SamIAmUBUF Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 can you you install a battery box on the back of a bass between the pickups without a huge effect on your sound? I'm looking at the stewmac box (possibly the 18-volt if I can get away with it). I'm also open to other suggestions. This information may be useful to know as well; The through-body section is 1-5/16 thick. I'm using 2 active soapbars (so I'll be doing a lot of routing down the middle to begin with). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I would stay away from the area between the neck and the bridge. My main concern isn’t the sound, but the over all structural strength of the instrument. This area take n the full force of the strings, and I believe that if you remove as much wood as you would with the StewMac 18V battery box; there is some risk that you weaken this area to much. Of cause it is also influenced by the body shape and so on. With enough mass surrounding this area it can of cause work very well, but again, I would stay away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 I wouldn't. On a guitar you could rout it out behind the bridge, but not on a bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymore Guitars Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I'm not sure if this would work for you but Warmoth does a cool little self contained battery box within their control cavity. Seems like a cool idea if you have a rear routed body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiggz Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 i did what warmoth does with an active bass i finished a while ago, except i boxed it in with some extra wood glued in, rather than routing that in there, works well, but as other have said dont put it somewhere where there would be stress or strain. luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psw Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I'd be looking for something like this... works well for replacement, neat and small hole required...would put it behind th bridge or an enlarged control cavity for structual reasons. This is the type of box used by Parker I believe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAmUBUF Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I'd be looking for something like this... works well for replacement, neat and small hole required...would put it behind th bridge or an enlarged control cavity for structual reasons. This is the type of box used by Parker I believe... ← yeah, I'd mentioned I want to use a stewmac box, which is basically the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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