1615 12 string - question regarding electronics

obxguitarnut Posted 2002-10-22 8:22 AM (#217015) Subject: 1615 12 string - question regarding electronics Joined: October 2002 Posts: 7 Location: North Carolina Hello again - is this pickup/preamp active or passive? If active, where is the battery stored/replaced? There is a black box w/wiring connected to volume knob and another black box to the right of volume knob box. Thanks for any help you can offer. Paul Templeman Posted 2002-10-22 9:19 AM (#217016 - in reply to #217015) Subject: Re: 1615 12 string - question regarding electronics Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland All USA factory pickup systems have active preamps. The 1615 Pacemaker had the basic single knob FET preamp. I could be wrong but I don't think the Pacemaker was ever issued with the concentric vol/tone knobs. There should be a screw just above the waist on the bass side. A quarter-turn of this screw releases the battery holder. You may need to loosen the strings and hold the battery box while you turn the screw [ October 22, 2002: Message edited by: Paul Templeman ]