John, 
    that is where I got one of mine...

So when you bought your cable,from bayou and you were able to use both pickups off the battery without any issues other than nuclear battery drain?

Yes, the Bayou cable has a stereo tip for your guitar and mono tip for your amp that combines the signal from both pickups. You hear sound from both pickups with their cable.

http://bayoucables.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35&products_id=92

Yes, roger that.  I try to pay attention to my tone and I carry
spare batteries in my case.  I use the cord for hit and run situations
like rehearsals and opening sets,  it makes breadowns go a little
quicker.

As others have said the cable in the link will allow you to used both pickups in a mono configuration. Butch at Bayou Cables does good work and his prices are reasonable. I have multiple signal and speaker cables he has made for me including a stereo to mono Y I use with my Brown Bass to run a stereo rig.

Here is a DS5 power supply on eBay

http://club.alembicguitars.net/index.php?topic=23157.0

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Alembic-DS5-Power-Supply-For-Bass-Or-Guitar-Active-Pickup-Systems-w-Cable-/352176079834?hash=item51ff5483da:g:3~gAAOSwa75Z0C93

I buy my Series 5 pin cables from Bayou.  I recommend them highly.

I often use my Series basses with batteries, usually at rehearsals where I don't feel like hauling a DS-5 around. Like others have said, you will get about 15-20 hours of life out of the 9 volts.  Not great, but certainly workable. 

I've also had my 1/4' jacks re-wired to mono so that I get both pickups when I use it that way.  If you call Alembic they will give you simple "how-to" instructions for the mod.

Welcome back!

Steve's post made me go look at the FAQ for Series I/II 1/4" wiring thread. It contains the info on wiring mono or stereo. It says it is for the PF6 card. I don't know when these came into being but if the pictures and descriptions fit what you have this will show you how to convert the wiring.

http://club.alembicguitars.net/index.php?topic=270.0

George used LiPo 9v rechargeable batteries for quite a while successfully. They give about 20 hours on his series 2, running the LEDs as well as the electronics. He carried a spare set of fully charged ones. The advantage is it's quick to set up at a gig. He gigs a lot.

Recently he moved back to his DS5 as the 5 pin lead is better than the usual 1/4 Jack leads.

I dont have a DS5 at all. Pierre-Yves didnt have a spare one when he sold me his bass so I made myself one.
All the information needed to make one is freely available online.
This substitute runs from any USB source including an iphone charger. It has the usual stereo/mono output jacks. I use it for my series 1.


I would still recommend a proper DS5 if you can get one.

Just received the stereo/mono cable from Bayou.works great,low noise.my series one has two 9 volts.I bought the duracell quantum.anyone have thoughts on the boogie man power supply?

He does a small unit that uses 2 wall warts to give the dual rail power. Crude but probably works. Expensive for what it is.

Quote from: Harleybass on October 11, 2017, 07:01:46 PM
anyone have thoughts on the boogie man power supply?

I personally would never give "The BoogieMan" any money for anything.  He has been discussed many times here on the Club.

C-Ya............wayne

I figured I would check in,I got my 1985 Series one,bought my Bayou series one cable,all good,I've gotten about 6 hrs of rehearsal time so far out of both Duracell Quantum 9 volts.(about $7 for two batteries).I love the tone unbelievable to play,BUT,here comes the but,its very noisy at the 2 different rehearsal studios I've been in.not noisy at home on my rig,so bad sometimes between songs i flip the switch to standby.I read all about the RF issues with the series one any thoughts?Bring them on!

The first thing I would try to do is perform the hum cancelling procedure here:
http://club.alembicguitars.net/index.php?topic=269.0

For general info on Series I/II here is the FAQ page:
http://club.alembicguitars.net/index.php?board=23.0