You know what they should make?

Active basses don't have to be wired that way; most people just think it's nicer-looking than having an extra switch. You could use a regular mono jack and wire a switch to turn the battery on and off. I'm sure you could find a schematic.

 

i feel ya man, i hate that. i know they have cables that turn off, but i dont think that "turnoffable" jacks exist. some basses you can just switch from active to passive and it'll just not drain yr juice, but not my bass and i guess not yours!
if you find out how to do that, let us know!

 

Hrm...well, get a switch and figure out some way to have it when you turn it off, it moves the wires away from one part of the battery to cut off the circuit, then when u turn it on, it moves the wires back to the battery to complete it...course that isnt as easy as i make it out to be and ill consider anyone here at TB that accomplishes that a genius...i recommend finding some cheap bass to practice on ~ Tyler

 

My calculator turns itself off if I don't use it for a few minutes, to save the battery. Wouldn't it be cool if basses did that too..........

 

Wouldnt it be cool if everything was as simple as that? Nice calculator btw...

 

That reminds me, I need to go back to school shopping. What kind of calculator is it?

 

I do believe I'm being made fun of.... either way:-

A quick poll of the office reveals 7 different models of calculator. All have that nifty feature whereby they turn themselves off. So there

 

Unbelieveable!
I'm sorry, just couldn't resist

 

Didnt Fender do something similar to this with an active/passive push/pull switch? I may be wrong.



Mike

 

Doesn't it take a LONG time to drain the battery if the bass is just sitting there? It seems sort of like overkill to me for for a day in the studio, or a few hours at a gig / practice. Just another thing to break.

 

Seriously! Does it take any longer to pull a plug than flick a switchH How much trouble is it to unplug the thing, put it in the stand and plug it back in when when the set break is over??? That has got to be the epitome of laziness...

 

My mom is takin me shoppin for school stuff this week or somethin like dat :/ I'll have to look into one of those calculators...or...what kinda calculator would u recommend for geometry?

 

Which is why the thing should turn itself off like my calculator does

I've been caught out by shoving my bass into it's gig bag with the wireless reciever still attached (I've got one of those tiny Samson Airlines). It's not that Im too lazy to unplug it, but you're often packing up while distracted by drunk punters, or friends, and if you're lucky, a pretty girl. So I turn up the the next gig with a flat bettery in both the bass and the wireless. I always carry spares..........

 

Hey Pete -

Have you thought about wiring that calculator up to your bass?

 

You're not gonna believe this. I just opend my desk draw to use my calculator and it's GONE! I'll betya some cliptomaniac secretary swiped it because the battery on hers keeps going flat.

I'll be back in a minute, I'm about to roam the office and steal it back...........

 

Found it on the receptionist's desk, right next to an unopened chocolate bar - I took em both

 

Oh god, geometry, that son of a bitch. You usually dont even need a calculator. Then again,. you dont really need geometry either.