dewman
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Post by dewman on Nov 22, 2005 1:57:46 GMT -7
Hey everyone, Building a low tech, low cost pedal board now (the clutter is killing me) and wanted to get suggestions for mutipedal power supplies. Any suggestions?
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Post by bluzsteel on Nov 22, 2005 5:17:37 GMT -7
I like Voodoo 2
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Post by billyguitar on Nov 22, 2005 6:22:46 GMT -7
The One Spot and Guyatone work for me except they don't like a Holy Grail or old Arion Stage Tuner. They make those pedals whine. I've tried about 10 other pedals with no problems.
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Post by prowler on Nov 22, 2005 7:59:12 GMT -7
I'll second the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 unit.
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Post by bluzsteel on Nov 22, 2005 8:22:12 GMT -7
good thing about pedal power is it has a AC in, wish it had 2 Ive got a TREX and a TC Chours both have AC plugs
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Post by billyguitar on Nov 22, 2005 9:00:59 GMT -7
I bought a Peterson Strobostomp and it has a power out jack. I've only run a Guyatone compressor off of it so I can't say how many pedals it'll handle. I run the Strobostomp off of the One Spot. The Stobostomp is a very good tuner except I wish it had a little more contrast. It also has a DI out which would be good for an acoustic guitar or upright bass to send to the PA. I think there is another tuner that also has the power out. Boss?
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Post by hdahs143 on Nov 22, 2005 19:18:50 GMT -7
Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 is the deal!. 8 isolated taps so there's no polarity or ground problems, and it runs up to 2 of the Line 6 Modelers!
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Post by hollywood5150 on Nov 22, 2005 20:19:20 GMT -7
What about the Dunlop DC Brick. Has anyone tried these?
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Post by steveinnashville on Nov 22, 2005 22:45:25 GMT -7
I've got a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2. It works great, and two of the power outputs have a knob to adjust the power output to simulate worn batteries with your fuzz or OD pedals. AC jack on the back. Very cool! Works great.
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Post by G'OlPeachPhan on Nov 23, 2005 12:27:13 GMT -7
voodoo labs pp2+ is what I've got. It's a very clean power supply, and it's very flexible. Great thing is that the ToneCzar EchoCzar and Angelbaby can be run at the required 18volts via this particular model (pp2+ only) and a "Y" cable without needing any modifications due to the heavy duty voltage regulators on the "Line 6" outlets 5 & 6. I guess it's a little unlikely, but if you ever plan to run ToneCzar effects and don't run any Line 6 effects, the pp2+ is the best option right out of the box.
Overall though, it is the cleanest power supply I've tried aside from a 9v battery. My Keeley Java Boost is VERY fussy about noisy power supplies, and while it still is quieter running off of a 9v battery, with the PP2+ the noise level is definitely passable. I can't say the same thing about the other methods/solutions I've tried (daisy chaining, independent wall warts, etc.).
While the "sag" feature is kind of novel, I don't have any pedals that benefit in any way from being starved of juice... I thought the Java Boost might be cool when used with this feature, but nope.
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Post by Curt on Nov 23, 2005 13:11:19 GMT -7
Voodoo labs is in the near future but for now a "one spot" does the low buck trick.
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Post by rcrecelius on Nov 30, 2005 9:34:24 GMT -7
I now use a VL PP2 (great BTW) but for years I used a Ross (I think) power supply, I think it had 5 outputs on it...a local pawn shop had a slew of em and I bought 2 @ $20 a piece. It worked good for me but when running a Boss CS2, you couldnt run 5 pedals on it without problems. I learned later that the CS2 required a different Boss PS and the VL PP2 has a setting to overcome that...maybe it needed more milliamps or something.
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nick
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Post by nick on Dec 7, 2005 9:56:44 GMT -7
I've used a Dunlop brick before, and didn't find anything wrong with it. Bought it on Ebay for $15. Don't see a way to go wrong with any of these, though.
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Post by joekondziella on Dec 7, 2005 10:30:13 GMT -7
The bargain out there is the Godlyke Powerall. It has plenty of power for my DL4 and MM4 Line 6 pedals(power hogs), Area 51 modded wah,Keeley modded DS1 and TS9, Keeley comp,Boss tU-12 tuner and Keeley Effects loop switcher for my tuner. It only comes with a 5-way chain but I used the cable from my 1Spot (not enough power) and have been using it with great results for several weeks now. And at $40 its a great bargain.( At that price you could throw a spare in your gig bag)
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Post by joekondziella on Dec 7, 2005 14:17:11 GMT -7
Oh, and it dosen't take up any pedalboard real estate.
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Post by rodeoclown on Dec 8, 2005 1:03:03 GMT -7
I've been using a DC Brick for a couple years with no problems. The cool thing about it is the 3 18V jacks. I have an old Ibanez AD 80 delay that needs an 18V adaptor. I also run my Bad Bob Boost at 18V for a cleaner boost than at 9V. And my FD 2, which I'm not using now, sounded more natural and less harsh running at 18V.
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