android13 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Has anybody ever put active pickups in a hollowbody? just wondering. Is that even possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjael Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 It's quite possible, and I imagine it would also be quite effective since active pickups tend to be super quiet. The problem, I would think, is that most hollow body players don't want the oft-metal-centric tone of active pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Potentially it could be a good match. The hollowbody would add some warmth and "wood" to the clinical tone of the actives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 curious about battery placement. android, where or how would u install the battery. if u cut a hole in backside at the right spot it would make for easy installation of other electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smips65 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 curious about battery placement. android' date=' where or how would u install the battery. [/quote'] I had wondered the same thing. A specialized pickguard perhaps. Visable wires, but, please... no more cutting holes in the backs of hollowbodies IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 You could install a batterycompartment and cover on the side(like on acoustics) which would be less obtrusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strumbone Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Of course it's possible to put active electronics in a hollow body...but can't imagine why anyone would want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
android13 Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 I was just wondering since I saw a couple of Casinos at a store the other day, and I suddenly got that weird idea. I don't have one just yet, but I might get one sometime, so I was wondering about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianh Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 I believe Dizzyfingers is the resident expert on this topic, you could PM him. In the meantime, check this thread - his piezo-equipped Casino (w/ battery compartment) pics start at #117: http://forums.epiphone.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=13150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eor Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 saw an elitist dot with emgs once. kinda wanted it. would have sold the emgs at once and that would have made it a good deal. someone else got it though. it recently came back up again for a whole lot more. i'll bet its the same one. as for a full hollow, i don't know what to tell you. maybe an external battery pack? like have the wires come out through the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
android13 Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 That would look pretty strange. But you did see a Dot with EMGs? Wow. Not the EMG Hz versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylacetop Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Of course it's possible to put active electronics in a hollow body...but can't imagine why anyone would want to. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
android13 Posted March 10, 2010 Author Share Posted March 10, 2010 So they contradict each others' tone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungrycat Posted March 10, 2010 Share Posted March 10, 2010 Put a pair of EMG 60's in there. The 60 is noted for it's "blues rock" tone. (Although, It's really noted for being not nearly as METAL as the 81 or 85.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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