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Pedalboard nightmare!
- Thread starter RexNFX79
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Well if you can find the post where I suggested that I'll correct it for you. Good luck.
The power supply on a Gator shares the electric with all the pedals. This can cause hum. Maybe you got lucky and all your pedals like that. There is also no fuse protection so I hope you have that thing plugged into a surge protector. The Gator is also a soft case. I can't tell you how many times I'm thankful for having my gear in a PT hardshell. It's not because people are throwing it in a truck, things happen that you won't expect.
It really is worth it to take a day and build your own. It's cheap, easy, and you get exactly what you want.
TBH I've got three different PSUs on my board (Gator, a 9v daisy chain with high current, and a 24v EHX), they're all plugged into a 4-way that has a surge protector on it, I haven't had any noise issues.
Yeah the soft case is bad but it would be crazy heavy with a flightcase (mine is the larger Gator board). Sure it would be safer to have all my gear flightcased but the fact is I live in a first-floor flat and lug all my gear in and out three or four times a week - it's just not practical for me to put it all in big heavy cases.
Like I said before yeah you're recommending top equipment but for someone like me (non-pro) it's overkill.
- Aug 5, 2005
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I'm building a board for just this reason. Not only is it cost-effective, I can put on a power supply that powers more than 6 pedals (I have 7 
) and build it exactly to my specs in a two-tier fashion.
Not to hijack, but are there any power supplies cheaper than that Dunlop DC Brick? I currently have a one-spot, and I'd be fine with another if need be, but I always like to keep as few cables as possible to keep it clean and organized.
) and build it exactly to my specs in a two-tier fashion.Not to hijack, but are there any power supplies cheaper than that Dunlop DC Brick? I currently have a one-spot, and I'd be fine with another if need be, but I always like to keep as few cables as possible to keep it clean and organized.
Really!? I was planning on getting a Voodoo or Dunlop because I've always heard *bad things* about daisy-chaining, and have been wondering if that was what killed my M-80. But you're saying that it won't make a difference?
So long as your PSU can supply enough current for all the pedals attached to it, you should be alright. Although I have had pedals in the past that were noisy when daisy-chained (Line 6 Echo Park was one) and some 9v pedals can't be daisy chained (EHX XO BMS).
OP - I used to use an SKB PS-25 which is very similar to that Gator board. A plastic board that an adaptor plugs into, and has little outlets for power cords to your pedals.
I found the adaptor underpowerd for the amount of pedals (6) that the board could power, so I swapped it for a 1 spot. Then realized that I could just run the 1 spot daisy chain to all my pedals and not even use the supplied connectors.
The SKB essentially became a piece of plywood, and worked great for my purposes.
As for the Velcro, go to Wal-Mart or Home Depot or something and get a 5' length of 2" Industrial Velcro. This works really well sticking to pedals.
Who knows, you may actually use the soft side for a future piece of plywood pedalboard....which is exactly what I'm doing...but using the SKB soft case to carry it around.
I found the adaptor underpowerd for the amount of pedals (6) that the board could power, so I swapped it for a 1 spot. Then realized that I could just run the 1 spot daisy chain to all my pedals and not even use the supplied connectors.
The SKB essentially became a piece of plywood, and worked great for my purposes.
As for the Velcro, go to Wal-Mart or Home Depot or something and get a 5' length of 2" Industrial Velcro. This works really well sticking to pedals.
Who knows, you may actually use the soft side for a future piece of plywood pedalboard....which is exactly what I'm doing...but using the SKB soft case to carry it around.
I just got a pedal board from rondomusic. It's 35 bucks plus shipping and could fit 10 boss sized pedals if I'm thinking of it right ( I got the medium sized one). I've heard that the bottom of the board gets ripped up if you take the velcro off a bunch, but so far so good.
. Don't get me started on the difference in price of a PT board with Voodoo power over a powered Gator board.
I would say that you didn't say it, but you alluded to it, good sir.
I bought a used pedalboard from Rock Solid Pedalboards (Link Removed ... mine's the RS-24) for around $90 and it's amazing...very similar in construction to a 'board from NYC pedalboards. Quick-release latches. I use a T-Rex Engineering Fuel Tank Jr., which powers five pedals, and it works great.
Ahh but now you're comparing two different beasts there. See, the Dunlop doesn't have isolated outputs, meaning that there can still be quite a bit of hum (even if it's harmless). The Voodoo, just like my T-Rex, has isolated outputs, which completely eliminate hum. Also, the T-Rex (and I believe Voodoo does too) comes with a two-9v-one-18v, which is cool if you have pedals that can handle 18v (like Fulltones).
So if I'd said "BMWs are much more expensive than Kias" would you interpret that as a slight against the quality of BMWs?
I can't help it if people insist on looking for hidden meanings where there aren't any.
I use either a Gator Gigbox (Invalid Link Removed) with a DC Brick (plus several wallwarts and power outlets hidden inside) OR a soft-case PT Jr with a PP2+
If I'm playing a lot and other people will be moving my gear around the Gator is preferable because it's so robust.
If I'm carting gear myself and using pedals regularly at rehearsals, I prefer the PT Jr. The Gator case is a big, heavy ****** ****** and the soft-case PT Jr is small and light (but delicate).
But I really don't care which brand pedalboard I use, let's face it - it's not in the signal path - but the isolated supplies from the PP2+, plus all the optional cables make it a superior power supply.
If I'm playing a lot and other people will be moving my gear around the Gator is preferable because it's so robust.
If I'm carting gear myself and using pedals regularly at rehearsals, I prefer the PT Jr. The Gator case is a big, heavy ****** ****** and the soft-case PT Jr is small and light (but delicate).
But I really don't care which brand pedalboard I use, let's face it - it's not in the signal path - but the isolated supplies from the PP2+, plus all the optional cables make it a superior power supply.
