I chanced upon this FB post earlier today citing the Seymour Duncan Blackout as a passive unit. I've been a Seymour Duncan fan for a while (since 1994, in fact) & don't recall the Blackout range being passive pickups. I posted a query asking Xtreme Guitars to help me highlight the fact that I might have missed a recent update of sorts; Seymour Duncan might have revised this product range & I might have overlooked crucial details.
PIC: https://www.seymourduncan.com/pickup/blackouts-neck
I was linked to the relevant SD Blackout page (which I've visited before), a portion of which is reproduced here to highlight the fact that one of the accompanying Blackout accessory is a battery clip. Ladies & gentlemen, am I right to say that only active pickups require a power source (in this case a battery supply) to function?
On that note, Xtreme guitars is a local commercial entity here in Singapore, please drop by their FB page & do your part to support local business. 👌
