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05-06-2008, 07:19 PM
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whats the best way to power a Lovetone Meatball? I have the voodoo and the one spot. Is one better than the other and is there anything else that's even better than that out there?
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05-06-2008, 08:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | The Voodoo would have my vote, and there ain't much better than that. The meatball is a 9V pedal, right?
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05-06-2008, 08:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | yes. but if im not mistaken, i thought i read somewhere that you have to switch it to 12 volt instead of 9 on the voodoo. is that necessary? and better yet, is it safe?
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05-07-2008, 12:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | Can't say for sure because I'm not familiar with the meatball and the website doesn't help us.
It could be similar to the Boss ACA/PSA thing where the older (ACA) pedals required a non-regulated 9V supply to work properly. (Non-regulated supplies actually put out more voltage than their specification states.)
The Voodoo Labs PPII is regulated, so if the meatball actually requires slightly more than 9V to work well, then yes, you may need to switch the supply to 12V. I doubt it would do any harm.
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05-07-2008, 01:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | | | Would *under-powering* a pedal do any harm? Or just not work (as well)?
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05-07-2008, 02:06 AM
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Accessories Sales Associate, Guitar Center Rancho Cucamonga, CA | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Upland, California | | I will take a stab and guess that under powering an effect would make the effect not power up, give you some gnarly distortion (probably unwanted) a-la battery sag, or just cut the effect off randomly when it wasn't being fed enough. This all depends on how underpowered the effect is, including mA's. Someone please correct me if I am mistaken, as I am no electronics engineer.  |
05-07-2008, 02:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | No harm - it'll just distort or refuse to work.
Not having sufficient current available will cause the supply voltage to drop. Not having enough voltage available will cause early onset of clipping.
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05-07-2008, 02:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sarnia, Ontario, Canada | | | Okay, and what about digital processors? Same thing?
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05-07-2008, 02:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | Digital is more likely to just refuse to work, you still are unlikely to harm anything.
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05-07-2008, 12:20 PM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Voodoo. You can do 9V or 12V. BUT, the thing will sound different. I found the settings more warm and funky on 9V, and a little thinner on 12V IMO. |
05-07-2008, 01:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | so these two will have an affect on their sound as well?
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05-07-2008, 05:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia | | | I guess it might, but I would have thought it would only affect the sensitivity of the filter, which could be reigned in with the controls.
Like, the same knob/switch settings won't necessarily sound the same when powered from a different voltage. But you should, in theory, be able to dial in the same sound with some readjustment.
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05-08-2008, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist Voodoo. You can do 9V or 12V. BUT, the thing will sound different. I found the settings more warm and funky on 9V, and a little thinner on 12V IMO. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bjazzman so these two will have an affect on their sound as well? | look at the above post and quote. YES, they will have an effect. |
05-08-2008, 02:12 PM
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