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What pedal board/power supply?

#22
glocke1 said:
I've largely ignored effects pedals for bass for the past 30 odd years of playing. While I experimented from time to time, my mindset has always been that I prefer a clean sounding signal.

Thats changed recently, and I am becoming interested in generating more atmospheric type sounds with my bass and as a result am looking for a pedal board.

What I have now:

EBS Valve drive (12 volt model)
Echolution Delay
Ditt0 X2
Tuner

Chances are I will be picking up one or two more pedals, probably a IE Nimbus.
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We're kindred spirits. After my vintage SVT phase (before it was truly vintage), I did rack rigs for 20+ years. A few years ago I switched to pedals and amp head.

I've decided to stick to 3 pedals max. Sometimes I use zero, but I'll use 1 to 3 overdrives, sometimes a compressor. Given my limited needs, I haven't yet bothered with a pedalboard. I don't recommend this -- it's easier to plug in one board than a bunch of individual pedals. I've stuck with individual pedals because I play with a few bands and use bass tones ranging from vintage to modern... and I'll change tones even within the same band simply for variety's sake -- so I use different pedals from one gig to another. (Yes... I could get a board, and configure it pre-gig rather than wire up individual pedals at the gig... but I'm fine with my current routine).

For power I've been using the Voodoo Labs ISO-5, and it's been perfect for me. It has one 18V outlet, another that's 9 or 12V at 300mA, and three that are 9V and 100mA. The latter three cover most of my pedals, but my Grizzly Bass needs the 300mA, and I have a couple pedals that run better on 18V. Fortunately I've never run a permutation that the ISO-5 couldn't handle. I recommend the ISO-5, and there are versions with more outlets should you need them. Bottom line is that isolated power supplies can prevent problems. Plenty of bassists use non-isolated supplies with no issues, but I'd rather play it safe.
 
#29
I have two pedal boards, and two Voodoo labs supplies. Pretty much every guitarist I work with (that's probably 10 out of 12) or so uses Voodoo labs supplies (one guy has an immense board with 3 supplies on it). I haven't heard anyone talk about issues with their stuff yet.
 
#31
There are tons of viable options I like the Walrus Audio ones Phoenix (Has 12V)and Aetos(I have the Aetos)
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#34
I am quite happy with my MXR iso-brick. Six 9v inputs,two18v inputs and two adjustable inputs that can be set anywhere between 6v-15v. This is a great feature for distortion,overdrive,fuzz and compression pedals particularly, as it enables you to get that old school sag tone by lowering the pots below 9v if you are using a 9v pedal.
All inputs have a bright LED which tells you that there is no fault with the pedal, and if there is a fault with a pedal the LED goes out.
A great bit of kit from a trusted manufacturer.
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Pedalnetics said:
If earlier posts are correct, his Valve needs 12v/300-500ma. I dont think the cs7 or cs12 can do that that (I was about to recommend the same though, I love my cs7, want a cs12!)
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True Tone CS12 or CS7 can dynamically allocate draw to each output provided the total draw doesn’t exceed the maximum draw of the brick. If his pedal requires 12V 500mA, the smart switching tech inside the brick will allocate 500mA to the output powering that pedal and, in the case of the CS7, will then use up to the remaining 1400mA for all the other pedals.

I highly recommend the CS7 or the CS12.
 
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My Guitar rig is run on a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2 Plus on a PT2, only the Timeline is running it's own power supply off the AC plug on the back. My Bass rig is run from a Voodoo Labs ISO5, since I need the 18 Volt for my SD Studio Bass Compressor, and then my Octave(TC Nether), Fuzz(Russian Big Muff), Tuner(PolyTune Mini2) and Delay(Walrus Audio ARP87) are run off the 9 volts. The bass rig is on a PT Metro 20.

I'm a big fan of the Pedal Train and Voodoo Labs stuff.
 

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