Busking Battery-Powered Bass amp?

[the harp unstrung]

Is there really such a thing?
I'm very excited about having the time to go busking! The only other busking bassist I have known played through an amp that I didn't admire...
Your thoughts?

 

[vmabus]

Crate Taxi Limo - 50 watts!

 

[the harp unstrung]

Crate Taxi Limo - 50 watts!

THAT is a great picture/icon!

 

[the harp unstrung]

I've always admired a Crate.

 

[vmabus]

I have one of the 30-watt, and it sounds pretty good! The Limos are hard to find.

 

[goran]

I always recommend Roland Cube RX: loud enough to overpower acoustic guitars, small and runs over 10 hours on 6 AA batteries.

 

[fenderVI]

I have the Roland Bass Cube RX for Double Bass & Electric running off my anker astro3 9v/12v rechargeable battery. My buddy has the Roland street for guitar and runs that off a 5V mobile rechargeable battery.
If you want to run using a rechargeable battery, wire up a lead with neg center pin and use the DC input. Roland stuff is reverse polarity to other main stream devices, cameras etc.
The battery compartment only works with alkaline AA batts.

 

[honestjohnny]

Vox Bass AmPlug to Dayton Audio DTA (bridged) to whatever cab you prefer.

 

[Gremson]

A lot of automotive emergency jump starters have a standard outlet built into them.
Get one of those, and just about any small combo can be used out in the wild.
I did a similar thing playing electric guitar in marching band. Had a little freshman lackey walking behind me with my rig on a hand truck!

 

[MuthaFunk]

If you want great tone and have a few bucks to spare buy a Phil Jones Double Four and a Lenmar Battery Pack. I use it and it's great.

 

[willbassyeah]

Second on muthafunk recommendation other than that I recommend the roland micro cube bass rx

See below link I am using the roland to compete with two acoustics and a Cajon I am pretty sure I didn't turn on my volume above 5

Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars (Acoustic Cover…:

 

[selowitch]

Which tip are you using on the Lenmar? It comes with so many and none of them seem to fit exactly.

 

[seamonkey]

Sampson Expedition line but buy one with the Lithium Ion battery.

Call or go into a store because with all gear you can usually get them for a lot less than advertised

 

[bebass]

Sampson Expedition line but buy one with the Lithium Ion battery.

Call or go into a store because with all gear you can usually get them for a lot less than advertised

As a Samson dealer I was impressed and purchased one for myself. It is absolutely fantastic as a battery powered vocal PA; in fact I have used it with a small gig as the only speaker. As a bass amp - let's just say that if it had a wooden cab with a bass driver it would be the cat's meow for bass, but as it stands it is OK at lower volume but not maxed out - due to the cab. Still, it does work OK at lower volumes - and these lower volumes are probably as loud or louder than many other solutions - I have used it in the capacity as a street-gig bass amp and it functioned quite well.

 

[Grant Frabe]

If you want great tone and have a few bucks to spare buy a Phil Jones Double Four and a Lenmar Battery Pack. I use it and it's great.
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Any Idea how long this would last for? I'd need it for a little over 2 hours.
And what specific lenmar battery pack do you recommend? Thanks!
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[selowitch]

I have the Lenmar Battery and I use it with the Double Four. However, I believe the Lenmar has been discontinued. There are substitutes on the market, though.

 

[Grant Frabe]

I have the Lenmar Battery and I use it with the Double Four. However, I believe the Lenmar has been discontinued. There are substitutes on the market, though.

What are the specs that I should be looking for? Again, Im trying to get a little more than 2 hours worth of playing at a time. Thanks!

 

[seamonkey]

People looking for solutions today may want to look at a small class-d head and a power tool type battery inverter like a Ryobi RYi150BG and some batteries like the Ryobi P166

Cordless tool batteries are really good these days and ryobi's come with a 3 year warranty. Better than most heads do.

Buy a few batteries and just swap them with a simple click when one wears low. Built in meters let you know when they're low. Some up to 9.0 Ah. Useful for tools also.

 

[selowitch]

What are the specs that I should be looking for? Again, Im trying to get a little more than 2 hours worth of playing at a time. Thanks!

Kindly refer to these two threads for info:

1. Alternative Power Supply for Phil Jones Double Four
2. Battery powering a Phil Jones Double Four