Grahambythesea Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Is there such a thing as a battery powered amp suitable for bass? I’ve seen guitar amps but they look a little lightweight for handling the bottom end. Doesn’t need to be vastly loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 If you are looking for a combo, Pjb Briefcase is 100w and can be battery powered. You can also use an external cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_S Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 They're certainly out there, but maybe also consider a portable battery 'power station' to use with an amp you already have? Probably not the lightest solution, but has the possible advantage of being a generally useful thing to own when not on bass busking duties. I got a Jackery 500 to keep my work laptop/phone/router going in the event of a power cut, and although I can't say that I've tried it, on paper it looks like it should be able to keep my 300W amp going for at least an hour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naxos10 Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 (edited) There is a battery powered GR bass head (50w?) on the Bass Direct website. Edited June 24, 2023 by naxos10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 This has been discussed in at least 3 thread that are all 3 here: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 The problem with the PJB Briefcase is it will last about 15-20 mins on a full charged battery - you'll need several more to go busking as lower frequencies take more power. Halfords do a leisure battery along with a convertor you may want to investigate .... Alternatively get into a conversation with the next solo guitar busker you meet and ask them Good luck and let us know about your adventures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsyfolk Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 There are some really good battery powered PA speakers now. EV everse, bose s1 etc. A good bass preamp pedal into one of those won’t flap trousers but will probably produce the best sound to weight ratio. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tradfusion Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 23 minutes ago, Gypsyfolk said: There are some really good battery powered PA speakers now. EV everse, bose s1 etc. A good bass preamp pedal into one of those won’t flap trousers but will probably produce the best sound to weight ratio. I use a Bose S1 on battery power for my Kala Uke bass in unplugged trad Irish/folk sessions and its a fantastic bit of kit.. the Uke has a decent sounding active preamp so no need for an external one... nothing lacking in the low end but its a hollow body instrument with a bit of natural bassiness in the tone, a regular solid body electric bass might benefit from an external preamp... we play at acoustic level, fiddles, flutes, accordions, acoustic guitars etc so the S1 isn't being pushed hard and I normally get 3 x 2.5 hour ish gigs out of it before i charge it again which is pretty decent.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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