battery powered bass amp that doesn't suck

[Gary Usinger]

Aloha All,

I am new to the forum and want to know if anyone knows of a good sounding bass amp that is battery powered. I tried the roland one, and it was terrible. No volume and bad sound.

Thanks in advance for any and all advise or suggestions,
Gary

 

[robert_stuart]

I just saw a Fishman Loudbox Mini Charge at my local violin/bass shop. It looks likea promising battery-powered option, but didn't get a chance to test it:

Loudbox Mini Charge - Fishman

 

[Gary Usinger]

I checked it out. It has a 6.5" woofer. I think it would be better for use with a guitar than with a bass.
I ended up getting a Trace Elliot cab with a 300 Watt 10" speaker to use with my TV amp that puts out 200 Watt average output at 1/8 and going to use a 300 Watt inverter with a 40 volt battery from Home Depot that will put out 200 watts of power. We'll see for how long. Probably get another spare battery. The Home Depot set up is for a weed trimer. Don't know how long they last. I would think maybe a few hours or maybe more.

 

[Gary Usinger]

Sorry. That was supposed to say " TC amp" as in TC Electronics.

 

[robert_stuart]

a 300 Watt inverter with a 40 volt battery

That'd be a great setup. Wouldn't work for me here in Las Vegas on the street: no wires, keep it simple. Also, for me, I want to be able to walk a quarter mile with a mobile amp and my bass.

 

[Gary Usinger]

Good luck with the Fishman. I think you might be disappointed with the sound. I play with a drummer and need to be louder than any of the smaller battery power options can produce. If you are planning to play alone or with a guitar player, you will probably do OK with that amp.

 

[RustyAxe]

No one mentioned Phil Jones? Check out the Briefcase and the Briefcase Ultimate.

 

[Gary Usinger]

Looks nice. I had a Phil Jones amp before that I got from Phil at a NAMM show. It was a nice amp. But this one is 31 lbs and cost $1000. The Trace Elliot list at closer to $300 and the power set up is costing me around $250 and I get a weed trimer and I can use my TC amp which I already have. But if I didn't have the amp and had to buy one for.around $300, I guess the cost would be within a couple hundred dollars but the Trace Elliot only weighs 16 lbs and the.rest of the stuff maybe 8 lbs so a.lottle bit lighter, but Phil Jones does make good amps so the sound may be better. I'll check it out at the next NAMM.show.

 

[Gary Usinger]

Update on my post about the Trace Elliot and the Home Depot power inverter. It works great. Using my existing TC amp at 1/2 on the gain and 1/2 to 3/4 on the volume I was able to play for 4 hours on one charge of the 40 volt battery. I think I'll get a spare if needed and be set for a gig away from a power source. I can play loud and have a really good tone. Quite satisfied with this set up. Thanks all for your help with this.