andrew wrote:
I don't mind the look of that bass with the extra j pickup.
Not at all, and I wonder if it's entirely separate from the active electronics, of if it's there only as a passive backup if the battery dies. Although it must be, as there is no mention of a five-way switch, like the (?)750 series has . Jeroen, et al, is that right?
danomite64 wrote:
If you can't handle changing a battery once a year, I guess that's what you should do. There's nothing that indicates the ATK pickup is active; he could have just added a mini-toggle to bypass the preamp if he was that worried. But I have to be honest; I played a set a few months back with my ATK, changed my strings the next day, and found out my battery was dead as a door nail. The bass never gave me a hint that the battery died.
Danomite - wish my bass acted the same way as yours when the battery goes dead. First of all, my battery, even when unplugged, seems to only last in the bass for a few months. Must be some kind of drain going on... Second, when my battery is going dead, there is a noticeable change in the sound; it starts sounding distorted and fuzzy. And when it's dead, there is no sound output, period.
You put a second toggle switch in your ATK to turn off the battery, didn't you? Been meaning to do that one day...
