Passive stingrays???

[fenderhutz]

SUB's were made in the passive AND active variety.

 

[artiefacts]

The PU itself would be passive, it's just the active pre that you'd be wanting to bypass, I think. If you're comfortable with a soldering iron, I can't imagine it would be too difficult.

Well, that brings up one of my other questions - can the Sterling pickup drive a typical hi-Z bass amp, like a Bassman, or Ampeg B15? I exchanged a few emails with Dan McPherson at ernieball.com and he indicated that the Sterling PU was very low impedance and would not work without a suitable preamp.

And tell me more about the OLP?

Thanks!

Artie

 

[artiefacts]

Here's a passive ray
Take an OLP, replace the neck and pick up. i went with a status neck and bart pick up...although i'll probably switch to the SD or nordy at some point.

OK, now I'm getting somewere! Which Bartolini PU did you install and how would you describe the sound compared to stock StingRay? Did it require any cutting of wood, drilling, etc?

Thanks!

 

[beni]

And again, I don't like changing batteries.

how often do u change battery?

 

[artiefacts]

how often do u change battery?

Well, not that often. Call me lazy. Or old-fashioned. I'm just tired of active electronics. I suppose I could just sell the Sterling and get something else, like a passive, maple neck Fender Jazz.

But I like the way the Sterling plays, the neck in particular is similar to the Jazz maple neck. The active sound is just too bright and surgical sounding, especially when recording direct.

I'm still trying to find out the difference between the Sterling PU and the SUB PU. Are they the same impedance and output, or does the active Sterling PU have lower output?

 

[basslyon]

OK, now I'm getting somewere! Which Bartolini PU did you install and how would you describe the sound compared to stock StingRay? Did it require any cutting of wood, drilling, etc?

Thanks!

I used the MME which is their 3 coil one. No routing cos the the olps have a massive rout and the p/u is the same shape anyway.

Soundwise, i might be able to get some clips this week but i'm more than happy with it. especially considering in total it was less than half the cost of a real one...much less