pietruszka Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hi, My band is wanting to busk on weekends of gigs our material, of course the bass needs to be amplified. With out spending the £150+ on a battery powered amp, whats the feasibility of modifying an existing practice amp? Even a car battery with a transformer perhaps? It's bound to be cheaper than buying a new busking purpose amp. Thoughts anyone? Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 If you're OK with carting car batteries around, I'd suggest the simplest 'plug-and-play' solution would be a car battery plus an inverter to give you a mains supply. Then simply plug in your practice amp and away you go. Inverters are widely available in caravan/camping and other motor stores such as Halfords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Nice one, cheers! That seems to be just the thing I was after. Thanks very much! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I've never actually tried it, but I can't see why it wouldn't work as long as your amp is within the rating of the inverter. I'd look for an inverter with at least double the rating of the amp, e.g. 100W amp, 250W inverter, etc. I've used inverters in my car for running mains chargers for phones, iPods, camcorders, RC cars etc etc and they've been fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 I'm only running a 30watt amp as I'm only up against acoustic guitars. So the 150watt inverters will be fine. Maplins do one for £20 which sounds ideal. Thanks again for the advise! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Great. I can't see a problem with a 30W amp and it must be worth a try for £20. Let us know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matejj53 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I have done this. Amp than AC to DC power transformer and than battery.It is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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