Members Joeballz Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 On average how long do you guys get outta your batteries before you gotta change em? I never owned a guitar w/ APUs just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FinalHope Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 The 707's in my Hellraiser don't need battery changing for about a year/year and a half. But that's playing it every day at least a half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted January 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 oh thats not bad at all. i didnt realize they last that long. i never owned a active pickup guitar. i was always skeptical about have a battery in a guitar i dont know why, call me crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FinalHope Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 Well the thing you have to watch out for is to remember that the batteries are even there. It's really easy to just plug and play and not think how long they've been there because it was such along time ago. It sucks really bad if you're in the middle of a gig and the battery goes out and you haven't got a spare or backup guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joeballz Posted January 5, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 yea ive heard some horror stories from people i know. however i suppose its kinda your own fault if you forget to change em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jak83 Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 I think they're rated for about 3000 hours. My experience with EMG's is like above, change them about once a year. One thing you might want to do is take a sharpie and just write the date changed on the battery, or maybe drop in a new battery every so often for gigs just to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 I get about 2 years out of a 9 volt EMG setup. I find that batteries last a lot longer if you remember to unplug the lead in the output jack when the guitar is not being played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bvr775 Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 remember to unplug the lead in the output jack when the guitar is not being played. ^^^^^^^ goes for anything with a battery in it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EADGBE Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 I change my battery about once a year in my EMG equipped guitar. Not because it's low. But because I just don't want to leave a battery in there very long. The battery drain is very minuscule. It's not like a pedal in this respect at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cross.bones Posted January 5, 2010 Members Share Posted January 5, 2010 I would probably put a fresh one in for every gig I play. Worth it for the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snowcow Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Unplug the guitar when not in use and you should get 12 months out of a battery, easy. I've got some that have been in for 3 years + (although those are not gigged that often). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 EADGBE have you met GCDEF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dewysoss Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thing is, batteries don't just DIE, you'll hear it start to go a while before it just stops working...I dont understand the whole IT'D SUCK IF IT WENT OUT ON STAGE thing. Just make sure you unplug your guitar, because as long as cable is plugged in, it'll drain battery life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johanneswiberg Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thing is, batteries don't just DIE, you'll hear it start to go a while before it just stops working...I dont understand the whole IT'D SUCK IF IT WENT OUT ON STAGE thing. Just make sure you unplug your guitar, because as long as cable is plugged in, it'll drain battery life. I've never had an APU guitar either but this is what I thought too... but our bass player's (very expensive) bass sometimes starts sounding lame and it's always the same story with him... "hm... is it the battery or is something else wrong, I don't have a fresh battery but this one might have some juice left, or perhaps the cable is busted, can you guys hear that hum? no wait, this is the empty battery, oh and I need a screwdriver, hang on a minute guys..." ...and that's one hour's rehearsal time gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members the_gunslinger Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 I would probably put a fresh one in for every gig I play. Worth it for the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members craigny Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Its overkill, but I change the battery everytime I change the strings, about evry two months. Im OCD about having battery power. Like stated above you will lose power gradually. I would think if you did it twice a year your good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tiltsta Posted January 6, 2010 Members Share Posted January 6, 2010 Thing is, batteries don't just DIE, you'll hear it start to go a while before it just stops working...I dont understand the whole IT'D SUCK IF IT WENT OUT ON STAGE thing. Just make sure you unplug your guitar, because as long as cable is plugged in, it'll drain battery life. Ditto. I can hear the difference in sound as the battery starts to get weak. The guitar starts to sound very thin and sort of like I'm playing through a {censored}ty stomp box that mimics the sound of jamming through a cheap AM radio. I also get some really ugly distortion on things I strum or pick hard. This creeps in very gradually over time. They just don't die all of sudden...the sound like ass first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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