How to Power my Boss-dominated Pedalboard?

[WarwickDavis]

Please help me, as I am new to effects and electronics. I have acquired a small array of Bass effects pedals in a very short time and am at a loss to power them simultaneously. The members of my cover band laugh at me when I need to switch out power supplies in-between songs. There must be a way to daisy-chain a few Boss 9v AC-powered pedals and a Morley wah.

I have a Korg Pitchblack Tuner>Boss GEB-7 EQ>Morley wah>Boss ODB-3>Boss BEB-3.

Problem is, the 1 Spot provides DC power, not AC?

Is there a simple answer that I'm just not seeing?

Thanks!

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Those Boss pedals are DC powered.

[Implosion]

Which pedal requires AC?

[RickenBoogie]

+1 the OneSpot has all you need. Boss pedals are 9VDC.

[jamzcl]

I say 1Spot too. All 12 of my BOSS pedals run in a 1Spot daisy chain.

There was one issue I ran into on an early '90's BOSS chorus pedal though that wanted to run on the old BOSS ACA adapter - the pedal would still work with the 1Spot or PSA adapter but the light wouldn't come on...hook it up to the old ACA adapter and it would work as it should. I traded that pedal for one from the exact era and that one works perfect on my 1Spot.

So some of those late '80s early '90s BOSS pedals that say ACA adapter on the label on the bottom might be a little picky of where their power is coming from.

[meatwad]

If you had a Boss TU-2 pedal tuner, it acts as a power supply with the daisy cable. All my Boss pedal's mfr dates range from April 1988 to recent, and work fine from a Boss BCB-60 pedalboard power supply.

[Steveaux]

Originally Posted by WarwickDavis

Please help me, as I am new to effects and electronics. I have acquired a small array of Bass effects pedals in a very short time and am at a loss to power them simultaneously. The members of my cover band laugh at me when I need to switch out power supplies in-between songs. There must be a way to daisy-chain a few Boss 9v AC-powered pedals and a Morley wah.

I have a Korg Pitchblack Tuner>Boss GEB-7 EQ>Morley wah>Boss ODB-3>Boss BEB-3.

Problem is, the 1 Spot provides DC power, not AC?

Is there a simple answer that I'm just not seeing?

Thanks!

Everything you have listed is 9vDC and 1Spot compatible.

[kenstee]

Originally Posted by jamzcl

I say 1Spot too. All 12 of my BOSS pedals run in a 1Spot daisy chain.

There was one issue I ran into on an early '90's BOSS chorus pedal though that wanted to run on the old BOSS ACA adapter - the pedal would still work with the 1Spot or PSA adapter but the light wouldn't come on...hook it up to the old ACA adapter and it would work as it should. I traded that pedal for one from the exact era and that one works perfect on my 1Spot.

So some of those late '80s early '90s BOSS pedals that say ACA adapter on the label on the bottom might be a little picky of where their power is coming from.

I would suggest a multiple isolated output power brick like the TRex Fuel Tank Jr, Voodoo, etc. If you put your ACA pedal in a daisy chain with any other PSA pedal the ACA pedal will work perfectly. Lights, function, the works. These bricks usually come with a daisy chain cable for powering 5 or so pedals from just one of the outputs. Just make sure the total draw of all the pedals in the chain (in mA) does not exceed the total mA of the one output they are plugged in to.

[Chrisk-K]

One Spot is all you need. I drive all my pedals (including 4 Boss pedals) from a single One Spot. Best $19 I ever spent! (I bought mine on eBay).