{"id":6361,"date":"2014-10-07T12:25:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T17:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=6361"},"modified":"2014-10-10T12:41:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T17:41:06","slug":"4-different-ways-to-power-your-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/4-different-ways-to-power-your-bass.html","title":{"rendered":"4 different ways to power your bass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A popular option for many bass guitar owners is to install a preamp, such as one made by <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbassgear.com\/john-east-preamp.htm\">John East<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbassgear.com\/glockenklang-bass-preamps.htm\">Glockenklang<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbassgear.com\/delano-sonar-bass-preamps.htm\">Delano<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbassgear.com\/bartolini-preamp.htm\">Bartolini<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbassgear.com\/nordstrand-bass-preamps.htm\">Nordstrand<\/a> or another manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p>In order for the preamp to work, you have to power it. And while there are many ways to power a bass guitar&#8217;s preamp system, here are 4 to take into consideration.<\/p>\n<h3>Battery box<\/h3>\n<p>This is where you would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q549Wb2C5Dw\">route out a separate space<\/a> for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/battery-boxes.htm\">battery box<\/a>, usually in the back of the guitar, and power your preamp that way.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q549Wb2C5Dw\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Internal battery in control compartment<\/h3>\n<p>This is an alternative to your typical battery box routed area, where instead of a box, the battery is held either by a <a href=\"https:\/\/bestbassgear.3dcartstores.com\/9v-Battery-Holder-METAL-clip_p_2342.html\">clip<\/a> or by simply using foam to hold the battery in place.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of a battery in a control compartment:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_0610\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0610.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\"><\/p>\n<h3>Internal battery under the pick guard<\/h3>\n<p>By &#8220;under&#8221; we mean &#8220;physically below,&#8221; as in physically below the pick guard. This is an option used often by owners of Fender or Fender-like style instruments that want to keep the bass looking as original as possible. The drawback of course is that every time you want to change the battery, the pick guard must come off first.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example of a battery mounted under the pick guard:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img title=\"IMG_0418\" style=\"border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"IMG_0418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_0418.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\"><\/p>\n<h3>Phantom power<\/h3>\n<p>What is phantom power? It&#8217;s DC (<strong><em>d<\/em><\/strong>irect <strong><em>c<\/em><\/strong>urrent) power that in this context is transmitted <em>through the instrument cable itself (important note: must be a stereo cable to be able to carry the current<\/em>.)&nbsp; You&#8217;ve heard of phantom-powered microphones. Phantom-powered bass preamps work in a very similar way.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing you have to decide is <strong>where<\/strong> to get your phantom power from.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, the two most convenient places for a bass player to get phantom power from is either <strong>from a pedal<\/strong> or <strong>from the amplifier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>An example of a pedal that has a phantom power option is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/es-9.htm\">EMG ES-9 for 9-volt<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/es-18.htm\">ES-18 for 18-volt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For phantom power direct from the amplifier, EBS does make an amplifier that can supply it. <\/p>\n<h3>Got questions about phantom power or battery applications for your bass guitar preamp? Ask us directly.<\/h3>\n<p>You can email us at <a href=\"mailto:sales@bestbassgear.com\">sales@bestbassgear.com<\/a> or call direct at +1 (877) 839-3531<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A popular option for many bass guitar owners is to install a preamp, such as one made by John East, Glockenklang, Delano, Bartolini, Nordstrand or another manufacturer. In order for the preamp to work, you have to power it. And while there are many ways to power a bass guitar&#8217;s preamp system, here are 4 &#8230; <a title=\"4 different ways to power your bass\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/repair\/4-different-ways-to-power-your-bass.html\" aria-label=\"More on 4 different ways to power your bass\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":6360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361"}],"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=6361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}