DC Adaptor

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 7:12pm #1

Can anyone recommend a link to where I could buy a DC adaptor for multiple pedals? I'm not sure if it's important but I'd be looking to run a Bif Muff, an MXR Phase 100 and two Boss floor effects off the same power supply if possible. Is there anything that can do this? Any information welcome. Thanks,
Dave

NotMe · 24-02-2005 7:18pm

Do you mean a generic power supply that you can use with any pedal or something to power all of them at the same time?

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 7:29pm

Something to power them all at the same time. Any ideas?

david · 24-02-2005 8:57pm

Get a normal single pedal power supply with a high mA rating and a daisychain adapter. It wont work with the muff though that has a different connecter.

Out of interest, whats the other boss pedal, other than the compression/sustainer?

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 9:10pm

Noise suppressor, NS-2, so freakin' useful. Really should get new batteries for it... Surprisingly the pedal I use most is the one that's lasted the longest without needing a battery change...

david · 24-02-2005 9:13pm

Cool, Battery life depends on the pedal
eg: Line 6 echo park lasts for 5mins.
eg: Fuzz Factory lasts for two years. (because it has no digital components or LEDS)

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 9:18pm

The Big Muff does have an LED though. Meh. If you're looking to clean up your sound at all I couldn't recommend a better jobby than the NS-2. Cheap, easy to use and cleans everything up wonderfully.

david · 24-02-2005 10:16pm

Tremolo is my next purchase... Impulse pedal buying rules! Got my PH-3 today and it rocks! Should get my whammy adapter tomorrow and fuzz factory tuesday and not buy anything else for the next year!

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 10:31pm

TBH I've yet to hear a tremolo pedal that does the job as well as a real trem. I wouldn't bother while you've got the RG. The Fuzz Factory should be excellent though. You bringing it to CTYI? I must try it.

I thought you had a Small Stone for a phaser?

david · 24-02-2005 10:39pm

I sold the stone... The ph-3 can get the same sound though. Tremolo is different from a guitar trem as in it doesn't modulate pitch its more like tom morello's killswitch stuff if you understand me. The fuzz factory isnt a real one, its a clone made by a guy in england on the muse message board but it uses the same circuit etc and it has an added LED and 9volt in socket.

And yep i sure will bring my pedalboard to ctyi, what course are you doing?

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 10:49pm

I have SF Writing as first choice with Philosophy, Psych and Chinese in reserve. Sounds cool man. I've never heard a tremolo do anything like Morello's killswitch either. What one are you looking at? A friend used to have a Vibratrem, not sure if he still does to be honest...

david · 24-02-2005 10:51pm

It wasn't me! wrote:

I have SF Writing as first choice with Philosophy, Psych and Chinese in reserve. Sounds cool man. I've never heard a tremolo do anything like Morello's killswitch either. What one are you looking at? A friend used to have a Vibratrem, not sure if he still does to be honest...

I want this vibratrem you speak of! Find out if i can buy it if (s)he still has it

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 11:02pm

I'll give it a shot if you like. Just give me a few minutes. Come to think of it, that did have a killswitch-esque quality to it...

He doesn't know whether he's selling. He'll get back to me and i'll PM you. Any offers for it to tempt him?

Oeneus · 24-02-2005 11:44pm

I highly recommend getting a Sound Labs power bank. £20 sterling from http://www.maplin.co.uk. Not sure how much they are in Irish Maplin, or if they have them at all. they'll be much more reliable than Daisy Chaining. I hate the daisychained power leads. If one plug screws up the rest that follow after it do as well. where's witha power bank they're individual.

But like someone mentioned the Big Muff (USA) has a different plug. The russion one doesn't have a power socket at all, just a battery.

Other pedals you have to look out for as welll are the Line 6 modelling stomp boxes need to be powered by AC adapters as opposed to DC, as do Digitech Whammy's.

It wasn't me! · 24-02-2005 11:58pm

Thankee. Will look into that.

The Big Muff is kind to batteries anyway so I don't need an adaptor as much for that. The others though are vicious on batteries so I need something for them.

It wasn't me! · 25-02-2005 2:01pm

I can't find that power bank on Maplin. Any links to where else I could get it?

NotMe · 25-02-2005 2:57pm

You'd get one in Argos or Atlantic Homecare. This kind of thing.

david · 25-02-2005 3:58pm

No not that! its a 9v power supply with 6 outputs or so. Adlib music in Carlow sell them for 40 i think.

david · 25-02-2005 4:16pm

Oh and offer him .... 40 or so...

NotMe · 25-02-2005 4:18pm

freakonaleashx wrote:

No not that! its a 9v power supply with 6 outputs or so. Adlib music in Carlow sell them for 40 i think.

Oh I thought I might have been wrong. Is the power supply you're talking about not mains powered?

david · 25-02-2005 4:36pm

It is mains powered but it has 6 9v outputs. Its black, about the size of a Boss and has 'power bank' and 'ac->dc' written on it.

Oeneus · 26-02-2005 12:10am

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=31292&TabID=1&source=15&WorldID=&doy=26m2

There you go. they're also on ebay you know.

DC Adaptor

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