Seymour Duncan Dip switch 1980s - Black

Rare! Seymour Duncan "dip switch" pickups refer to vintage Active EQ bass and guitar pickups from the 1980s and mid-1990s that feature small built-in rocker or dip switches on the pickup body itself.

• Powered by a 9V battery, these active pickups house a tiny onboard preamp and EQ circuit directly inside the pickup housing.

• Instead of control knobs or separate onboard preamps, users flip the tiny switches on the pickup to alter the tone.

• Switch #1: Shifts the coil's resonant frequency (moving it downward, for example, from 22 kHz to 6.4 kHz on certain bass models) to create a more focused sound and a harder attack.

• Switch #2 (and #3 on older models): Engages a broad-band bass or treble boost (typically adding a 4 to 5 dB boost) to change the overall tonal character.

Everything works perfectly. It comes with three 25k pots, a 9V battery clip, and controls for Vol, Vol, Tone.