Comments on: How To Power Your Busking & Gigging Equipment Outdoors

By: Kier

Kier — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:13:00 +0000

Thanks.

By: sniper

sniper — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:34:28 +0000

brilliant post.. thanks for sharing your knowledge regarding inverter and batteries..

By: Kier

Kier — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:21:32 +0000

Hi, same sort of thing as for the comment above, if you are using a sax you obviously won’t need amplification or fx for the instrument so you can just concentrate on finding a decent second hand battery amp or portable music system for a few quid from a boot sale to get an idea. If you are going to get serious though, it is probably worth investing a fair bit to get a proper set up as the sax is a beautiful instrument and really you want a decent sound that will do justice to your instrument.

By: Murray

Murray — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:28:50 +0000

Hi,
I want to busk and need an amp to play backing tracks from my ipod. I will be playing the Alto Sax and I use the amp for backing music only. It will be mostly jazz and middle of the road stuff. I’m only a beginner so need to keep the budget small. What advice would you give

By: Kier

Kier — Wed, 26 May 2010 10:50:15 +0000

If you need a system generally to just play mp3’s etc on and not specifically designed for instruments, then I’m sure you could easily use a semi decent battery operated stereo or ghetto blaster type sound system with a line in port for your mp3 player.

You could pick up a cheap second hand one or if you have the cash to spend, try out the Roland Cube – Street or another of thier battery operated amps. It’s a little pricey but supposed to be very good.

Whatever you choose, you should definately make sure you test it out before you buy it as amps and stereos vary greatly in the sound quality they deliver and will also sound completely different inside as they do outside. You’ll also need decent rechargeable NiMh batteries and a charger. Check Ebay for rechargeables and you’ll save a lot of money.

Cheers. Let us know how you get on.

By: Nic

Nic — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:48:02 +0000

Hi, I need a light, portable setup for dancing/busking. I will be playing classic and alternative rock mostly. i have an mp3 player but don’t know where to go from there. please help. i need something that is loud, clear, light, and has a long life span.

By: Kier

Kier — Sun, 23 May 2010 08:46:45 +0000

No problem, hope it goes well for you. If you do get a good set up, let us know what gear you’ve used and it’ll help others looking to do the same. Make sure you can test your inverter and take it back if it’s not the right one for your system.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 23 May 2010 08:39:38 +0000

Hi Kier,
Thanks for the advice!!!

By: Kier

Kier — Sun, 23 May 2010 07:28:39 +0000

Hi Josh, your keyboard is going to need a stable power supply and if it doesn't already have the facility to run off batteries then you'll probably need to create a power system using a deep cycle battery, inverter and charger. Read my battery guide and posts on inverters and battery calculations. By the end of that you should be pretty tooled up on how to do it.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:11:17 +0000

Hi,
I’m going to busking with my keyboard, it’s a 88 key digital piano with two 6w speakers on top.
so I think I’m will use the light weight outdoor application.
But as what you mention above, I really don’t know how to use the Ni-mh battery with my AC adaptor. Do I need kind of converter?
The input is 230v~50hz 0.2A, output is 12v, 1.5A
Please give me some advice.

Thanks