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Lordathestrings
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Lordathestrings
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Posts: 6,242
06/02/2007 4:33 pm
Short answer: No.

Longer answer: Active pups have a preamp and a battery, which would have to be removed, plus the control pots are usually very low values, which would totally choke passive pups, so they would have to be replaced. But hey, I applaud your preference for passive pickups. :)
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