How Do You Know Your Luke Needs A New Battery?

[CudBucket]

I did the tongue test on the battery in mine and it still has some zip but I was wondering what it sounds like when the battery is too week. Also, how often do you find you change it?

Thanks.

Dave

 

[tristan]

when the guitar starts to be really noisy, it's time to change the battery...

If you play every day 4 hours a day, you have to change the battery once a year.

 

[candid_x]

when the guitar starts to be really noisy, it's time to change the battery...

If you play every day 4 hours a day, you have to change the battery once a year.

What if you leave the guitar cable plugged in after the amp is turned off? As I understand it, the Silent Circuit is still active, but what about the p'ups on the Luke?

 

[Roxy]

Take a look at Matt Bruck's column in this month's Guitar World "Fallen Heros" issue. He says about 3,000 hours (8 hours of use a day for a year). He recommends a quarterly battery if you play the guitar a lot. Unplug during breaks too.

 

[Lou]

I write the date on my battery with a sharpie when I install it. Last one in my JP was march 05. Still going strong. I play other guitars though

 

[CudBucket]

Thanks everyone.

 

[francric]

With EMG's if you leave your cable plugged in it drains the battery......I never experience noise from EMG's as the battery was getting low, just no sound when they died.

 

[Antoine]

When you play your clean channel amp with the Luke, if the battery is too week, then the clean sound distord a little.

 

[robelinda2]

mine just goes DEAD. which is scary when i'm playing live!

 

[Astrofreq]

keep licking it until it no longer stings. Then it's time for a new battery.

 

[beej]

On the Luke, Piezo or Silent Circuit equipped guitars the input jack also functions as a switch that connects the battery to groud (e.g. turns it on). Plugging a cable into the jack connects the circuit and if you leave the plug in the battery will drain even if you're not playing.

With my old Luke, I'd notice a real lack of output and hum when the battery died. It wasn't all that gradual, it'd just be real noticeable when it was time for a change.

 

[candid_x]

With EMG's if you leave your cable plugged in it drains the battery......I never experience noise from EMG's as the battery was getting low, just no sound when they died.

Thanks

 

[candid_x]

On the Luke, Piezo or Silent Circuit equipped guitars the input jack also functions as a switch that connects the battery to groud (e.g. turns it on). Plugging a cable into the jack connects the circuit and if you leave the plug in the battery will drain even if you're not playing.

With my old Luke, I'd notice a real lack of output and hum when the battery died. It wasn't all that gradual, it'd just be real noticeable when it was time for a change.

Likewise, thanks, Beej.

 

[CudBucket]

With EMG's if you leave your cable plugged in it drains the battery......I never experience noise from EMG's as the battery was getting low, just no sound when they died.

That's what I thought: That the battery is for the EMG active circuit and not a noiseless circuit.