I could use an Electro Harmonix power block. I have too many adapters plugged in and I am in danger of running out of juice holes. A power block with multi outs from one juice source would be fantastic. Does anyone make one that I can use on EH kit????  :freak:

there’s the Voodoo Labs Pedal Power 2+. 

You could run just about every EH 9v pedal off of it (two high current and a ton of low current ones) as well as any of the 18 or 24V pedals with the right adapters.  Plus there is an outlet on the back for what you can’t power.

Cheers for that, same old problem though, do I spend the money on a power supply or do I buy something more fun with the money like a Electro-Harmonix Microsynth which is the same amount of cash (actually £4 cheaper than the Voodoo Lab 2+)!!! There is a real gap in the market for a decent power supply that doesn’t cost the earth. Why are they soooo expensive???? :doh:

two words (acually one word and one number lol) 1 spot

Cheers for the tip! Well it’s certaily a better price, assume its good for EH kit. Any experiance with running 5 EH pedals off it??

Rayjaysonic - 31 August 2009 12:55 PM

There is a real gap in the market for a decent power supply that doesn’t cost the earth. Why are they soooo expensive???? :doh:

......because people will pay it and if I was in a semi-pro touring band with a big fx set up so would I.

...but for home/practice/pub gigs…..not a chance.

a six way extention with a one-spot and the supplied EHX psu’s does me fine….. I see no reason to spend more money on it.

Good point, I would too if I was playing live more often. I suppose when you start looking at the spec of things like the Voodoo 2+ power supply, there’s a lot of top class design gone into its construction. All that juice isolation is going to cost cash, but worth it for a pro/semi pro player. I just can’t justify spending that kind of cash when it could go on something more fun!!!! Cheap and cheerfull it is then!! Thanks for all the advice.

Before buying a power block my concern would be to get a power filter/stabilizer unit to run all my gear off.

WatsonWood - 04 September 2009 11:52 AM

Before buying a power block my concern would be to get a power filter/stabilizer unit to run all my gear off.

Oh nuts!!! What the heck is that??? Do I need it, should I have it, what’s it going to cost????? :doh:

Basically you plug it into the mains supply available to you, at home or in the studio or at a gig venue, and then plug all your electric gear into the post power filter/stabiliser socket.

The device is designed to protect all your gear from either power surge or fall-oot, giving you, for example, a steady 220 V with no variation as always happens with normal power socket feeds.

The device also filters all those nasty hums, fizzes, frizzles and unwanted frequency disturbances typically caused by anything drawing power from the same wiring circuit as the one you are using.

In a house this could be a radio or the ‘fridge or even an automatic light switch going on and off outside the entrance to the front door.(I have experienced both these problems; first in a home studio and second, amazingly, in a recording studio).

There are multiple possible sources of this unwanted noise traffic in the wiring, and all these noises, if not filtered out, are of course amplified when they pass through effect pedal(s) and/or amps.

OK, this is sometimes cool and I admit to having used these noises several times when recording film and theatre music.

But I have also had to spend a couple of hours in a recording studio once trying to find out why, at random moments, a strange metallic crrrr! sound would go through my pedal board and emerge from my speakers with octave, flange, echo and reverb effects enhancing its unwanted presence. It turned out that my un-filtered power source was picking up a signal from the air conditioning in the studio control cabin each time it sprung into life. So we turned off the aircon completely and solved the problem.

The engineer gave me a lot of stick for not having my “gear sorted” despite my best efforts to defend my set up.

A guitarist I play with often uses a vintage Fender Champ, with a great sound but a lot of background noise. After modding the Champ he still had quite a lot of noise so he bought a power filter/stabiliser which he inserts between his gear and the wall socket he is using in the rehearsal room or at gigs and the noise problem has virtually disappeared.

One example of a power filter/stabiliser is the Furman P-1400 AR E:

“Furman P-1400 AR E Power Stabiliser/Conditioner - 6A max, stabilises power (174-264V), greatly reduces line noise, features Furman’s Linear Filtering Technology (LiFT), 10x IEC outlets (rear) & 1x (front), large blue digital LED display, main power switch (front), BNC socket for optional gooseneck lamp. Dimensions: 19”/1U (depth: 305mm). Weight: 7kg”

It is somewhat expensive(!) but there are others on the market. I know that the one Werner Broos from The Golden Dawn now uses cost him around 230 EUR.

I hope you find this some help…and no, I have not bought one yet. It is on my list but first I have a couple more EHX effects I want to buy!

I think the studio should pick up the cost for one of those, sounds like they have an issue with their Air Con!!! Can’t believe you are the only person it’s effected. If I were a pro/semi-pro player I would get one like a shot, but I am just some guy having fun at home, don’t even play live these days thanks to my crazy working hours. Would be nice but can’t justify that kind of cost. Going to stick to my £30 RF shielded and surge protected extension from Maplins I think. That and quality cables should be fine and dandy for me. Interesting info though, thanks. Always good to know a potential solution to a buzz problem. :clap: