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Why do active pickups require 9v batteries instead of some other kind of battery like AA? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 months ago by john89@lemmy.ca to c/guitars@lemmy.world

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[–] Marvelicious@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, if I were designing active guitar gear, I might just try to push 24v phantom power and XLR cables. Have a little power box at the amp or pedalboard and ditch the onboard battery entirely.

But I loathe alkaline batteries...

[–] Jinx@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Great idea.
Or a rechargeable battery pack.