Can I Put Active Pickups in an Ibanez RG 320DX?

[VanR]

 

Originally posted by TheGZeus,OnFire Low impedence doesn't equal noiseless. It often equals lower noise, and certainly drives longer cables.

 

 

That is correct, but my experience playing EMG's is that for all intents and purposes they are practically noiseless.

[TheGZeus,OnFire]

 

Originally posted by VanR That is correct, but my experience playing EMG's is that for all intents and purposes they are practically noiseless.

That's different.

You said low impedence means they're noiseless.

 

There are several reasons the sound that way, low impedence is one of them.

[VanR]

 

Originally posted by TheGZeus,OnFire That's different. You said low impedence means they're noiseless. There are several reasons the sound that way, low impedence is one of them.

 

 

Well I know if you have humming with an EMG pickup then you've got something wired wrong or a bad pickup.

[TheGZeus,OnFire]

 

Originally posted by VanR Well I know if you have humming with an EMG pickup then you've got something wired wrong or a bad pickup.

Yeah.

AND?

 

My point is that a low impedence device is not neccesarally noiseless.

 

The lower amount of windings, the EXTREMELY gated internal preamp, AS WELL AS the lower output impedence all add up to a lower noise signal.

 

I still hate how they sound.

[VanR]

 

Originally posted by TheGZeus,OnFire I still hate how they sound.

 

 

 

So the truth comes out.

[TheGZeus,OnFire]

 

Originally posted by VanR So the truth comes out.

I thought I'd already stated that.

 

Even if I hadn't, what bearing has that on the fact that low impedence does not equal noiseless?