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).

It is as easy as any power cable unit. Once I had my board laid out I didn't have any trouble running the daisy cables. I actually use 2 5 outlet cables which gives me a total of 9 power connections off of 1 1-Spot. Someone just asked me today was it clean and I said yes, but he ended up checking out himself. I am getting a 2nd one just to give a backup and even my load just in case. But you can easily run that many pedals off of one. I've had at least 5 effect active at any given time and even more a few times.

As above I was asked about hum or noise and we verified there was none. It runs all my effects easily, but I want a 2nd so if something happened live I'd be covered.

I've had mine about a year with no problems yet.

No reason yet to deal with them.

I am a traditional rock/blues player, but am now playing Christian music. I've been playing over 31 years and this has been the easiest setup yet for me. I would consider one of the other power bricks, but it hasn't seemed necessary yet. This has been a solid product so far.

Very easy to use. Just plug it in.

Used it with Boss dd-20, boss od-20, zoom gs.1u , and Danelectro Fab overdrive.
There defiantly was a noticeable buzz when all the units were plugged in.
I later replaced it with a Dunlop brick and all the hum went away.
It works good for one pedal but the daisy chain is inherently noisy.

No problems with it funtioning.

Didn't deal with them.

I already replaced it so I would have to say, save your money and get a Dunlop DC Brick.
It will still work as a wall wart for one pedal though.

Obviously very simple to use. It was a little difficult to make the daisy-chain look neat with so much slack in between plugs... but it's much better to have more cable than you need than to not have enough.

The right angle plugs are brilliant, I don't know why nobody else offers them.

I was actually hesitant to buy this product because of some negative reviews I read about noise and whatnot. Now I am convinced they these people are having issues that are not related to the 1-Spot. I'd recommend this two anybody unless they have tons of power-hungry E-H pedals or Boss double pedals or something.

I'm powering a Dunlop JH-1 Wah, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Boss TR-2 Tremolo and Line 6 Echo Park. Even the Echo Park, which has been notoriously documented to get noisy when put on a daisy-chain, has given me zero problems.

I'd bet that people having sound quality issues are plugging the adaptor into a bad power strip (or one that's loaded down with all kinds of other stuff) that's sending hum through the chain.

After doing some tidying on my pedal board, I did notice that my Wah started giving me a slight pop when clicking on or off. It's probably because I shoved all the extra daisy-chain cabling into its empty battery compartment. I didn't notice it doing that before. Good idea aesthetically, probably a bad idea electronically. I'll need to find another way to hide all the excess cable.

I don't see why anything would happen to the 1-Spot under normal conditions. It's great for gigs (probably more geared towards those who use a pedal board) and much more reliable than a rat's-nest of cables and wall warts.

I love when people complain about the fact that the plug is plastic... have you ever heard of a metal AC adaptor? I guess they could make it out of some kind of heavy-duty rubber material.

I am very impressed with the thickness of the main cable. Far better than the extremely flimsy "official" AC adaptors from Boss, Line 6, Dunlop, etc. I feel like I would snap those cables with the slightest tug. Not so with the One-Spot. The main cable is thicker than the one for my TV!

This is great for gigging, church bands or messing around at home. Great for people on a budget because it eliminates the need to keep buying batteries, and it's far cheaper than the $100+ alternatives.

Now if you're a serious touring musician or going into a pro studio, you should definitely look elsewhere for more professional pedal powering options, but I would highly recommend this in most other situations

No sound, simple plug with a 5 jack extension.

a bit of noise over the 9V batteries but not much... I would suggest having good jumper cables and a nice shield guitar cable both to the amp and from the guitar.

Looks solid to me. I velcroed the adaptor so it does not rattle around in my pedal case.

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This does exactly what I wanted it to do. A bit of noise, but nothing to fuss about unless you plan to record directly into a box or something.

Amazing value for the price too.

Easy enough to use. It probably came with directions but were tossed because it seemed easy enough to use. It was.

I have had the 1 spot for only about a month now and have never had a problem yet. I have not noticed any added noise from my set-up. I would say its a very quiet power source. I originally bought just the power adapter and one 5 link daisy chain. Ive aquired one more pedal so I needed to add another 5 link daisy chain. Simple enough.
Still works the same way only now I have an extra 4 links for later.
I am using it with boss pedals,guyatone,MI Audio,xotic bb and Ibanez ts-808. They all work great and I dont notice any noise at all.

I believe I could depend on it. So far so good for me. I take care
of all my stuff so it should last a while. Its also housed in my pedal board so it doesnt get moved around too much either

never spoke to them,,,hope I dont

Im glad I tried the 1 spot. I was totally against using adapters at all,,trying to stay on the battery path, but after aquiring more pedals it seemed worth the while to look into a pedal chain adapter.
I finally bought it,,,hooked it up to the pedals I had and was very pleased. I eventually bought a powerless pedal board because of it and now everything seems very easy and orderly.

I'm in the "noise" camp, which seems to be every 5th post in this thread.

Mine's an older one, at the time I bought two. A Visual Sound 1 spot, and an some other brand. One of the online houses was selling this one made in Germany that just says "Switchmode Power" on the back. I don't think it was made for music per-se.

The 1 Spot causes this noise that comes through the speaker, it's kind of like a theremin sounding high D note. It's kind of funny, a guy I play with says it sounds like the background of a 50's sci fi movie. So I throw some $400 modulation on it :) Good for laughs, but unacceptable for the the gig rig, and now it is being booted from rehearsals.

However the other brand "Switchmode Power" works great, powers a ton of pedals quietly. I am searching for another, and am wondering if the Godlyke one is the off brand I speak of branded with their label?

I can depend on that high D note, always.

You know maybe I should try, but mine is so old the logo is different. If they honored it, I'd be happy but have seen other companies do similar. (Sabine's stick on tuner, replaced years later when it fell and broke, no questions no warrenty card).

Seriously, I know how to troubleshoot- been in the IT business as a sys admin since the 80s. I don't jump to conclusions easily, I've swapped things out, and the power supply is the culprit.

Speculation as to why the noise might be in the design... whatever is used to switch (to give what is required by digital switch) is causing oscillation that leaks into the effect circuit somehow. Now thinking about it the sound is like when a noisy guitar/amp is near a computer.

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No noise issues whatsoever. My boss delay is actually quiet now, thanks to the voltage regulation in the one spot.

We'll see. Looks pretty tough.

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So far I love it... It sure has cleaned up the clutter on my pedalboard. So far I'm running a tuner, 3 boss pedals, and a line 6 rotomachine from it and my rig is dead quiet. I bought an extra cable and plan on adding my custom overdrives and fuzzes to it as well. (I tried a few out last night and they worked great with zero noise as well.) I see no point in wasting board space for a power supply when I can just use this. What a great product!

Everyone else has acerbically covered this - it's really easy.

I use this to power my BOSS PH-2, EH Small Stone, EH Big Muff, and 1976 Univox Micro-Fazer. In my opinion, it's the best adapter you can buy. It powers all the pedals nicely, puts out a consistent 9.4 volts, and adds much LESS noise then other adapters. Yes, it is noisier then batteries - as are all adapters - but compared to the normal BOSS transformers, this thing is dead quiet. Even my Big Muff is hum-free. The only thing I noticed is that the ultra-fast phaser speeds tend to sound a little more garbled with this then with batteries, but that may be my imagination.

The unit has nice weight to it and the cords seem to be of pretty good quality. I wouldn't abuse it, but it seems to be durable enough. I'm using the battery clip and phone-plugs that came with the combo pack and haven't had a single problem.

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I play everything - 9v is universal. It's the best adapter I've ever used, and the small size is a definite bonus. I now have a shoe-box full of 9v transformers.

You plug it into the wall...easy

I am using a pignose 40V with a 2X12 cab, OLP MM1 guitar and a Washburn Mercury Strat style guiter w/EMG active pickups - BOSS TU-2, Morley Wah, Rocktron Silver Dragon Distortion, Danelectro FAB Chorus, and a Carl Martin Red Repeat...Everything is VERY quiet when I use my OLP guitar...when I plug in the Washburn with the active pickups I noticed some buzz until I touch something metal on my guitar...grounding issue with the GUITAR not the 1 spot.

Owned a Godlyke before and the 1 Spot sounds just the same..

I depend on this for gigging since I have been burned with 9V batteries dying on me during a performance...I wouldn't use a backup.

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Its an amazing essential product that is needed if you gig and have multiple pedals...batteries are uneliable and add up in price very quickly....

Simple, plug the daisy chain into each effect, then to the one spot then to the wall. simple.

I haven't experienced any hum or noise other than the usual noises from my amp. Using various Ibanez RG series electric and I have two pedal boards set up with one spots and daisy chains. My main board:;Boss metal zone,boss EQ, boss Chorus, Boss enhancer,Boss noise suppressor. Second board;DOD envelope filter,Arion octaver,DOD Phaser,Ibanez Digital Delay, Boss Noise suppressor. This system powers both boards quietly and effortlessly.

I haven't had it very long but mine have the thicker cord and it seems pretty sturdy, I would gig with a backup-murphys law-but I think it is a well built system.

Haven't dealt with them yet but I have heard good things about their customer service.

I have about 13 or 14 pedals-I'm a gear addict- And this works well with all of them. I had grown tired of blowing lots of money on 9 volt batteries and this is one of the best ways to solve that problem without spending lots of cash. Do your research to see if this system as there are some pedals that require extra adaptors, but the One Spot should help most guitarists eliminate wall warts and batteries. I would recommend this highly to guitarists like me who have lots of pedals and a need a relatively inexpensive way to power them.

Plug it into the wall. Plug other end into pedal(s). Easy as pie.

Unusable. It produces an extremely annoying hum/buzz sound that just won't go away. I've tried it with several pedals (in combinations or individually), with several amps, with a few guitars, and with several different cables in three seperate locations. One amp was even battery powered (Roland Microcube); so it's not a ground loop issue. I use quality Planet Waves and Bill Lawrence cables; so it's not a matter of crappy cables. The hum/buzz is even present with the cable that is meant to go from the guitar to the first pedal is not connected; the buzz, however, does go away when I touch the shield part of the plug (the part you pull on to pull it out of a jack). I tried several outlets in all three locations. However, the buzz does go away when I touch something metal on the guitar or pedal, so it must be some kind of grounding issue in the 1 Spot. The pedal was NOT defective as I sent it back to Visual Sound and they replaced it. Both adapters had the same noise problems.

Be wary of these "switching" power supplies as they are very sensitive to noise. I'm willing to bet that there are a lot of people that are getting noise, but don't notice it in high volume, gig situations.

But what can you really expect for $30, right?

See above. This thing is absolutely worthless.

They were quite snappy on email responses and even replaced the adapter for me. However, it was, in the end, entirely futile, and I ended up wasting the cost of shipping twice--once to Visual Sound and the other time back to Musician's Friend. What a big waste of time and money. Although they tried to be helpful at Visual Sound, in the end they had no answer for me. I can't imagine that I'm the only one with these problems.

I'd really be wary of these. Only get one if you can get one from a store with a good return policy. Expect the worst.

Just plug it, hook up the daisy chain and whatever adapters you need, and you're set. It's power supply so how hard could it be?

Does add some noise, but not much more than my rig already puts out anyway, so it's really no problem. At present I'm using this with a Memphis '72 Tele Custom copy through three Danelectro pedals, a Fab Tone, a Tuna Melt tremelo, and BLT echo into a Music Man RP 65 112. All pedals work fine with this. It also seems that when using this instead of a 9 volt the Fab Tone seems a bit less harsh. I'm not sure if it's just this adaptor, as before this I only ever used it with batteries.

I'm only playing as a hobby these days, so this stays at home. However I don't see any reason why you couldn't gig with this with no problems. Backups are always a good thing to have, but I would feel pretty safe gigging with this with no backup or batteries.

Never had to deal with 'em.

For the price I paid, you can't beat it, and it's definitely much cheaper than having to buy a pack of 9 volts all the time. If something were to happen to this, I might buy another one or I may look into the Godlyke Powerall. But, if you're sick of 9 volts and wall warts, this is definitely worth a shot.

Are you kidding?

Does add a fair bit of noise. I had a Godlyke Powerall which I lost, so I bought this to replace it. BIG difference. the Godlyke PA9 was much quieter and also a bit more expenpive... so i guess you get what you pay for.

Hard to say... never gig without a back up (in this case batteries), but it seems pretty solid.

never talked to em

Pretty decent for the cost, it'll get the job done. Basically I'm using this during practice to cut down on my battery spending. It does add a a good deal of noise to my setup, more than what is acceptable imho.

Signal Chain:

Gibson LP>budda wah>digitech whammy wh1>dod malmsteen od>boss ns2>line6 delay dl4>marshall 1987x

all instrument/speaker cables are planet waves, patch cables are george ls

Very simple and straighforward to use. Just plug it in, hook up daisychain and plug in your pedals. Don't know how much more there is to say.

I am definitely a gear junky. I have been using the 1 Spot to power an MXR DynaComp, Boss Blues Driver, EHX Big Muff (using the 9 volt batt. adapter plug), Danelctro EQ, Boss DD-6, and BBE Sonic Stomp. I have been very satisfied with the sound I get and am impressed with the amount of juice this thing puts out (1700 mA!). I haven't noticed any noise since using it; much quieter (and more manageable) than a bunch of wall warts.

I can definitely depend on this one. I have had it for a few months now and have gigged numerous times with it. It always performs great. I was a little worried about it when I first got it because its so small, but it's well made and size is its advantage (i.e. less chance for it to get stepped on, etc.)

Never dealt with them, so I won't comment.

The 1 Spot is great. It gives me the ability to power all my stomp boxes (with 1 exception) with a single plug. The exception is my EHX Deluxe Memory Man, which is 24V DC rather than 9. If it were stolen, I don't know if I'd buy another; I'd probably shop around a bit more than I did when I got this, but it came free with my pedalboard, and I'd never turn down free gear. I don't mean to sound dissatisfied with it, cause I'm not (I even bought another 5 plug extension for it). Overall I'd say its a good value, even at the list price of $35, since there's nothing else really comparable in the same price range.

Completely simple. Plugged it up, connected the daisy chain, put on the appropriate adapters (1/8" plug), hooked it into the pedals I had handy (ProCo RAT, Dano mini Chorus and mini Flanger, Arion stage tuner, and a DOD Digital Delay) and it worked wonderfully.

See above for pedals. I'm currently using a 72 Telecaster Thinline reissue thru a vintage Sunn 2x12 tube combo amp. There's a very, very slight buzz, but it's nothing more than when I plug straight into the amp.

Seems pretty reliable. Apparently the older model wasn't built very well, but I have the newer version, and it seems pretty sturdy. I haven't played any shows with it yet, but I'd feel confident using it. I'd definitely carry along some spare 9v batteries just in case. Better safe than sorry.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing on and off for almost 10 years now. I strum around on everything from drone/sludge metal stuff, to Orchid and Pg.99 type punk rock, to Bauhaus and Jesus and Mary Chain-esque noise stuff. I'd definitely pick up another one of these if this one was ever lost (esp. since a local guitar shop matches Musicians Friend prices). Someone recommended the Godlyke power supply, but it was a bit on the expensive side, so I opted for the 1 Spot and am very happy with it.

Seems easy to me. I bought it, plugged it in, and it worked

I have never experienced any noise at all. I plug the One Spot into a power strip. Usually the only other thing plugged into the power strip is my Delux Memory Man - occassionally my amp is in there too, but there's never been a problem.

I have used it for almost two years. I am suprised how well it has hel up considering that the power cord has been moved around so many times. Again - never a problem.

Never dealt with them.

I am into effects laden youth oriented worship music.
I have played guitar for 38 years and my skill level has already risen to the point where a guy should be after 3 years. I get a lot of comments about how good I sound, but none about how well I play. Consistent practice might have been worth trying.
I bought this adapter because it was inexpensive and therefore worth a try. Also, I looked on the visual sound website and Bob Weil seemed like a decent guy. I have not regreted this purchase - in fact, I'm going to buy two more, one as a spare and one for a board I'm putting together for my daughter.
I am running a cheap pretender HSS guitar into AnalogMan Mini Bi-Comp > EH Small Stone Phaser (soon to be modified by Mike) > AnalogMan Clone Clone Chorus > AnalogMan SD-1 808 Silver Mod > Keeley BD-2 Phat Mod > Delux Memory Man > Boss TR-2 > Peavey Prowler (40 Watt Tube). There are two venues where I can route some of the effects through the effects loop, but in the main sanctuary setting using the effects loop adds too much cable. In that situation the amp is in another room, the speaker is mic'd and runs straight to the mains.
The cascaded modified Boss pedals have unlimited sounds but will not last much longer on the board as I am moving toward all true bypass. The tremolo definitely has to go - but the One Spot stays. I have powered seven pedals at a time with absolutey no problem. There is no reason to deduct any points. Truthfully, I can't understand why anyone would pay for more expensive pedal power options.

No hum at all, dead silent, works great. I'm using these pedals in this order, all powered by the One Spot & the 5-adapter thingy: Digitech Bad Monkey > Danelectro PB&J Delay > Boss RC-20 LoopStation > Danelectro Fish & Chips EQ > Arion Stage Tuner

I am gigging with it. No problems.

Haven't had to contact customer support because the thing works.

I'm very happy with it. This has replaced 3 wall warts, a 9V battery, and a powerstrip, freeing up room on my board for one more pedal.

come on

Well, I thought that maybe the fact that I kept picking up the Disney Channel might have something to do with the One Spot, but when I played just straight into the amp it was there as well, so must be unregulated power issues of some kind that doesn't have anything to do with the One Spot. I'm not sure what the really big deal difference a Voodoo Lab Power Pedal with sag control or whatever would be, but I power 9 pedals with this baby, two of them double boss pedals with high consumption requirements, and it all sounds great. Most of the time I don't pick up any extra noise, its always at home when I practice. I use the One Spot at rehearsals and gigs, its always performed exactly as needed. Except that Visual Sounds' polarity reverser thing didn't work for me, but I got rid of the pedal that needed it anyway.

Very reliable

probably good but don't know personally

I have the mains and two daisy chains, and it does everything I need it to without taking up much room or costing like almost $200 or whatever. If you've got the money, he do it. But if you're on a budget like me, the One Spot has to be the literally least expensive way to keep a pedalboard powered.

Dead out of the box.

This is more of a warning to try it before you need it. Maybe I just got the bad one in the batch, but it's been a long time since I've bought a defective product. I use a Voodoo Labs power pedal on my board, but I'm taking a cross country trip in a couple of weeks, only taking two pedals, and want to pack light. So, I bought the one spot about a week ago, and didn't get around to trying it out until last night. I pluged it into my Danelectro echo pedal and the led just flashed every few seconds, while my amp make a thud sound. I'm taking it back tonight.

Very easy to use. I run it offboard and plug it in wherever. The only hassle is the long cable gets tangled, but it's better than running ac near my pedals.

I'm running tele > seymour duncan booster > vox wah > homemade fuzz > visual sound jekyll and hyde > boss chorus > line6 delay > peavey C30.
I got the daisy chain and line6 adapter for a little extra. The booster and fuzz are usually not powered.

There is very little extra noise using the one spot. You have to be looking for it to notice it.

I depend on it a lot. I took the batteries out of my pedals (so they don't leak). I always use it without a backup. It has essentially increased the reliability of my other pedals because they can't eat batteries and go crazy on me.

I have emailed them a couple times about my JKH1. They responded promptly and sent me what I needed.

I've been playing for about five years, and the one spot is great for me. The voodoo lab is too expensive, and wouldn't even fit on my board. With the one spot, I don't have to worry about batteries.

I may get the new version and another daisy chain and power all my pedals.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE:

Careful when buying the One Spot from Musicians Friend: Not too long ago, they were stocking and selling an old model.

The new model of the One Spot is fantastic. They've upgraded the power rating and added a thicker lamp-cord style cable. It's very heavy duty and very high quality. The unit works perfectly!!!

Pristine. As it should be from something that powers pedals, there is no interference or change in sound when in use.

The new thick lampcord is a great improvement. This thing will last. It's not an expensive, big brick-sized power supply. It's quality, small, and does the job.

If you email them, they write back. They really show that they care about their products. Dealing with them has been one of my better experiences in dealing with companies.

Its pretty easy to use. Buy the adapter and all of the daisy chain cables and hook up your pedals.

I run quite a few pedals and I tried to power them all with my Boss Tu-2 and with some 9v adaptors. The problem here is that the daisy chain for the Boss pedal assumes that you're running 8 Boss pedals right next to each other. Not the case most of the time. Then I tried the Voodoo Lab pedal power 2. I was really impressed, but it was something like $180 dollars and it still only powered 8 pedals. I decided to try the 1-spot because the daisy chains are longer and you can power up to 20 pedals with it. I've heard some comments about noise and whatnot coming from the 1-Spot. I have yet to hear any noise from the adaptor. Although my Route 66 pedal started picking up AM radio after I started using this thing...kinda strange.

It is built pretty solid. They're cheap enough that I'll probably pick up a second one as a backup.

If you need a cheaper way to get your pedalboard powered and organized, give the 1-spot a chance.

Just plug it in and connect the daisy chain if you're using more than a single pedal.

I was previously using the furman spb8, but expanded my pedalboard to a custom size ngm board (check em' out). I'm running two one spots and have one running two line 6 modelers and three other pedals, the other runs another line 6 modeler, and nine other pedals. I haven't had a single instance of hum as other s have mentioned. I'm really impressed with the powering capabilities and the price tag (relatively cheap compared to other competitors).

I gig with these and haven't yet been let down. I've owned the original jekyll & hyde made by visual sound along with the new version of the rt. 66, and have never had a problem with either.

I've never contacted Bob Weil, but hear he stands behind his line with pride and cares for those of us using his products. I can't ask for more than that.

Exceptional product, and the price won't hurt the majority of our bank accounts.

Purchased the daisy chain and 2 Line 6 adapters. Easy to set up. Plug everything in and I was ready to go. Running the following effects with the 1 Spot - Boss TU2,Way Huge Saffron Squeeze Comp., Visual Sound J&H o.d./dist, Line 6 MM4, and Line 6 DL4.

Does not effect the sound quality of my rig. Which is how it should be.

Has been very dependable through better than 100 jobs this year.

Bob and the folks at Visual sound are super, high integrity people whom I've enjoyed knowing and dealing with. He's a guitarist and understands the needs of fellow musicians. Very nice company to deal with.

A very good product of smart design. Fills a need for working musicians at a price anyone can afford. Good variety of accessories for multiple applications. Great Product.

My first One Spot worked for a year and then died, adding only noise when plugged in.

I decided to give the One Spot another try, buying a new one.
This one wont power more than two pedals at once, or it suddenly adds lots of noise. It's a rush of noise whenever I try to turn on more than two pedals.

All my pedals are negative ground, true-bypass, quality pedals. All work together at the same time with battery power. But with the one spot, it's nothing but noise. How disappointing.

plug it in, connect your pedals, turn on ur amp and start jammin!

the 1 SPOT powers 5 fx. here's my setup:

In line w/ amp:

Peavey Classic 30>>>>>BOSS SD-1>>Dunlop Crybaby Classic>>Aphex Guitar Xciter>>>>>Modded Epiphone LP Strd.

FX Loop:
BOSS BF-3>>Maxon GE-601 Graphic EQ

all powered by 1spot and using Monster Jazz cables w/ Ernie Ball A/A patch cords (also added a friggen bright blue LED to the 1SPOT to tell when its on)

....its as if therye all powerd by Duracells...:-o

if there was a zero i would rate it that. the reason it is so low is b/c i CANT HEAR IT!! thats wat i want.

it seems weak n flemsy. its plastic. the cable needs to be thicker-like monster jazz cable thickness. also im gonna add a metal casing around the 1spot part where u plug it in. just in case.....

idk never delt w/ em. ive heard good things though! :)

great buy. user-friendly price and u will never have to buy another 9volt again

Plug in. Done.

After 2 hours of trying to figure out why I had considerable amounts of noise coming from my effects board, i realized that the One Spot was the problem. I'm using it to power a Holy Grail, a Cry Baby and a cheap fender pedal tuner.

The wierd thing is, the sourse of the noise seemed to change. At first it was coming from the Cry Baby, then it was the tuner, then the Cry Baby again, then it was the Holy Grail. Finally I tried running individual power to each and voila, no more noise.

The guy who recomended it to me uses a One Spot and he has no issues with noise and he powers a cry baby, a holy grail, and some boss distortion, a tube screamer, a danelectro chorus and a MXR compressor...so...i have no idea why im having so many problems.

In my case, not reliable at all. The noise it generated sounded like death.

Haven't called yet. I got it through the store i work at and I'll probably just have them send it back to the distributer.

Great concept, poor result in my case though.

I've experienced hum with this thing. I don't think it's all that great. Come on, it is the cheapest multi-power supply out there. I had so many hum problems in my pedalboard. I took this thing out and used the power tap from my ADL Switchbox Double and it cleared up the hum. I still use it to power two pedals that are in my rack effects loop where it doesn't seem to be causing any hum there.

It's pretty flimsy and light. It would probably shatter into a thousand pieces if some burly stage hand stepped on it.

I wouldn't buy it again. I've been looking at real power supplies like the Dunlop Brick or even the VooDoo Labs thing.

One of the best accessories for my guitar rig I've ever bought. It packs away small and is very easy to set up.

I can power up to 5 pedals but I'm only powering three right now - Morley Little Alligator volume pedal, Yamaha compressor, Boss BD-2. Absolutely no noise at all, very quiet. I also use an RP-10 in the effects loop of the amp so I have the volume pedal and compressor on the right side of the amp and the BD-2 on the left side. My only beef is that the distance between power connectors is only about a foot, so I have to skip one to get the BD-2 way out to the left of the RP-10. If I was using all five connectors, I'd have to stomp over the RP-10 to get at one of the effects pedals which could be tricky. Otherwise, a great product!!

No problems yet. Take care of it and it will last forever.

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I love how small and light this is. I used to use a power supply that was made in the 70's that was about 4"x4"x6". It worked OK but this is more portable and it's quieter.

If you've used a power adaptor with a pedal before, you can use this. Plug it in, connect the multi-connector, plug it in to the pedals, and you're done.
This is a newer model, with a thicker, more durable cord.

I'm using this to power the following: Fulltone Fulldrive 2, Digitech Digidelay, Fulltone Clyde standard wah, and Peterson Strobostomp. It doesn't add any noise to the signal that isn't already there, and doesn't affect the tone.
However, i seem to think that the wah doesn't have as much of a boost when powered by this as it does when powered by a 9V battery. It's a small difference, but noticable to me. It's not enough of a problem though, that i wouldn't use this to power the wah. Also, now that i think about it, the wah also had less of a boost when i used the Fulltone power supply which means it's not this unit causing it, it's something to do with the wah.

Here's where things get interesting. I first bought one of these a couple of months ago. The first time i used it, i plugged it in, went to get my guitar, and when i came back, there was no power to any of the pedals. I tried for a while to get it working, and gave up. The next day i tried again, and it was working, but anytime i tried to power more than 2 pedals with it, it caused a lot of noise in the amp.
I called and spoke to a rep, who said to send it in, and they would take a look at it. 2 weeks later, i received a brand new one in the mail. Not only was it brand new but it was the newer version, with the thicker, more sturdy cord. So far it has worked perfectly, but it hasn't been long enough yet for me to really know how reliable it is. Given the user-friendly price of this thing, if i was gigging, i would definitely buy a backup, just to be safe.

When i called, i spoke to Steve, who was helpful, patient, and friendly. As i said, not only did they send me a brand new one, they even upgraded it by giving me one of the newer models. This type of customer service can't be beat, and thanks to it, i will continue to check out their products, and use them when they suit my needs.

The $40 price is for the 1-spot and a multi-plug adaptor that lets you power up to 5 pedals at once. Considering the price of the other power boxes out there, this can't be beat. Now that it has the thicker cord, the one complaint most people seemed to have has been remedied. This is simply one of the best products out there, in my opinion.
peace

If yah can plug in a toaster, you can use it.
As far as the distribution issue, I'll share what I did and see if it helps anyone.
Went to Radio Shack, bought small aluminum box.
-Bought 5 female panel-mount plugs.
-cut a opening in the box wide enough to stack them.
-Screwed them into the box.
-wired them all in parallel.
-made up cable(s) to feed my effects.
-One end into female on box, other to effect.
-Plug One Spot into any plug on box...
-the other plugs are now all hot.
This allows me to use different ends if needed or add extra at any time.
I also installed a small led so I know when it's on.
The whole project was cheap to build and is very reliable..

Sound quality is "0"......exactly what you want, no sound from it.
I was impressed. I could even use it to power an old wah that could detect ac power anywhere near it, but it ran quiet (battery-like) with the One Spot. No power adaptor "ever" pulled this off. So I was sold.
My old 71 Les Paul goes into a Duncan Pickup booster set to be mostly a line driver,
into an old Wah, into a Phase 90..and for now into a H2O, then into a modded 78-79 Marshall 2203. My amp is modded to the high gain type so any noise coming into it is noted quickly. No noise noted from the use of the One Spot.
I have used "1" One Spot (and no batteries) to power as many as 5 effects, no problems noted.
Personally, I LOVE IT!

Reliability:? It is made of plastic so I wouldn't stomp on it to often...
So far with about 30+ gigs under it's belt, it's 100% fine.
The long cord allows me to run it out of the stage line-of-fire, off to the side.
I think this is a pretty high quality piece, just not overly costly.

Great company to deal with!
They answer email and seem more then willing to help you out.
Good People, I wish them luck.
Great Customer Service.

Overall, if you need good, QUIET, reliable 9volt power...
this may be one of the best around.
It simply works.
If I loose it or anything, I will get another one.

Pretty easy to use. You might have a little trouble if you have a ton of pedals, figuring out how many adapters and daisy chains and such you need to buy, but if you figure it out once, you're set. It's easier than all the wall warts that this thing replaces.

No noise from the adapter. I get some noise from my old tube amp, the lights in my room, and some of my analog pedals, but this thing is clean. And it runs at 1000 mA, so you should never run out of juice. If you do, you have too many fx on at once. At any rate, it's quiet.

seems pretty reliable. Some people commented that the cables are a bit thin, my only gripe is that sometimes the connections from the adapters and daisy chains can get a little loose, but I've never had a problem with this at a gig, just once or twice during setup.

Keep this on your pedalboard, store it safely and treat it well, like you would any of your other gear, and she'll be apples. And if it does break, read below for customer support.

Dealing with the company is extremely helpful. I own a Jekyll and Hyde pedal and have had replacement parts sent out to me quickly and often without cost. They'll often send parts for little or nothing, and will repair for the same cost, if any, provided you pay shipping. Boss is top notch in the reliability dept, i'd put these guys number one for customer support.

$40 gets you the 1 spot, a daisy chain, and one or two adapters. I'll have to buy another daisy chain and adapter to power my entire rig, but that still lands under $60. Lots less than say a voodoo labs pedal power. If it were lost, I'd buy another one.

For tons less money than a voodoo labs, you sacrifice some of the features (no 18v power, no 'sag' feature, etc) that you might not use, and still get a noiseless power supply. If you power more than 3 pedals on your fx chain, you need one of these.

No problems. Plug into pedals, plug into wall. I have it with a daisy chain and a few of the 1/8" adapters (for MXR, Rat, etc). Absolutely easy as pie.

No noise or hum. And I rehearse under the shadow of radio towers, so this is a big deal. Chain: EH small clone - boss flanger - proco rat - ibanez ad80 (powered by two radio shack battery replacers. the weird 18v req'd isn't handled by the one spot) - mxr distortion+ - line 6 delay modeller (with its own ps, which I already had. evidentally you can use the one spot for this, too, even in a chain, with a $2.50 adapter). (also in the chain, but have nothing to do with the one spot: yamaha fx500, dod mixer, casio mg500 guitar, running both the guitar and a yamaha tg 33 synth. Lots of nice possibilities and pretty darn close to silent, even after yards of wires under radio towers!).

I haven't had any problems with it, but I'd like to second (third?) the recommendation that the cord itself be a bit beefier. It is fairly thin and offers only minimal protection. Build quality has been fine, but I'd gladly have dropped another few bucks for a more solid piece.

I wrote them concerning the adapters (which are something like $2.50) for 1/8". They replied within a day and were helpful and courteous. A+.

This is a real treat: clear up the clutter of multiple PS's and stop filling up the dump with 9v Ikea batteries. I'm extremely happy with it (despite the sticker logo, in spite of the thin but really long cord). I've recommended it to people and would do so again. I play shoegazy stuff and have far too many pedals kicking around/in rotation, so this saves the hassle of buying batteries. I set up the pedal order, zip-tied them to a piece of scrap plywood from lowe's hardware and tossed it all in a solid thrift store suitcase. Result? Powered pedal board for under $45. Not pretty, but it works and has a certain hobo/diy charm.

Plug one end into your power strip. Attach the other end to a pedal. Or attach the daisy chain and power five pedals. How easy do you want it?

No hum, no buzz. At least not from the power supply. If you get noise using the One Spot I wager its from your single coil pickups, bad/cheap cables or poorly designed/shielded pedals. I live 1/4 mile from an old radio station broadcast tower that puts out LOTS of spurious radiation and I still get no noise from the One Spot.

I've used the One Spot heavily for over a year and it's performed perfectly. Prior to the One Spot, I had a piece of c**p put out by Godlyke. Not only is their name a misnomer, their product was noisy and died after two weeks - taking a Zoom pedal with it.

The only thing I'd like to see on the One Spot, as well as all power adapters is a heavier, armored cable from the transformer/switch to the pedal. Dropping a cymbal on edge, rolling a heavy speaker cabinet over the cable, setting down a heavy road case roughly can damage that tiny little cable. Sure you can splice it or carry a backup, but you've got other things to think about during load-in.

I've emailed Visual Sound with questions on other products of theirs and received responses withing a few hours. Have never needed any repairs, since none of their products have broken on me.

I've gotten the distinct feeling Bob Weil and company are into music, sound and people. An entirely different approach from the "return on the investor's principle" approach of the huge corporations and multi-nationals.

I don't use batteries in my pedals simply because I haven't the time for the hassle. I don't like the black spaghetti tangle that inevitably occurs when using multiple 9 volt adapters. The One Spot is the only logical way I know of to power my pedal chain. What more can I say?

It is a 9 volt adapter to power various effects. You can add extra connectors (Daisy chain) and adapters to go from Boss style to 1/8 inch EH stlye plug.
Plug it in to an outlet and your effects

IMO Some 9 volt adapters can add noise to effects (which are already noisy. This adapter seems to have a low noise level. Probably equivelent to using batteries.

I have only had it for a week

The guys at Visual Sound are great. I had trouble contacting them, but I left a msg and they called back. They also answered all my emails and provided advice and guidance for using the 1 spot to power my other effects (Whay Huge Fuzz, -9 v DC).

I have been playing for 12 years. Anybody who uses effects is familiar with the headache of powering them all. NO MORE WALLWART! This takes up one space on a power strip. I would buy it again. This is the best piece of gear I own (sort of). I play Psychadelic and/or shoegazer/ambient style music and have alot of effect pedals to achieve different sounds. Thanks to the 1 spot, I no longer have to carry around 2-3 power strips.

Simple to use...just plug in.

I don't want to rate the 1 Spot, because mine just might be faulty....

Ok, my 1 Spot sounds great, but only when I use certain pedals. After some experiments I figured out that it seems to only work if you plug it into only one brand of pedal. When I use it on all my pedals, I get ridiculous buzzing and hissing. I've gotten two of these and they act i nthe same manner. I'd appreciate it if someone emailed me with a solution...

Again, maybe there's something wrong with mine.

It buzzes...but otherwise an excellent product, if I could get it to function properly...

This thing is godsend.I have connected it through a long daisy chain with all the pedals in my large pedalboard (15 pedals!)and magically all noise and signal degredation has dissapeared!The only effect that is a bit noisy (but just a BIT) is the comp.side of my Route 66 but even this has hushed dowm by 80% compared to my old Boss power supply.

what can I say,this thing is really great,it frees up a lot of space in cluttered pedalboards like mine (in fact it has replaced 3 stand alone p.s.).Great sound and even if it breaks you can always buy another as a back up because it is dead cheap!

Plug it in and play it, baby. Using the little adaptors for different types of inputs are easy as well (sold separately, but worth it)

It sounds as quiet as using separate A/C adaptors, which I have used and can't tell a difference.

Oh yes...I plugged this baby in the minute I got it home and it worked like a charm. I wrapped up all the individual power supplies and put them in a box where they have stayed. Now I have room on my power strip on the pedal board to run my amp.

I haven't had any experience with them, but they make a good product that probably won't need any support.

I've been playing about 12 years and I'm really grateful someone has released a pedal powering unit like this. Using individual supplies would be such a friggin drag and using batteries is not an option, since I'm not a millionaire and I don't like to take the risk of a battery going dead in the middle of a gig, sending me on a hellride. This thing definitely makes my life a little bit easier. The system they have for attaching different types of adaptors to a daisy chain is great. It's like a custom designed power unit for my stuff. I have a lot of different kinds of power inputs on my board. I use a crybaby wah, Jim Dunlop Tremolo, MXR Phase 90, Boss DD3 (delay), Ibanez Tube Screamer and Vox distortion booster. This little guy does all of them.
Someone mentioned that this power supply is expensive. I was wondering if he or she has priced the Boss power supplies that run only one pedal. They are very near the same price as the One Spot that will run all your pedals. This thing rocks and makes me more secure with my place in the universe. I highly recommend it.

Very easy to use. Just plug it in.

This adaptor works generally very well.

However, I have two FX pedals between guitar and amp, and two more in the amp's FX loop. If I use the 1 SPOT to power at least one pedal in each group, I get background noise. I may, therefore, have to find a more expensive multi-power supply. This adaptor was very inexpensive, so I guess you get what you pay for. Still worth the money, but doesn't suit my needs totally and I cannot rate it nearly as high as 10 if it induces noise under some circumstances.

Seem reliable. Has never failed on me.

Haven't tried them.

Again, for the money, not a bad little multi-adaptor. I believe from experience, though, that there's a reason that there are more expensive multi-adaptors on the market.

I love this thing. I bought it the same day I bought my Morley CLW Classic Wah pedal. I was gonna get just a Morley power supply for it untill I saw this thing. It's great! NO MORE BATTERIES! Very small, and very useful. It has like a 10 ft. long chord, so yeah, it's cool. Mine came with the daisy chain that powers 4 pedals, very cool.

There is a little noise when I turn on the distortion, but hey, you can only hear it when I have the distortion on and I'm not playing anything, how often does that happen? I thought it was my wah wah pedal making the sound, so I took it out the effects chain, but it was the 1 spot.
My setup:
Ibanez 10w amp>>>Ibanez CS-5 chorus>>>Danelectro Bacon & Eggs mini amp/dist.>>>Boss MT-2>>>Morley CLW Classic Wah>>>Ibanez GRX40 guitar.

I use it every time I play. Whether it's at home or at church on wed. nights. So yeah, I rely on it big time.

I play rock, but it don't matter what type of music you play, this thing just powers pedals, not make sound effects. Been playing 2 years and like 4 months. If it were lost or stolen I would have to once again unleash the one legged space chickens on somebody's a$$.
I compared it to the duracell batteries I used to power my pedals with
and this thing lasts alot longer for some reason. I love the way I never need to buy batteries again. It helps me make music when I don't have a 9v laying around. I would also like to share personal information about myself.........

You buy this thing, which is very small and takes up almost zero room on a power strip, you buy the 4-pedal daisy chain, you plug it in. It works, there's no noise and there's no more batteries! If you have more than 4 pedals, you buy another daisy chain!

I have the 1-spot plugged into a Dunlop Crybaby brought up to TEESE RMC1 specs by AnalogMan, a Guyatone TZ2 fuzz, a Danelectro Fabtone into a Highway 1 Fender strat and a Crate amp. I have a Uni-Vibe that needs 18 volts and which I have to keep on a separate wall wart. I am going to add another daisy chain for a Guyatone OD2 overdrive, a Guyatone MC3 chorus and Guyatone ST2 compression/sustainer when I can afford them!
Bottom line? No noise, no muss, no fuss. Heaven!

I have the 1-Spot permanently plugged in and haven't looked at, touched or noticed it for 6 months.
I don't gig, but anybody doing this for a living plans for ALL contingencies, right?

Never needed/contacted Visual Sound, but check other comments here. Sounds like they stand behind their gear.

This is one of those true "no brainers". Want to clean up your pedals but can't afford one of those fancy powered pedal boards? Do yourself a favor: buy a DC Case & Cabinet Company pedal case for $69 (under "PB-2" on ebay), buy a 1-Spot plug and a daisy chain and have have yourself a powered pedal board and case for around $100, all included!
And for those of you outside the US, the 1-Spot supports 110 to 240 volts and 50/60 Hz!

Plug it in and connect to pedals. Technical data on package. No manual necessary. Mine came with the power supply and the daisy chain bundled as a package.

Powering a Wah, OD, EQ, Reverb, & Delay with a fat tele to a classic 30 mostly. Effects sound like they have a brand new battery.

Seems reliable enough. It's smaller & lighter than I thought it would be...which is a good thing to me. Connects are solid. I always keep batteries with me.

Never dealt with

Play blues, rock & contemporary christian. Been playing 30 years, too much gear to name. I would buy it again pretty quick. Love the simplicity, and it's compatibility with so many brands. Meets a huge need and is a GREAT alternative to expensive power boxes. 10++ here. One of the best values around.

well, you just plug it in, how difficult can that be?

cleared up hissing sound on my compressor caused by previous "el cheapo boss" adapter. all other pedals sound fine, no noise at all.

i've only had this 2-3 months, but no problems so far

none needed, however, i purchased mine through music. friend and it took over 6 months, that wasn't so cool. i would definitely try to order through different channels if i had it to do over again.

i think it's a great idea. i live in an old house, outlet spaces are scarce. solves that problem with no noise added. i've been playing about 6-7 years now. mostly blues/rock stuff. i use this with a strat, epi 335, gibson blueshawk, hamer, with no ill effects. it powers vis. sound rt. 66, fulltone ult. octave, maxon phaser (awesome phaser by the way)

Anyone reading this review should know that this is a retraction, correction, whatever you want to call it, of my previous review. My new One Spot is totally great! Serously! Read Below.

Transparent . . . I can't hear any noise from this unit. I play mahogany planks with humbuckers, so my guitars are pretty quiet, but I push my signal through a pile of processors, so I tend to pick up some noise there, but the One Spot itself doesn't add any noise.

So far, it's been 50/50. The first One Spot I got really didn't work right, and I returned it; it had to be defective. I wrote a review of THAT One Spot, and gave it all 1's. I've since gotten a replacement One Spot, which has worked with no problems.

I reallt wanted to test my new One Spot, so I loaded it down with my most power-hungry pedals, drawing nearly 400 milliAmps without a buzz or a burp. Very impressive. I'd like to give my new One Spot a 10, but I'll have to settle for a 7, right now. I've only had it a few days, and haven't really put it to work until today.

I hope I don't need a backup, but I expect to buy a few connector cables, and hopefully, integrate the One Spot into a pedalboard. In the future, if I found that I needed another AC adapter, I would probably get another One Spot. If you're wondering why I would get another One Spot when the first one didn't work, it's because of customer service.

So, here's the important part of the story. After I wrote my review of the defective One Spot, I decided to write to Visual Sound. I went to the web site, found out how to e-mail them, and sent an e-mail describing how the One Spot didn't work for me. I got a return e-mail from Bob Weil, the president of Visual Sound, who is another guitar player, and a real gentleman. He told me how sorry he was that I'd had problems with the One Spot, and convinced me that I should try another one. He described his effects rig, which he was driving with a One Spot, and he was cleary getting enough power. So . . . I got another One Spot . . . it works great, but more important, I know that Bob Weil stands behind his products. Hey, he didn't have to respond to someone who said, "I've already returned the One Spot." How many company presidents care about a customer who spends $30? I totally respect Bob Weil, and I feel confident about buying his products. How much more can I say? Give him a 20!

Like I said, I got a defective One Spot; I reviewed it as being basically "a hunk of junk." That one probably was. The new one totally works. It does everything I wanted it to do, and even though I didn't appreciate getting a defective One Spot, my contact with Visual Sound was overwhelmingly positive.

It doesn't work, how's that for ease of use? If you don't feel like reading the rest of this review, here's the short version; don't buy this piece of junk!

Although the One Spot isn't a sound effect, it had a noticable effect on my overall sound quality; it made everything sound like garbage. If you've ever heard the sputtering sound of a pedal with a dying battery, that's what the One Spot does.

I bought the One Spot to replace a rat's nest of adapters and cables powering my effects pedals. The rating for the One Spot promised 800 milliAmps, which should be enough to power a long chain of pedals, or even a couple of 200mA pedalboards. As if. When I plugged in some low-powered analog pedals (Wah, Distortion, Chorus and Attack Delay) it seemed to work alright, but the total current draw was around 50 mAmps. When I replaced the Wah with a Boss Bass Synth pedal (85mAmps), nothing would work. As soon as I plugged in any pedal with a current draw of 50mAmps or more, the whole chain lost power. I tried different pedals, from Guyatone, Boss, Danelectro, a whole pile. No matter what I tried, I couldn't get the One Spot to deliver even 100mAmps of power; I don't know who told the folks at Visual Sound that this piece of junk puts out 800mAmps, but someone should have checked. As far as using this thing at a gig, there's no way.

Never contacted them, I just returned the thing to the music store.

I've been playing guitar for longer than I'd like to admit. When I first learned to play guitar, the song to learn was the Animals' version of "House of the Rising Sun." Yeah, I'm that old. I've been using and collecting effects since the 1960's, and it's been a long time since I've bought anything as bad as the One Spot; actually, I'm amazed that this thing got to market at all. There's just no excuse for something this simple to be so badly made. I never got to make music with the One Spot, and I suppose I should be glad it didn't fry any of my pedals. In spite of having gotten my money back, I resent having my time wasted. I spent quite a bit of time trying to make the One Spot work, and then had to make an extra trip to return it. The idea of the One Spot is a great idea, but this product doesn't even come close. The one other person who reviewed the One Spot seemed very happy with theirs, which is cool, but I'd be interested in knowing what kinds of pedals they used it with. When I took mine back to the music store, another guitarist told me that his bandmate bought one, and also brought it back. That one barely worked for about two hours, and then fried, taking a couple of pedals with it. I guess I was lucky.

The 1 SPOT is a 9V adapter that only takes up ONE SPOT on an outlet strip or wall outlet. Plug all of your effects in and go. I bought the optional 4-plug extension cable so I could use it for my whole pedalboard.

No adverse affects on any of the pedals.

I've been gigging with it for about 4 months with no problems.

I replaced 4 wall warts on my pedal board with this thing. If you have a pedal board and want to tidy it up or are tired of replacing 9 volt batteries, go buy one of these things. Now.