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just buy some rechargeable batteries.Gut shot. Was checking out if I could fit a fishman battery/charger View attachment 77177
yes. I have some lithium ion batteries that I bought with a charger that last a looooooong time for my fluence loaded guitar. Plus I didn't have to retrofit the rear cavity cover with the fishman charger.Have rechargeable 9V stopped sucking? Honestly, havent looked into them in, like, 12 years.
I hate weirdly expensive proprietary things like that. You spend huge bucks on something that only holds a good charge for a few years, then you have to buy a new proprietary thing if they even make them once yours shits the bed. 9v is always a better bet, as they've been a thing forever and will always be a thing. Maybe I'm just an old man shouting at clouds, but I'd prefer to have both options. I don't have faith that proprietary weirdness will be viable in ten years, when I know 9 volts will be around in 50 years.I'd just prefer to have the usb recharging tbh
Most phones used MiniUSB like 10 years ago and now those chargers are harder to come by since the change to MicroUSB and more recently USB Type-C.I hate weirdly expensive proprietary things like that. You spend huge bucks on something that only holds a good charge for a few years, then you have to buy a new proprietary thing if they even make them once yours shits the bed. 9v is always a better bet, as they've been a thing forever and will always be a thing. Maybe I'm just an old man shouting at clouds, but I'd prefer to have both options. I don't have faith that proprietary weirdness will be viable in ten years, when I know 9 volts will be around in 50 years.
Most phones used MiniUSB like 10 years ago and now those chargers are harder to come by since the change to MicroUSB and more recently USB Type-C.
The rechargeable packs are cool and I love new tech but reliability and availability really side with 9-volts in this case.
They're not really all that proprietary at all lol Got two BiLT guitars with 3 onboard pedals plus a midi XY pad that require more power than you can get from a 9V battery throughout a show. Its all just power storage and delivery lol For my use a USB rechargeable tends to make more sense than having to bulk buy 9Vs lol
The worst case scenario here is that you desolder a couple of cables and solder on the new battery pack if Fluence is still a thing, or a massively abundant 9V clip and go back to those, right?This is correct. On top of that, batteries do degrade over time. The packs are super fucking cool for the moment, but in ten years I'm betting tech will change to the point where you won't be able to buy new ones... Which isn't the end of the world, since you can always have a guitar routed for 9v, but I'd bet big money that you won't be able to get the battery packs like they have now in 10 years.
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Talk to me in 5-10 years, we'll see if tech doesn't evolve and they still make these niche products. lol
should be the industry standard imo. wood screws belong in decks, not on guitarsthe threaded inserts are a nice touch
the threaded inserts are a nice touch
should be the industry standard imo. wood screws belong in decks, not on guitars
u get to the "bottom" but the screw isn't flush and if you keep going, it can bulge the fretboard or in extreme case, unglue it.