thinking of splashing on a few nice bits

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:39 am

not spent any on gear for a while (sg was last purchase) fed up with having naff badly paint mdf as a pedalboard.

so thinking of a nice small board with a better power supply and nice patch cables. not sure wether to get one big enough to hold my wah or not, might just leave a 9v power lead free for it and have it next to my board.

not sure to go for just what i actually use or add more pedals for fun/just because. should go bigger and leave space or cram it?

currently i run:

boost>tuner>channel switch(either full size orange or mini one)

plus i still have the phase 45, fab od and belcat delay pedal in my drawer doing nothing

heard good things about the new commuter board and the diago's mini supply. not planning on making any more pedal purchases (though really like the earthquaker speaker cranker and tc spark/mini spark boosters)

pics? ideas? thoughts?

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:43 am

http://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_pb1000.htm

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:43 am

I just bought a pedaltrain mini, and whilst it's expensive for what it is, it's a great piece of kit. The micro9 power supply is great, but you may want some isolators depending on the pedals you are running. I use both the diago isolator and the gigrig virtual battery, I would definitely recommend the diago - it gives out more power and is all round better made, the virtual battery feels rather cheap.

If you are using only a few low power pedals, a battery power supply could be a good option. Pedaltrain are bringing out the volto soon, which will fit perfectly under their mini and nano boards, also joyo have just released their own version, however I haven't read any reviews of their's yet.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:45 am

Oh, a small board? That one's quite big.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:06 am

yeah, the benton one is a bit big but thanks away matey.

battery maybe be the way to go, for my needs and pedals it'd last a while. though Â£30 on a supply vs Â£80-90 for a volto (google rough price).

Benmurray85 · Post by **Benmurray85** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:20 am

if youre looking for a cheap power supply solution check out the joyo jp02. i think its a voodoo labs clone?

i got mine for about Â£40 on the bay and its stood up to a years solid gigging without a single issue yet. i know everyone loves the johnny shredfreaks on her but thought id throw it out there.........

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:35 am

I don't think JSF sell theirs any more, last time I looked on the website I couldn't find them.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:45 am

johnnyseven wrote:I don't think JSF sell theirs any more, last time I looked on the website I couldn't find them.

Didn't JSF change their name? No Google hits. I seem to remember Mike posting a link to an identical-looking site.

Simon · Post by **Simon** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:49 am

Yep, it's now Pedalstuff.com

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:58 am

Ah. They don't do DC power any more.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:58 am

Still no power supply listed though, good job I bought 2 - although i've never needed to use the spare! Unlike my Diago Powerstation which broke.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:04 pm

Benmurray85 wrote: i know everyone loves the johnny shredfreaks on her but thought id throw it out there.........

My son threw out a Johnny Shredfreak in favour of an old linear PSU. I think JSF changed supplier at some point and the new ones were too noisy - see PSU Noise thrad.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 12:18 pm

Maybe the reason why they're no longer selling them.

I've had no noise issues with my JSF, i've been using it for 2 or maybe 3 years.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:59 pm

I really like my pedaltrain mini Rob - it's big enough for all I need nowadays and fits a Diago/JSF supply perfectly.
I stick my wah alongside it but do occasionally think about buying a jr.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 2:55 pm

INB4 parody thread: "thinking of splashing on a few nice tits"

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:01 pm

Nice to see dave keep a-breast of things!

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 12:58 pm

so pay day cometh and i've ok'd it with kay to treat myself a little.

so if i keep my current fender patch cables, my shopping list is

1 x pedalboard
1 x power supply
1 x pedal purchase (some kinda drive pedal) suggest me something nice

thinking a diago micro power as it'll only be a couple of pedals and nothing high powered.

as for the board i've got it down to four possibles

diago commuter (as i can fit the wah on)

diago gigman (hard case and looks nice)

pedal train nano (and have the wah off board)

pedaltrain mini (for extra space)

thoughts?

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 1:51 pm

The gig man is a pretty heavy board, so you'll have to keep that in mind. I'd recommend the mini as it is a great pedalboard.

In terms of a pedal purchase, I'm running a Mooer Flexboost and it's a really cool pedal. It's a micro clone of the xotic ac boost.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:17 pm

I'm liking my Diago Commuter, being free with a Â£28.49 subscription to Guitarist it's the cheapest and lightest of the lot.

Brandon W · Post by **Brandon W** » Thu Aug 01, 2013 4:50 pm

I use a voodoo labs pedal power 2 plus and it's fantastic. It may be pricey though..I'm not sure. I like that it has a power starve or power sag feature.