Passive 6 String Basses?

[LCAirPasta]

Hey all! I was looking to get into the 6 string bass world, but I'm not really into active electronics. Seems like most 6 strings are active, does anyone know of any cool passive options? My budget is about $1,200. Thanks for any feedback!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

For $1,200, maybe Carvin might build what you want. Dean makes passive sixes for maybe $400. The easiest may be to wire a used Ibanez passive.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

SX or Brice are other low priced options for passive sixes.

 

[MobileHolmes]

For $1,200, maybe Carvin might build what you want. Dean makes passive sixes for maybe $400. The easiest may be to wire a used Ibanez passive.

I don't know that passive on a six is a carvin/keisel option (for the most part, only the 4 has traditionally been available passive) but they might build one if you called and asked

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I don't know that passive on a six is a carvin/keisel option (for the most part, only the 4 has traditionally been available passive) but they might build one if you called and asked

I don't think it is s listed option, but if someone asked, they might do it.

 

[MMiller28]

Peavey

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Peavey

I forgot about them!

 

[LCAirPasta]

For $1,200, maybe Carvin might build what you want. Dean makes passive sixes for maybe $400. The easiest may be to wire a used Ibanez passive.

I've never done anything with electronics other than installing a pickup in a Squire P bass. I didn't even know you could wire an active bass to be passive! I'll have to look up some youtube videos of that

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I think a Peavey Grind is probably the best out of the box passive six for the money you can buy.

 

[Garret Graves]

I've never done anything with electronics other than installing a pickup in a Squire P bass. I didn't even know you could wire an active bass to be passive! I'll have to look up some youtube videos of that

Most basses that we call 'active' have passive pickups, and are 'active' pre-amps only.

 

[desert_rain]

I changed warwick corvette's mec pre with delano. Delano has true by pass. It works passive when swithed to passive. I checked true bypass function via removing battery. It still works without battery you can reach your active tone also, active mod avaliable with delano pre-amp.

 

[Tom Howland]

Stambaugh.

Chris made me an amazing passive 6-string.

 

[pbass6811]

Kiesel would be an option. The only models that comes standard as passive are the LB-series and the Vader headless basses. A no-frills LB76 would run you right at $1,200. Since you get $100 in free options, you could dress it up a bit and have a custom passive 6er.

Any other model, you'd probably hafta call in and order it, but I'm pretty sure they'd be happy to put less electronics in a bass...

 

[DavC]

you can easily make any bass Passive .. ! as long as the pups aren't Active ( as in requiring power )

remove preamp , install new pots/cap = passive

 

[groooooove]

carvin for sure

 

[Brother Goose]

Gecko!

OR

Buy an off the shelf sixer used (tons of them out there) and swap out the pups/pre for a nice Delano/Aguilar/Bart/Nord set w a passive harness

 

[line6man]

This is an odd thing to fixate on. Pick the bass that sounds good/performs well, and don't worry about whether it is active or passive.

Alternatively, pick the bass that sounds good/performs well, and rewire it passive, if it happens to be active.

 

[Texan]

I converted my TL6 to passive, its a mich fuller tone now. I have an MXR M81 that I use when I need a bit more oompf.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I converted my TL6 to passive, its a mich fuller tone now. I have an MXR M81 that I use when I need a bit more oompf.

That is sweet!

 

[Thumpin6string]

Passive, Active, who cares as long as it sounds good? I love my active 6er, but would not care if it was passive as long as it still sounded the way it does.