Metal_Boy16 Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 I have my eyes set on a Warwick RockBass Corvette Classic 5-string. Looking at it on Musician's Friend, I remembered it had active MEC Gold J pickups. The knobs on the bass control, as far as I know, are Volume, Bass, Treble, and Blend. Now I have never used an active bass, but is it a pain to use the 9V battery? Does anyone know if there is some sort of 'override' switch that can set my electronics to passive if the battery went dead? If so, does this bass have one? This is the last thing holding me back from getting this bass. "If only I had HIS chops!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal_Boy16 Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 Yes, yes. I have used the search on this site, and I've downloaded the specs of the RockBass of Warwick's website. I couldn't find anything out about the electronics except what type of pickups the bass had. "If only I had HIS chops!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim4003 Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 All you have to worry about with active electronics is remembering to unplug your cord from the bass when you're not playing. When a cord is left plugged in, your battery WILL drain. My Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-berger Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Sorry dude, I own that exact guitar (with the delish almond burst finish?), and there's no bypass, you've got to unplug the puppy or the juice drains out of it. Only good thing is the battery does last a while (2 months of daily playing for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-berger Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I don't know if you've bought the bass already (I love mine personally)...but I wrote a review of it which is at Harmony Central.com if you want to check it out. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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