valuable information B-Mac, I scrolled through those pages you recommended and seen one bass that had the sticker with the serial# on the back, so apparently someone took off the sticker and replaced it with whats on there now......who knows maybe I found a rare bird at the pawnshop....lol
 
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Bassface65 said:
Thank you so much for all the valuable information B-Mac, I scrolled through those pages you recommended and seen one bass that had the sticker with the serial# on the back, so apparently someone took off the sticker and replaced it with whats on there now......who knows maybe I found a rare bird at the pawnshop....lol
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Just to make sure I forwarded the pix to Scott and Brad at Dean Guitars
 
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NicJimBass said:
The -15 db jack is there in case your signal going to the 0 db jack is distorting from the output of your bass. If you don't have distortion, you're fine to use the 0 db jack.

Active EMG pickups are relatively weak compared to passive pickups, but they have an internal preamp to boost the signal. EMG HZ pickups are indeed passive as BMac said, and the preamp is what makes the bass active. As long as you're not diming the EQ on the bass, you should have no problems with the output being too high.

Sounds like the output on the Mockingbird is higher than your Dean. Being that it's active, you can roll the volume knob down a bit, to match the output. The tone shouldn't be negatively affected. I have the same issue with my Bongo and pretty much any other bass I own. :)
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Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.
 
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Bassface65 said:
Since you have been so helpful with my bass B-Mac,maybe you can answer a question I have about the emg hz pickups.

I have read several articles that state the hz's are a passive pickup,but the tone controls are active hence the 9v battery....what I'm confused about is should I engage the -15 db cut on my practice amp? Its an Ampeg BA-108, I ask because when I engage the switch the volume drops considerably but when I use my Mockingbird (also active) the volume is loud.

So I guess what I'm really wondering is should I even engage the -15 db cut since the hz's aren't really an active pickup.

Thanks for all your help, I really like my Dean and finally knowing what model it is really clears up a big mystery.
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RE: Any chance this means anything?

Brad Mader<[email protected]>
11:26 AM

To B-Mac, Scott Fraser



Hello B-Mac,


It is a imported instrument and honestly, I have never seen a sticker like that on any of our instruments so someone must have put it on the bass. We don't use any sticker like that on our USA custom shop instruments.
Best Regards


Brad Mader
♫ Customer Service ♫
Armadillo Enterprises
Dean Guitars / Luna Guitars
4924 West Waters Ave
Tampa, Florida 33634


[email protected]


Toll Free 866-854-5044
 
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B-Mac said:
RE: Any chance this means anything?

Brad Mader<[email protected]>
11:26 AM

To B-Mac, Scott Fraser



Hello B-Mac,


It is a imported instrument and honestly, I have never seen a sticker like that on any of our instruments so someone must have put it on the bass. We don't use any sticker like that on our USA custom shop instruments.
Best Regards


Brad Mader
♫ Customer Service ♫
Armadillo Enterprises
Dean Guitars / Luna Guitars
4924 West Waters Ave
Tampa, Florida 33634


[email protected]


Toll Free 866-854-5044
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Dammit B-Mac....this just muddles up the mystery of my bass, here I thought I had some rare classic...lmao Many thanks for doing this for me I really appreciate all your help
 
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lucas303 said:
Probably a stupid question, but does anyone know if the pickups on the Edge 2 five-string are active or passive? On the Dean site they're described as "DMT Design MM-Style."
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No stupid questions here
I’m gonna say passive with a Pre-amp
I don’t know of any DMT pups asian or USA that are active

Some are definitely hotter (trebly) than others though
 
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lucas303 said:
Well then I'll take you up on that...does "MM" stand for Music Man?
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Yes. MM style of pup

Dean has their own DMT pups
They have also used EMG pups mostly the HZ, but on a few they used EMG CS
And currently they’re using EMG DC on the Edge 4 MIA shown on deanguitars.com

They’ve also used Bartolini and Bass Lines (Seymour Duncan) pups on other basses

DMT = Dean Magnetic Technologies
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