Which Pedalboard Power Supply Should I Buy?
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For almost a decade now I have been powering my pedalboard with a trusty Dunlop DC Brick. However, as my pedalboard has grown and more power hungry pedals have come to the market, this power supply is no longer going to cut it.
It's time to find a new, more powerful power supply with at least 11 outputs.
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I would go for Ojai or Chocolate. Own both. Never let me down.
The Fender Engine Room is another good option. It’s similar to the Strymon in that you can expand it later if you need to.
Replaced my DC power brick with a Harley Benton Iso 12 Pro, 10 pedals on the set, including EVH 117 flanger, EHX oceans 12 and Seymour Catalina Chorus , 2 years gigging with it and.... it works just fine. Cannot say I notice any noise coming from the pedals, its actually cleaner than the DC Brick was. Dont know if its as clean as a Strymon Zuma, but honestly, it works just fine for 90 bucks.
That's impressive!
@@AdamThomasMusic The Harley Benton is just a rebranded Vitoos. Vitoos also makes the Fender Engine Rooms, from what I heard. I'm leaning towards the Vitoos version of the Harley Benton since I wouldn't have to pay shipping.
@@somethingelsedoesmatter Oh I didn't know that. That's pretty cool!
i got a harley benton one its all isolated and love it never let me down
The mooer isn't isolated. The same power supply is rebranded a dozen different ways. It's advertised as isolated but a simple multimeter open circuit test will show they all have a common ground. The walrus Phoenix is the way to go. The chocolate bar is good but too complicated with all the dip switches. For example, if you have the wampler tumnus and the dip switch isn't right or gets hit accidentally your pedal will literally catch on fire because the voltage multiplier inside the pedal will go haywire.
Thanks for the info!
It’s good to get a nice, brief overview of these options, I’m having a similar issue with my whammy-wah, which takes AC.
I've seen a couple of power supplies that has one or two AC outputs to go alongside all of the DC outputs. You should look for one of those.
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Can't you just get an AC to DC convertor cable?
I have the harley benson. Apart from the engine room which i will be getting at some point, nothing else will meet all of my needs. The harley benson has never let me down but the engine room will fit under my pedaltrain board better.
Benton....Harley Benton....
As a novice it's a mind field when trying to figure out which power supply is best. Typically the expensive ones will do most everything you need. Mind you, I've looked at all the cheap versions from the Donner Dp1 and 2, Caline, etc. They all look and operate the same and are probably not truly isolated. I'm learning any company can say a word in it's description and it isn't true. It gets confusing. What seems obvious is just spend the money on a Vodoo or ISpot. I looked at the Joyo5 rechargeable power supply. Some say it's like all the other ones, not isolated. For someone like me only beginning to build a pedal board it can be overwhelming. I definitely need sound advice from experienced guitar players.
The cheapo power supplies use the term " isolated" loosely and are usually not isolated just have isolated circuit protection however the power is daisy chained internally. It's a dirty trick. You read the description and they omit that part just so long as the word isolated is in there
That's horribly sneaky! Thanks for commenting that, hopefully this will help some people to not get tricked by sneaky wording.
Would say, except the Harley Benton, ;-) that's been tested, there's a simple way to do it.
Been using a Palmer PWT-12 for ages, no issues
If you haven’t already, just get the Zuma. 9x500ma. Daisy chained my low draw pedals off one port and the higher current, digital pedals individually and still had 1 or 2 ports available. Well worth the cost.
Thanks for the advice Jim, I ended up buying the Ciokolate a few months ago though....
I'm going for the 1spot cs12
I am running a Fender Engager Boost, a Source Audio True Spring, a Boss 63 Fender Reverb, an MXR Copy Cat, and a Fender TreVerb. The True Spring was giving me white noise in the line. I bought a Stryman Zuma R300 and no more noise. Perfect. Expensive but worth the money. My only regret was not buying the 9 outlet version. In the near future I will be buying the Ojai Extension when needed. Recommended and definitely Isolated!
Thanks for the suggestion Denis. That's a hell of a lot of reverb pedals lol no wonder there was some noise. It's cool to know that the Strymon fixed the issue.
@@AdamThomasMusic Hi Adam, Yeah, really into playing Surf Guitar and getting that classic 'surf drip'. Just bought the new Surfy Bear Classic Reverb Tank, which is absolutely AWESOME and definitely recommend. Surf Guitar Rules!!
@@TheMyndsurfer Ahh surf music! It all makes sense now lol
Harley benton is the house brand of thomann and i know they wont put their name on a shitty product..i use the plamer pw 12
I haven’t used it, but Friedman makes one that looks nice too.
Look into the walrus audio Phoenix. 15 9v ports with some you can toggle for 12v.
Cheers Lyle! That's a pretty mental looking PSU, but unfortunately the highest mA it outputs is 300mA, whereas one of the pedals I'm looking at is 500mA.
Adam Thomas Music fair enough!
I heard that you need to unplug it to turn it off. is this correct?
Accel makes great stuff. I have the power source 12 and power source 8, and both have been work horses for me. Going on 5+ years, no problems so far. They are bulkier than some of the newer supplies, but work great mounted in Accel boards.
Thanks for the insight!
Try a Yankee HD-M12, these Yankee Power Supplies seem too have it all as far as i can see, best wishes.
Just before you commented I received my Cioks Ciokolate. But looking at the Yankee power supply you suggested, it seems like it would have fit the bill too! Thanks for the suggestion though!
I'm currently editing the follow up video to this video.
Hey mate, curious to know which one you ended up getting and how good it is. In the same situation, my board has outgrown my current power supply. Thanks
Hey Joseph. I went for the Ciokolate, it was a bit pricey but I have no regrets, it's a great power supply.
What power supply did you get in the end GTi do a power supply for about £40
I bought the Cioks. Although it's bulky and expensive, it's been great and powers up everything I need with just one power supply.
After so many years, how’re you fairing with the Cioks Ciokolate? Assuming you still use it?
It's never let me down. Solid as a rock. I've only very recently switched from it to a Cioks DC7, only because I wanted to downsize my pedal board. The DC7 is pretty much just a slightly smaller Ciokolate. I went with the DC7 because of how good the Ciokolate had been to me.
@@AdamThomasMusic sounds good! Your review helped me buy it a couple days ago, I was just curious and had to ask the obvious.
I’ll think about the DC7 if I ever have to make a separate more compact board next time.
Thanks again! Be safe!
@@mephisto-pheles9622 I'm glad I was able to help! :)
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Nice informative video. I am in the same situation, looking for a stronger power supply, and two pedals are problematic here: Line6 M5 (250-500mA 9V AC) and the EHX POG 2 (160mA 9.6V). There isnt really a power supply out there that can run the Line6 M5, which is weird since so many people run the M5 on their boards. All the otehr pedals I could still run on my Rockboard Powerblock
I'm having a similar issue with a Line 6 product. I would like to get a HX Stomp, but according to pictures of it, it seems to need 3A of power which is mental. So I'm going to be getting a power supply that can handle all of the other pedals I would like to buy, and then I guess I will need to use a plug for the Line 6.
@@AdamThomasMusic Yeah the Line6 stuff is a Bit demanding im terms of power, but they also can so a lot. Also I chose the Mooer S12 Power supply which you showed in the video. Thank you for bringing this one up. Maybe I am lucky and it can run my board
@@leonbode1748 I actually made this video with the hope that others could help me find the right power supply, but it seems like I ended up helping you instead :) I'm glad I could help.
@@AdamThomasMusic take a look at Cioks' video about powering Line 6 products...HX Stomp actually requires 900 mA the highest!!!
@@mitskoski I'll have a look at that, thanks :)
Is it advisable to use non Isolated psu to a hybrid set-up? My efx are zoom G1xon and Joyo American Cab Sim only.
I'm not sure. I've always had isolated PSU's recommended to me, so that is what I'm planning on getting. But I can imagine that there are some scenario's where that might not be a good idea.
Non isolated outputs can cause electrical noise if you use too many pedals (similar to daisy chaining),
i dont think these are advisable unless you only use 1 or 2 pedals and really want to save money
Hey, are you not going to get a Switcher? Or a patchbay?
I wasn't planning on it. What do you think of switchers and patchbays though? Do you think I should get one?
does the mooer s12 really isolated?.think to buy one
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Do not skimp on the pedal PSU! Owned the Mooer macro power S8 and it is utter $#!t! Luckily I was able to trade up to the Cioks DC5. Within the cooling off period @ my local shop. Noise floor on stacked fuzz, distortion & over drive dropped by @ least 28 dB cranked! I know for you its a little late. But the difference was NOT subtle. Just trying to save people from bad juju. This is one item you do not want to skimp on!
Don't worry, I went for the Cioks!
@@AdamThomasMusic In hindsight I think the Mooer may have been faulty. Or altenatively since I bought the Ampeg Rocket 115 the noise & grit from cheesy pedal psu's has been raping & ruining the true potential of the Ampeg.
Either way aint NEVER going back.
@@gorillafunk725should i just stay away from the mooer s8?
WHERE IS THE FIRE???? Can't understand a word you're saying!
where you put your power under drive or reverb
Could you rephrase the question please? I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you're asking.
@@AdamThomasMusic do you put the power supply under he drive section or the delay/digital stuff of the pedalboard
@@coolvibesradio3267 I use the power supply to power all of my pedals, regardless of which type of effect they are.
@@AdamThomasMusic yeah but where do you place it?
@@coolvibesradio3267 Oh right, you mean where physically on the pedalboard? On top between the noise gate and the whammy. I'm working on a video putting together my whole pedalboard atm, but if you look on my Instagram you can see where I placed the power supply.
Take a look into Palmer PWT 12 MK 2 .
I'll take a look at one of those, thanks! :)
Got the mooer and its great
How is it now?
@@sitiimanina its been great!
@@RobinErhage how long have you been having it?
Ha ha the Mooer would put up a red flag it’s Chinese and you clearly showed a red flag!