Electric Mistress Power Supply

WeightedWings · #1 09-06-2008, 12:10 AM

So I recently bought a Stereo Electric Mistress on the bay, but I received it today and it didn't come with a power supply. The seller accidentally shipped it to the wrong person and shipped me their pedal, and in the process of talking to the other guy, he seemed pretty angry and mistrustful of the seller. He thought he was buying a vintage small stone because that's how the auction was labeled but I'm pretty sure from seeing it myself its just an old beat up newer model one. Also the seller has some negative feedback including complaints about pedals being broken. So the point of all this is that I'm really nervous about all this so I'd like to test the pedal as soon as possible.

Unfortunately my problem is the aforementioned lack of power supply and the fact that the SEM doesn't take batteries. What I do have is a boss style adapter. This post by MysticBoo makes it sound like you can use the Boss Adaptor:

Another Night on the Town... (EHX Stereo Electric Mistress Review)

However, musiciansfriend makes that sound like a really bad idea here:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...dal?sku=150437

Can anyone shed some light on whether or not I can use the boss adapter?

Valerus · #2 09-06-2008, 12:13 AM

Standard boss type is fine. I owned the SEM for a while and used it with a normal boss adapter and it was fine n dandy.

WeightedWings · #3 09-06-2008, 12:27 AM

Awesome, appreciate it man.

Valerus · #4 09-06-2008, 12:43 AM

No problem. And if it disintegrates...that's EHX's fault.

irvinz · #5 09-06-2008, 12:50 AM

to musicians friend. isnt everything a musician does a bad idea?

selfblessed · #6 09-06-2008, 02:40 AM

So there was a "reason" that EH sent the power supply. I powered mine off a Gator Power Supply. Worked awesome. She left for other reasons.

irvinz · #7 09-06-2008, 03:07 AM

free power supply = higher retail price =p

selfblessed · #8 09-06-2008, 03:17 AM

That's what I thought!

bass_fish · #9 09-06-2008, 04:07 AM

EHX says that with all their pedals... "only use EHX [type number] power supply" and on some older pedals they had a point(reverse polarity, smaller connectors) but to me it seems like a lot of BS, mine work fine with my boss or hartke adapter...

JanusZarate · #10 09-06-2008, 01:05 PM

The regular Boss power supply works fine, as does a Dunlop DC Brick, Visual Sound One Spot, Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2+, etc.

The SEM is supposed to come with an adapter because it doesn't use batteries. It has nothing to do with whether the adapter is "special". All brand-new EHX pedals which cannot run on batteries will come with adapters, while the battery-powered ones won't.

On a side note, the manual also says that it uses a Boss/Ibanez style regulated 9VDC 200mA adapter. The plug is 2.1mm, center-negative. All of these specs are Boss-standard specs.

My point is: **** Musician's Friend. Do your homework.

Some older EHX pedals do use very unusual supplies, however, as do modern ones. A good example is with any of their tube-loaded (12VAC) or 24VDC pedals.

selfblessed · #11 09-06-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MysticBoo

The SEM is supposed to come with an adapter because it doesn't use batteries. It has nothing to do with whether the adapter is "special". All brand-new EHX pedals which cannot run on batteries will come with adapters, while the battery-powered ones won't.

Well that is actually nice of EH. Another reason EH is a great company...well in my book they are.

I miss my Nano Stone.