does anyone use strictly batteries for their pedal board?

[circles]

I've been using a Volto, which is very handy and lasts a long time, but seems to add noise to the board. One pedal is quiet but hiss adds up quickly, particularly at mid and high volumes.

Do you have a battery system that works for you? Is wall power the only way to go? I use a few pedals but not a crazy mount:

Boss tuner
Mooer slow engine
Cry Baby wah
triangle fuzz
Memory Toy
DD7

 

[heltershelton]

I use this....
https://truetone.com/cs12/
They make one with 7 outputs too.

 

[circles]

I use this....
https://truetone.com/cs12/
They make one with 7 outputs too.

Love it.

 

[circles]

This one looks interesting...



https://www.jimdunlop.com/product/m238-7-10137-08665-4.do

 

[heltershelton]

This one looks interesting...

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https://www.jimdunlop.com/product/m238-7-10137-08665-4.do

Im sure it works just fine.

 

[Stratoholic]

I use batteries only, some of my pedals don't even have an AC jack on them. Also, my pedals use so little power, I might buy batteries once a year.

I only use 4 pedals, so buying batteries once a year is nothing.

 

[circles]

Geez! How will I know which pedal to plug in which slot? I'm guessing these are all common ratings. I'll have to look into the details.

 

[Tone Deaf]

No batteries for me.

I still use this, been working at least 20 years

http://cdn.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/PSM-5_OM.pdf

 

[Stratoskater]

I use batteries in my fuzz (this is the only way I will ever power a GE fuzz because yes it makes a big difference in tone) and my boost pedal. I use a power adapter for my delay because a digital delay won't even last a full gig with a battery IME. If you are having noise issue then a good isolated power supply, check the specs because in years past that ISO Brick was not truly isolated when users dissected it. It was basically a One Spot stuck in a box. The True Tone and Voodoo Labs Pedal Power are all fully and properly isolated.

 

[circles]

I use batteries in my fuzz (this is the only way I will ever power a GE fuzz because yes it makes a big difference in tone) and my boost pedal. I use a power adapter for my delay because a digital delay won't even last a full gig with a battery IME. If you are having noise issue then a good isolated power supply, check the specs because in years past that ISO Brick was not truly isolated when users dissected it. It was basically a One Spot stuck in a box. The True Tone and Voodoo Labs Pedal Power are all fully and properly isolated.

Ah good to know! Thanks.

 

[roadhog96]

You know the hiss noise you can hear coming out of the speaker when you turn up the gain knob of a overdrive pedal. Will an isolated power supply eliminate this or is this hereditary to all gain type pedals. Every gain type pedal I have tried you hear it without any playing just the pedal turned on. If you reduce the gain it gets less noticeable to even nothing. Of coarse once you start playing you don’t hear it. Come to think of it I have an old fuzz that does the same thing even with a battery. All other pedals are dead quiet.

 

[Stormy Monday]

I use one of these



yea, I know that the outputs are not isolated. It worked fine and eliminated noise. Then some Fulltone pedals showed up and they are running a Fulltone wall wart. So something will probably be changing in the future.

 

[chrimturn]

http://www.voodoolab.com/pedalpower_2.htm

 

[blille]

This one looks interesting...

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https://www.jimdunlop.com/product/m238-7-10137-08665-4.do

I had one. It worked fine for me but there are legends on the interwebs about it failing.

 

[heltershelton]

Geez! How will I know which pedal to plug in which slot? I'm guessing these are all common ratings. I'll have to look into the details.

View attachment 360698

Know the power consumption ratings on your pedals, then go from there. My ocd and bad bob can use anything from 9 to 18, so i have them running at 18. Do not plug anything into the 18v that isnt rated for it.

 

[Stratoholic]

You know the hiss noise you can hear coming out of the speaker when you turn up the gain knob of a overdrive pedal. Will an isolated power supply eliminate this or is this hereditary to all gain type pedals. Every gain type pedal I have tried you hear it without any playing just the pedal turned on. If you reduce the gain it gets less noticeable to even nothing. Of coarse once you start playing you don’t hear it. Come to think of it I have an old fuzz that does the same thing even with a battery. All other pedals are dead quiet.

That's just how overdrive/distortion/fuzz is. It's amplifying and clipping the signal, the side effect is hiss, amps with distortion channels do it too.

 

[Dick Blackmore]

This one looks interesting...

View attachment 360696

https://www.jimdunlop.com/product/m238-7-10137-08665-4.do

That's the one I use. It is solid, mounts under the board discreetly. I recommend this one, I saw it on John McLaughlin's board.

 

[Sugarcane]

I’d love to keep 9v batteries in my pedals so I could eliminate the need for a power supply in venues, but doesn't the batteries run out of juice too fast when they are left in the pedals?

 

[AntStrat]

No, too much hassle. Voodoo Lab power supplies for me.

 

[heltershelton]

No, too much hassle. Voodoo Lab power supplies for me.

The other guy in the band uses vodoo lab.