[Jack Jarmush]

Hello Group, I normally play an acoustic guitar with a battery powered
Godin pickup through a Roland Cube Street battery amp for busking, i
want to start playing my electric guitar but when i do i need to turn
the amp up almost full to get a decent level (and use up the
batteries) when normally with the acoustic i don't have to turn it up
much at all ton get good level. Is this because of the battery powered
pickup on the acoustic ? Do i need to use a pre-amp with the
electric ? thanks for advise.

JJ

[Jack Jarmush]

On Mar 31, 12:40*am, "Tim Perry"
wrote:
"Jack Jarmush" wrote in message

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Hello Group, I normally play an acoustic guitar with a battery powered
Godin pickup through a Roland Cube Street battery amp for busking, i
want to start playing my electric guitar but when i do i need to turn
the amp up almost full to get a decent level (and use up the
batteries) when normally with the acoustic i don't have to turn it up
much at all ton get good level. Is this because of the battery powered
pickup on the acoustic ? Do i need to use a pre-amp with the
electric ? thanks for advise.

JJ

Turning up the gain *to get the same volume will not "use up" the batteries
any more then the other way. Only is you are making it louder then before
will the battery drain increase.

A preamp will change how you set the amp gains. *If it sounds ok with what
you have you don't need it.

i thought that because i had to turn up the gain the battery drain
would increase but if not then i don't have a problem thanks for the
info.

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On Mar 30, 6:56*pm, Jack Jarmush wrote:
On Mar 31, 12:40*am, "Tim Perry"
wrote:





"Jack Jarmush" wrote in message

....

Hello Group, I normally play an acoustic guitar with a battery powered
Godin pickup through a Roland Cube Street battery amp for busking, i
want to start playing my electric guitar but when i do i need to turn
the amp up almost full to get a decent level (and use up the
batteries) when normally with the acoustic i don't have to turn it up
much at all ton get good level. Is this because of the battery powered
pickup on the acoustic ? Do i need to use a pre-amp with the
electric ? thanks for advise.

JJ

Turning up the gain *to get the same volume will not "use up" the batteries
any more then the other way. Only is you are making it louder then before
will the battery drain increase.

A preamp will change how you set the amp gains. *If it sounds ok with what
you have you don't need it.

*i thought that because i had to turn up the gain the battery drain
would increase but if not then i don't have a problem thanks for the
info.

No. The amount of gain required does not affect power consumption in
an amplifier. The power delivered to the speaker is what drains the
battery. Perhaps you are using a higher sound level with the electric
guitar if indeed your battery life is poorer.