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Fender Rumble 500 combo

Apr 18, 2014
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Couple months ago I replaced my GK MB210 with a Rumble 500. One difference is that MB210 had 2 inputs for active and passive pickups but Rumble has just 1 input. It sounds nice with my Washburn Mercury with active pickup.

Couple days ago I picked up a Ibanez GSR 200 which also has an active pickup. When I try it on the Rumble, it sounds too loud. With all knobs on center except master, I can't go past the first tick on the master volume. It seems as the pre amp is set for passive pickup while I'm connecting an active pickup.

Is there a way to adjust the preamp for active pickup?
 

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