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08-04-2009, 06:46 PM
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08-04-2009, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by baba  Unplug your bass when not in use. I replace batteries in my active basses every one or two years. |
This. I use the same interval, and haven't ever had a problem.
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08-04-2009, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by AwesomeMcBadass I've filmed a few of my band practices.
You can go back and watch it later and find various things to work on. | In addition to that, if you're in a jam-happy band, you will thank everything that you know and love when you're able to recover, "That one BAD ASS thing we played last month" that no one remembers. |
08-04-2009, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by baba Unplug your bass when not in use. I replace batteries in my active basses every one or two years. | This is what I do too. Even under heavy usage, it's amazing how long that lil 9 volt battery will last you if you just unplug the cord from the input jack.
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08-04-2009, 09:00 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vortex of sin and degradation | | You don't need no stinkin' battery.
Brett on Flight of the Conchords doesn't even need a guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5iG11s-dok |
08-04-2009, 09:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bremerton, Wa | | | A little off topic
Would a pedal power supply with a battery clip adapter work in an emergency?
I think it'll work, you'd have to stand/sit very close to an outlet but you'd have sound
I'd try it out myself but I don't have any active basses. |
08-05-2009, 12:39 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rochelle, Illinois | | | On my active basses I just replace the batteries on all of them right around January 1st every year so I don't forget. This leaves plenty of room for margin of error, even if I do occasionally forget to unplug one overnight. Never had a battery failure.
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08-05-2009, 12:47 AM
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08-05-2009, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by NickInMesa Active basses should be powered by the awesomeness. | If you mean the awesomeness of the player than I'd be screwed. |
08-05-2009, 01:32 AM
|  | Looking for Opportunities to Create Harmony | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Canada | | | I had the same thing happen to me once at an audition. Had to quickly got to the store to buy a new battery.
Now I play strictly passive basses because batteries blow.
BTW, I still managed to pass the audition. They were more of a jam band anyway... very laid back.
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08-05-2009, 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Fassa Albrecht I should really go and stock up on batteries now... | get rechargeables... be responsible |
08-05-2009, 03:22 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | I think this is something that should be a bigger consideration when choosing an instrument that is going to be all you use.
So - don't take along something that won't make a sound without batteries. I really like how the 55-02 will convert to passive mode just by pulling up the volume knob! 
A great feature!
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08-05-2009, 12:44 PM
| | | | If only there are plutonium powered batteries available....you won't ever need to change your batts for the rest of your life.
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08-05-2009, 12:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | I think it was EBS that allowed phantom powering of active basses: Most active basses use a standard TRS jack for the output jack. When you short the ring and sleeve with a standard instrument jack (TS), you complete the connection and the battery powers the active circuit. What EBS does is put a voltage on the ring and sleeve, which powers the circuit instead of drawing from the battery.
It'd be very simple to hook a 9v wallwart on a TRS jack and do the same thing. I've often wondered why no one offers this sort of thing commercially.
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08-05-2009, 01:14 PM
| | | | BATTERY!!!!. Dude that sounds cool! Where do I get one GC? |
08-05-2009, 01:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Buffalo, NY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jactap A little off topic
Would a pedal power supply with a battery clip adapter work in an emergency?
I think it'll work, you'd have to stand/sit very close to an outlet but you'd have sound
I'd try it out myself but I don't have any active basses. | Wouldn't it be easier to keep 1 or 2 9v's in your case than a power supply?
I change mine twice a year, just to be safe, and always make sure to unplug my cord from the jack between sets. |
08-05-2009, 05:43 PM
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A&R, Soulless Corporation Records | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Round Rock, TX | | | My friend modded his in case it happens mid-song. He put a 2-battery cavity, then put a switch for either battery, and led's for whichever one it's turned to. He plays with a pick mainly, so it's actually right behind the bridge, so he can hit it with his wrist. |
08-06-2009, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Xanthyr In addition to that, if you're in a jam-happy band, you will thank everything that you know and love when you're able to recover, "That one BAD ASS thing we played last month" that no one remembers. | Exactly.
Sometimes I'll play a badass solo and since I have a horrible memory, it's nice to have it recorded. |
08-07-2009, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Fassa Albrecht The strange thing is that the battery had been working 10 min previously.... | I've found batteries to be odd like that ... one minute they're working, the next, dead.
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