Visual Sound 1 Spot

Super easy. You plug it in to the wall and go. To expand the power capabilities, I suggest buying an MC-5 or MC-8 daisy chain extension. You can power multiple pedals at once all through the 1 Spot's power adapter without adding additional power adapters & 12v sockets. AND, to expand for additional pedals (if you're starting out with 5 9v adapters) just add another daisy chain and you'll get 4 or 7 more 9v plugs to allow for expansion. So easy and very inexpensive.

I have notice absolutely zero interference or grounding issues with the power to this point. I'm running the power through my chain, which consists of a Fulltone OCD, VS Jekyll & Hyde, VS H2O, and a Boss DD-20 in to a Fender Deville. No hums or hisses or inadequate power routing that would hurt volume.

It's not built like a tank, so don't treat it like one. But it should hold up just fine. Been using it for 3 months now and absolutely no problems. If you have a pedal board, you'll probably never bring harm to it while transporting (which is usually the biggest threat to your pedals).

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Great value. For the price you'll save hundreds of dollars over other pedal power products. While it's not the most professional path to go, it's certainly the most affordable. If you're going to run 10-15 pedals, you might want to spend a little more and invest to protect. The 1 Spot doesn't have anything like a surge protector so that's your only weak spot (if the wall or power strip you're running through doesn't have a surge protector already built in). But if you're reading through this and wondering if it's worth buying, definitely!

Didn't notice when I got it, but now 3 mos later it is noisy!!. Hum noise!

Hum goes away when I take it out of my pedal chain and go back to using the original adapters.

i've been playing for 25 yrs.

Bone head easy to use. I power three pedals, all but one are Boss, the other a Tube Screamer TS808. Plug in and go.

I have had no problems with reference to losing power or getting any hiss from the 1-Spot power adaptor. I've used it regularly and with no problems so far, and its been a year now.

So far so good. I wrote 1-Spot for a question or two and got an immediate response to my concerns. Parts for this inexpensive product can be found most everywhere. So even if it goes bad, I'd just buy another one as it sure won't break a pocket book.

Called like I said once with a concern before I purchased and got an immediate response. So based on that one experience I'm giving them a 10, but if others have had bad experiences, they should send out the word on what they had to deal with. I'm pleased at this point.

The 1-Spot is a dirt cheap item in relation to everything I own, from pedals to guitars to amps, to everything that goes with guitars. I will be purchasing a Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 soon as I'm expanding my board. About the only negative I have for the product; while the daisy chain reaches the pedals if they are in a line, I'm now running a wah and volume pedal between a delay and the others which really puts a max stretch on the length of the chain. (thus the lower score, but only for that reason). Since I'm getting into the PedalTrain Pro board (which is set up for the Voodoo) and the chains are individual, it will work much better. But make no mistake, if you use a limited number of pedals, this is a great product for the price, and would make a fine cheap but worthwhile gift for someone.

Visual Sound has obviously put a lot of consideration into this product. It has a very long cable and many convenient accessories can be purchased for it, like daisy-chain cables, adapters, and 9V battery plugs. It only takes up one space on a power bar. I only give it a nine because of the inherent messiness of all these cables.

The 1Spot gives all one can hope for in terms of sound quality. Even through the noisiest of pedals, no 60Hz hum is audible. The power it gives out is pure 9V DC.

The 1Spot is enclosed in plastic, like most wall warts. The plastic isn't particularly strong or weak. I trust it, it's just not bulletproof.

A really good, well thought out, and well-made product, Visual Sound has done a great job. If it were lost, I would buy another one.

Couldn't be easier.

Powers 3 pedals in my board with ease and no noise.

Been going strong for about 5 years.

No need to deal with them.

This thing is dirt cheap, powers up to 6 pedals, takes up almost no space, and is quiet. What more could you want?

Very easy to use.

Killer, works with most pedals and Im not sure why more people dont use these. I have 3 just in case!

5+ years and no issues.

Great company, always willing to help customers.

Amazing device I wish more people used it. For their own sake! ha

Very easy to use. I had it all plugged in about a minute. It's very self explanatory just by looking at it. I've never had pedals before but I managed to arrange the extra slack between pedals creatively so it doesn't look messy. Looks pretty snazzy!

I purchased the adapter and daisy chain separately because it was a few dollars cheaper that way. Plus the daisy chain had 5 plugs which is 1 more than I needed (rather than the Adapter/Chain combo pack which has 3 more than I needed).

I'm a bass player so I don't have any crazy effects like any shredders out there. I run a Boss Tuner > Boss Super Chorus > Digi Tech Hyper Phase > Boss Metal Zone (previously ran a Sans Amp Bass Driver for distortion). The signal is quiet at all times regardless if the pedals are on/off (in live settings and at practice). The only time there's hiss is when my Metal Zone is on, but it would also do that with a battery anyway, so I know it's not the 1 Spot. Plus when I had my Sans Amp on for distortion it was quiet 100% of the time.

Reliable so far. The salesman emphasized to use a grounded power strip (no, duh) to plug it into, which I did. I took it a step further, I also purchased a 16 Gauge 3 prong grounded extension chord for the power strip at a hardware store. Didn't know if it'd make a difference in keeping unwanted surges/noises out, but I feel safer having it than a skinny generic household chord (it was only a few bucks anyway).

Haven't needed it.

My guitar player is the one who turned me on to this. He has a more elaborate set-up and loves it. He sounds great. He also has a noise gate running through it, but I think he owned it before he got the 1 Spot. But He likes it, I like it. We play hard rock/alternative/metal styles and our sound hasn't been compromised using it.

Plug it in!

OK, here's my setup: Telecaster>>Vox Wah>>Fulltone GT-500>>Digitech Bad Monkey>>Boss DD-3 (Delay))>>Fender Blues Junior NOS Tweed Limited Edition (Jensen C12n speaker). Adequately powers my entire board with all pedals on (not something I ever do live, but I had to test it).

I am not using the "daisy chain" adapters (sold seperately). Instead, I use it is the power supply for the board itself and plug each pedal into the board. I've noticed less noise, and a noticable improvement in sound quality from some of the pedals. I think the Fulltone benefited most from this and sounds absolutely glorious (but that's another review...).

No issues yet (6 weeks)

Never contacted.

I play blues, classic rock, modern rock, and gospel/funk/R&B-ish stuff mostly for my church but also some other studio and gigging projects. Been playing for about 22 years now. Been through alot of gear in that time. Some I wish I still had and others...well, good riddance. I'm sure that if my budget was larger I would easily find better power supplies but this lil' fella does the trick and does it well.

I am satisfied for now. Being happy with my tonal pallet is not easy for me as I suffer from TCD ("tone-chasing disease")but I am right now content for the first time in more that 5 years! This thing made a difference for me in a big way so I'll give high overall marks.

It's an (8) pedal adaptor. If you can't set it up, you shouldn't be playing guitar.

This adaptor powered six pedals for me, with total of about 70mA in power drain. This adaptor worked fine for about 2 months then after playing for about 30 minutes I would start to get a loud hiss in all my pedals. Then a week short of 3 months use, I got this high pitch squeal and extrememly loud hiss one day. I thought a preamp tube in my amp had gone bad. Started trouble shooting all my pedals and adaptors. All the noise went away when the 1 Spot Adaptor was removed from my chain and replaced with individual Boss adaptors. Problem solved, the 1 Spot fried after less than 3 months use.

It fried after less than 3 months steady use with only a 70mA power drain. This thing is supposed to be rated for 1700 mA, so 70mA is a no brainer. I gave it a 3 because it did work for 3 months.

Don't know, but I am going to return it to Guitar Center where I bought it and see if they stand behind this product they sold me.

I have been playing guitar for 38 years, so I know how to trouble shoot a pedal chain. When you get alot of hiss, noise, and high pitch squeal, that is the first place you look. 1 Spot was definitely the problem. I choose the 1 Spot because of the low $35 price and I could eliminate multiple adaptors from my pedal board. But if it is going to crap out in less than 3 months, I don't know if I want another one or not. Good thing this didn't happen at a gig or I would have sacrificed the Visual Sound 1 Spot to the rock gods and burned it on a stake.

Very good. Plug it in and forget it's there.

I've been using the 1-Spot for over a year and I've experienced far less noise than the universal power supplies I was using before. Most of the time there is no noise at all, just occasionally in a place with bad current or where the wall outlets are ungrounded, but in that situation you'll get noise with any power supply.

My main pedal board contains two Boss BD-2 Blues Drivers an early 80's DOD FX-65 chorus (blue casing) and a Boss TR-2 Tremolo. I play a 2006 Eric Clapton strat, a 1988 12-string strat and occasionally an Ibanez AF75 arch-top, through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe with a Mojo extension cabinet. My entire pedal board is run through the effects loop in the Deluxe.

Now here's one thing about noise. I highly recommend no AC power on your pedal board if at all possible, unless one of your units requires it. If you run AC to your board, you'll always run the risk of some noise no matter what unit you use, due to the proximity of audio and patch cables. My 1-Spot is plugged into an AC drop box that sits behind my amp stack. I shortened the cord to about three inches and put a heavy-duty auto trailer light connector on it, the other half of which is connected to an eighteen-foot standard AC cord with a 2.1MM DC connector on the pedal board end, which connects to the 1-Spot 5-way to run the pedals. So the pedal board snake consists of that line plus audio-to and audio-from. This way there is no AC anywhere near the pedal board or any of my instrument cables. I have found this to be an excellent way to prevent the possibility of magnetic interference from AC.

I have used this for over a year with no problems whatsoever.

I've been playing professionally for a living since 1974. I play rock and roll, blues and some country. I would definitely buy another one if this one were lost or stolen. I do have a second one for back up because I like to cover the bases, but I've never had to use it. I am considering buying an additional one to power my secondary pedal board. This board sits back by the amp and contains an AudioTech ABC unit, a Planet Waves CT-04 tuner and a Boss GE-7 EQ for the 12-string (I currently power those units with batteries to prevent the possibility of ground-loop).