Burns-bass Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 I have started playing some outdoor gigs with double bass (you could call it busking, I guess) and I need a battery powered amp. I’ve used the Roland cubes which are fine, but necessitate a lot of batteries, so I’d prefer one with an internal battery. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Quick question - are you in to DIY, or just looking for a pay and go solution? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, Mottlefeeder said: Quick question - are you in to DIY, or just looking for a pay and go solution? David I just want s simple solution. I’ve got festival mates who build stuff but I’d prefer a single box, covered by a manufacturers warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlefeeder Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 OK - I'll leave that to others David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Would a single external battery that replaces the external power adapter do? I've recently found the Krisdonia range of Laptop Power Bricks, I use one (The 25,000 mAh) to power my Dwarf Multi F/X unit and it works a treat (I still run my Amp off rechargable AAs)! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krisdonia-25000mAh-Portable-Charger-Projector/dp/B078XPYH4R https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krisdonia-50000mAh-Power-Portable-Charger/dp/B077TR3H2R/ They provide selectable output voltages (5/9/12/16/20) up to 3A with various adaptor tips (as well as USB ports) You could then carry on with whichever Amp you've got. S'manth x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Smanth said: Would a single external battery that replaces the external power adapter do? I've recently found the Krisdonia range of Laptop Power Bricks, I use one (The 25,000 mAh) to power my Dwarf Multi F/X unit and it works a treat (I still run my Amp off rechargable AAs)! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krisdonia-25000mAh-Portable-Charger-Projector/dp/B078XPYH4R https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krisdonia-50000mAh-Power-Portable-Charger/dp/B077TR3H2R/ They provide selectable output voltages (5/9/12/16/20) up to 3A with various adaptor tips (as well as USB ports) You could then carry on with whichever Amp you've got. S'manth x It’s a good suggestion, however the only amps I have are all using AC power (kettle lead). Perhaps a rechargeable battery pack would do, but would it last long enough? might be worth a try, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 I was getting 7-8h on a Roland Micro Bass Cube RX using 6 2,400 AAs. The Boss dual LX bass I’m now using should give me 8-10h on 8 AAs, so for either of these I’d expect to get 10h easy with one the 25,000 mAh Krisdonias S’manth x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Phil Jones Briefcase can be fitted with an internal battery which will give about 60 minutes playing. It's a heavy little chap even without the battery. You can also run one from a much bigger battery with some phono leads, but now we're talking serious trolley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) As nobody has been mentioning it yet, there's the GSS 06B400 Mini Bass Amp coupled to the dedicated intelligent Lithium battery pack. Not cheap, but excellent sounding and certainly one of the best with 12 hours of playing time. Here they are: https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/gss-06b400-mini-bass-amp-c2x15043753 https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/gss-7s35v2-intelligent-lithium-battery-pack-for-guitar-sound-systems-mini-bass-amps-c2x18346407 And the carrying bag too: https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/custom-padded-bag-for-gss-06b400-mini-bass-amp-and-gss-08gcxxx-guitar-cab-c2x14812542 There's also another thread about the subject here: And another here: Edited April 11, 2023 by Hellzero Wording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollo Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 10 minutes ago, Hellzero said: As nobody has been mentioning it yet, there's the GSS 06B400 Mini Bass Amp coupled to the dedicated intelligent Lithium battery pack. Not cheap, but excellent sounding and certainly one of the best with 12 hours of playing time. Here they are: https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/gss-06b400-mini-bass-amp-c2x15043753 https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/gss-7s35v2-intelligent-lithium-battery-pack-for-guitar-sound-systems-mini-bass-amps-c2x18346407 And the carrying bag too: https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/custom-padded-bag-for-gss-06b400-mini-bass-amp-and-gss-08gcxxx-guitar-cab-c2x14812542 Apparently Tony the product is listed as unavailable on their site. This is the case in France and perhaps not in Belgium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 There's a glitch on GSS website somewhere. Indeed Vincent, first time I used the above link, there was a mention saying nothing is available and then it worked... Go figure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, Hellzero said: As nobody has been mentioning it yet, there's the GSS 06B400 Mini Bass Amp coupled to the dedicated intelligent Lithium battery pack. Not cheap, but excellent sounding and certainly one of the best with 12 hours of playing time. I can only speak from my personal experience, it was one of these systems that suffered a catastrophic battery on charge failure leading to my flat fire S’manth x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 @Smanth Was it a GSS system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Hellzero said: @Smanth Was it a GSS system? Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Better tell it to GSS then... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Hellzero said: Better tell it to GSS then... Good point ... thank you! I've just sent GSS an email in case it might affect other customers. S'manth x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan63 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) The older version of the Phil Jones Double 4 uses 20v d.c laptop like external power supply so running it on suitable rechargeable external battery packs works fine, I get 4 hours run time on my PowerAdd 2300mA battery; 70W compact combo with adjustable aux in, single channel amp with gain and a seperate output volume and the PJB clean sound and space filling projection, with useful bass, mid and treble tone controls, standby and switchable hi and low impedance input to suit passive and active instruments and or pedal boosted input chain I just fix the battery pack to the side of the combo with velcro makes it less than 2cm bigger Edited April 12, 2023 by Aidan63 added detail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 On 11/04/2023 at 05:23, Smanth said: I can only speak from my personal experience, it was one of these systems that suffered a catastrophic battery on charge failure leading to my flat fire S’manth x I'm sorry for your troubles Brother. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aalin Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 HI I have noticed an interesting topic on talkbass about battery powered amp: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/diy-tiny-battery-powered-bass-amp-tutorial.1515245/?utm_source=pocket_saves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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