Pedal Power

[HeXetic]

I will be putting together a pedalboard very soon and I need to find a power solution.

I have a friend that uses the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power Plus and I've seen it in some of the pedalboard photos as well. Thats exactly what i'm looking for, but it seems a bit pricey, is it really worth the cost.

Over here in the UK it costs £149 is there anything else that is recommended?

 

[Doc Labyrinth]

Dunlop DC Brick.

 

[sk8]

Diago. End of

 

[HeXetic]

Thanks sk8 I see they supply George L cables as well. Do you know if their pedal boards are any good?

 

[Kenny Allyn]

IF your only going to use a straight 9v power to your pedals then it is hard to argue with using either the Dunlop DC brick or even the Gator unit ...

However IF you need either the higher mv Line 6 type taps or as in my case the SAG function to emulate a dying carbon type battery in my Voodoo Bass then you will want the Voodoo Lab

Here is mine on a board http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5024256&postcount=29

Another advantage is it has a 200 watt accessory plug on it that I use to power a small floor monitor amp.

... So for me YES totally worth it ... my guitar player uses the Gator and it works great for him.

 

[JanusZarate]

For cleanly powering Line 6 pedals, 18VDC pedals, 24VDC pedals, or even those pesky "positive-ground" pedals that kill your power if used with regular pedals... the Voodoo Lab is your answer. The outputs are isolated, which is a huge plus. The SAG feature is nice, but not necessary unless you're into the "dying battery" thing.

Otherwise, like Kenny said... powering your typical 9VDC pedals can be easily done by any cheaper power supply.

If you're using 18VDC pedals and 9VDC pedals, the Dunlop DC Brick is a cheaper alternative to powering just those two types. But since the outputs aren't isolated, I'd suggest not using anything "atypical" with it (i.e., Line 6 pedals, "positive-ground" pedals, etc., etc.).

Any daisy-chain power supply (Diago, 1 Spot, etc.) will not be able to power anything besides typical 9VDC pedals. The exception to the rule would be using something like the Godlyke Power Pump on your daisy chain... but be careful with that thing - it doesn't work with all 12/18/24VDC pedals, and it doesn't leave much power for the rest of the pedals on your chain if you're using it in 24VDC mode.

 

[Higgie]

Thanks sk8 I see they supply George L cables as well. Do you know if their pedal boards are any good?

I'm on my second Diago board now - They are Awesome. For the money, you can't get much better.

 

[Silent Fly]

Thanks sk8 I see they supply George L cables as well. Do you know if their pedal boards are any good?

I have a Diago pedalboard (Diago Gigman) and I am very happy with it.

 

[HeXetic]

IF your only going to use a straight 9v power to your pedals then it is hard to argue with using either the Dunlop DC brick or even the Gator unit ...

However IF you need either the higher mv Line 6 type taps or as in my case the SAG function to emulate a dying carbon type battery in my Voodoo Bass then you will want the Voodoo Lab

Here is mine on a board http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5024256&postcount=29

Another advantage is it has a 200 watt accessory plug on it that I use to power a small floor monitor amp.

... So for me YES totally worth it ... my guitar player uses the Gator and it works great for him.

Well currently in my collection, I have a Boss Chromatic Tuner > Boss Bass Equalizer > EHX Qtron > Jim Junlop 105Q > Boss ODB-3.

I don't want to buy a cheap power supply and have to supper poor quality and hum

 

[Kenny Allyn]

Well currently in my collection, I have a Boss Chromatic Tuner > Boss Bass Equalizer > EHX Qtron > Jim Junlop 105Q > Boss ODB-3.

I don't want to buy a cheap power supply and have to supper poor quality and hum

You have some great pedals ... The Voodoo Lab will give you the flexability to be creative in future additions to your set-up


... And as stated if you only need the 9v option you can't go wrong with the DC Brick.

 

[cathal]

considering as the brick is a glorified daisy chain i would consider the diago or the one spot for cheaper

 

[HeXetic]

Alright I think i'm gonna go for the Diago, as far as I can tell all my pedals are normal 9V. Is that right?

If so thanks for the help

Rock on

 

[JanusZarate]

Alright I think i'm gonna go for the Diago, as far as I can tell all my pedals are normal 9V. Is that right?

If so thanks for the help

Rock on

Yeah, and they should all work fine on any supply.

...wait...

What type of Q-Tron is that? The original Q-Tron and Q-Tron+ are 24VDC - that's an issue. If it's a Mini or Micro Q-Tron, then it's 9VDC, and they'll work fine.