john89@lemmy.ca to guitars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhy do active pickups require 9v batteries instead of some other kind of battery like AA?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do active pickups require 9v batteries instead of some other kind of battery like AA?john89@lemmy.ca to guitars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareMarvelicious@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoHonestly, if I were designing active guitar gear, I might just try to push 24v phantom power and XLR cables. Have a little power box at the amp or pedalboard and ditch the onboard battery entirely. But I loathe alkaline batteries…
Honestly, if I were designing active guitar gear, I might just try to push 24v phantom power and XLR cables. Have a little power box at the amp or pedalboard and ditch the onboard battery entirely.
But I loathe alkaline batteries…