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The main reason why any player carries around batteries in his or her gig bag is for pedals and\/or for an active pickup system. For pedals in particular, when you want the least<\/em> signal noise, you use 9-volt batteries instead of an external power source for the reason that it skirts around any wonky stage power issues. And yes, it’s true you could use a power strip that has built-in power conditioning (sometime labeled as “clean power”), but for this article I’m just concentrating on just the batteries.<\/p>\n Fact: It is very unlikely there is any local store near you that carries the proper 9-volt batteries you actually need<\/strong><\/p>\n By “proper 9-volt”, I mean industrial grade batteries that when popped in always deliver the right amount of power and have a predictable drain rate so there are no surprises. You just want something that works the same every time so you can concentrate more on playing rather than wondering if that shiny new 9-volt will drain in 1 hour or 5.<\/p>\n If you want the good batteries bought locally, well, don’t be surprised if you can’t find any.<\/p>\n Fact: The markup on batteries (even for the crappy ones) is insane<\/strong><\/p>\n Nobody sells batteries in a physical storefront cheap anywhere, unless you’re fortunate enough to have a local dealer that a) carries the proper 9-volt batteries you want and b) allows you to buy them in bulk. And the chances of that being true are slim to none.<\/p>\n “You get what you pay for” absolutely does not apply to 9-volt batteries when bought from a physical storefront whatsoever. For other stuff, sure, it’s worth it to spend the extra cash. But not for batteries.<\/p>\n Fact: Online mail order is the best way to get the best batteries at the best price<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are the two battery brands which are “no-brainer” purchases. Many of you out there probably use these regularly.<\/p>\n Either one of the above will suit your 9-volt needs adequately. And remember, these are far superior than the kind you’d buy in a storefront. At roughly $1.85 a battery, that’s about as fair a price as you can get for these things.<\/p>\n REMEMBER: Some vendors on Amazon offer free shipping for either of the above, so look for that.<\/p>\n Also remember there is never any good reason to spend a lot of cash on batteries. Go industrial and don’t spend any more than you have to.<\/p>\n In fact, there is.<\/p>\n The Batt-O-Meter<\/a> is a preamp and pedal battery tester. How it works is easy. Plug the Batt-O-Meter into the pedal and it will tell you how many hours of battery life is left. If you use battery-powered gear, you will very much appreciate having the Batt-O-Meter around. Aside from the price (it’s not expensive at all), the convenience you get makes it well worth having.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The main reason why any player carries around batteries in his or her gig bag is for pedals and\/or for an active pickup system. For pedals in particular, when you want the least signal noise, you use 9-volt batteries instead of an external power source for the reason that it skirts around any wonky stage … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"duracell-12\"](\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/duracell-12.jpg\")
\nDuracell Procell 12-pack<\/strong>
\nCost at time of this writing: About $22<\/p>\n![\"energizer\"](\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/energizer.jpg\")
\nEnergizer Industrial 12-pack<\/strong>
\nCost at time of this writing: About $21<\/p>\nIs there an easy way to check how much battery life is left *without* removing the battery?<\/h3>\n