Question about my Japanese Jaguar

[The_Kid_Salami]

I just got a Fender Jaguar from Japan, my first active bass. I've heard the battery starts to drain when it's plugged in on active basses. Since this has an active/passive switch will the battery drain if it's plugged in, but the switch is set to passive?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

The circuit will still be engaged, even with the switch in the passive position.

The action that completes the circuit is pushing the plug in, where it connects the (-) lead of the battery to chassis ground.

It is possible to wire a switch to disconnect the battery, but it would require another pole & it would probably cause noise when being turned on/off. So, it's not normally done that way.

One more thing, your bass has passive pickups & what makes it active is having a pre-amp.

 

[The_Kid_Salami]

The circuit will still be engaged, even with the switch in the passive position.

The action that completes the circuit is pushing the plug in, where it connects the (-) lead of the battery to chassis ground.

It is possible to wire a switch to disconnect the battery, but it would require another pole & it would probably cause noise when being turned on/off. So, it's not normally done that way.

One more thing, your bass has passive pickups & what makes it active is having a pre-amp.

Great answer. That makes sense. Thanks!