Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 Plus

Yes easy to use

It a power supply , it is pretty quiet

?? only had it 2 weeks

The support WAS first class , when asking how to use it etc , BUT when I reported that it DOES NOT POWER UP MY BOSS DM2 ANALOG DELAY through the power socket on the pedal there was NO REPLY !!! , it does power it with the battery snap connector ,but I would like it to work with the socket , is this the best power supply ? I am not sure , it has some great features , it would be nice to have an 18 volt socket without having to use 2 of the 9 volts together like on the DC Brick , maybe you will need to use one or two of the sockets to power 2 or 3 pedals and is 100 milliamps enough per socket to do this ??? its not even enough to power the Boss DM 2 on its own !! .....??? my DUNLOP DC Brick powers the Boss DM2 up through the power socket ????

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Very simple setup - but if you're powering pedals that don't require 9V PSA - READ THE MANUAL. Things like Boss ACA or Line 6 Modelling pedals need to be dealt with in a special way. That said, once you read the manual and learn how to set the PP2 properly, it's easy.

The manual is well written and explains most things well. It's not really a difficult device to understand, but it's a little more complicated than generic multi-power supplies.

My setup is as follows:

Epiphone Sheraton with Seymour Duncan Phat Cat single coils or 2004 Deluxe USA Tele with Kinman noiseless pickups > Ernie Ball Vol Pedal Jr > Jim Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Pedal > Boss DD5 > Boss RV3 > Boss OD3 > ProCo Rat II > Visual Sound Jekyll & Hyde Red > Big Muff Pi US reissue > Line 6 DL4 > Boss TU2 > Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue.

I really enjoy the sounds and the tone I get from my rig, but I started to notice that there was just too much background hum - so i decided to do something about it.

As you can see, I use a fair number of pedals. I used to power the Rat, Big Muff and DL4 with their own separate, dedicated power supplies and the rest with a #30 Sound Lab Power Bank. I have my TU-2 set to 'mute' when it's activated and place it last in the chain so I can use it to cut my sound in a 'dead stop' way. I noticed that my amp didn't hum when the TU-2 was activated (therefore muting the input signal), but when the signal was coming through, there was a LOT of background hum.

I read about the causes of hum and one of the potential sources is power supply. So I did some research looking for a decent power supply that would minimise hum and I read about this. One of the things that convinced me to get the PP2 was in fact, Harmony Central reviews! So I took the plunge....

Seriously - simply swapping the Power Bank for the PP2 took away most (if not all) of the hum! i was very very pleasantly surprised and delighted that such a simple change cleaned up my sound and really let my tone shine through - it's astounding! Now I power the Big Muff with it's own dedicated supply, but ALL the other pedals are fed by the PP2, this has not only cleaned up my sound but also made space on my pedal board - nice. I was very happy to get rid of the wall-wart power supplies for the Rat and the DL4.

I tried the Sag function on my Rat and Jekyll & Hyde and it definitely changes the sounds produced - but i prefer the full 9V sound.

I haven't owned it for long, but it's built very solidly and I will certainly be gigging without a backup. i can't make a comment on the longer term reliability though.

I haven't had to deal with them at all - no comment.

Been playing for about 12 years. I mostly play alternative/postrock/experimental type music. i love the guitar sounds of bands like mogwai, interpol, explosions in the sky, sigur ros... and I am very happy with the setup I have to produce these sounds. The only problem was the noise in my signal - this product has really made a huge difference and has removed the hum.

I always though "a power suplly is a power supply is a power supply" and thought that spending so much on one was a real waste of money - I WAS ABSOLUTELY WRONG! After spending so much time and money building up my rig, using a cheap power supply really was not doing the rest of my equipment justice. If you have a decent rig, you owe it to yourself to buy one of these.

I would definitely buy a new one if it's lost or stolen.

I compared this device to the cheap power supply I previously used and my bandmate owns the DC brick. The PP2 blows the cheap one away - no contest. The brick is good and my bandmate gets a good clean tone, but I haven't directly compared the brick and the PP2. I am very very happy with the PP2.

The only drawback about the PP2 is the sheer expense - it is very expensive when compared to the alternatives. But to me, good tone is priceless and this has improved my tone a very great deal so it's #149 well spent. If you can afford one, get it.

Basically, if you can afford to buy an expenisve guitar, expensive amp and expensive pedals - you REALLY need to buy a high quality power supply to make their true tone capabilities a reality.

In short, IF YOU OWN A HIGH QUALITY RIG, USE A MULTI-POWER SUPPLY AND HAVE A NOISY SIGNAL, BUY ONE OF THESE - IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!!

Plug in your pedals to the outlets and plug in the unit to the wall. Pretty simple. The only part you have to put a little thought into is whether you have the right plugs for your specific pedals (9V, 18V, mini-plug, etc). I had to order some extra plugs such as Y-Cables (to power two devices off of one outlet) and extensions. Any questions about this is easily answered in the users manual. Check out Stompin' Ground Pedal Boards or contact VooDoo Labs for extra cables.

Setup:
Gibson LP Custom or Fender Tele -> Boss Tuner -> 535Q Wah -> Dyna Comp -> Boss RV-5 -> Overdrives/Distortions -> Boss DD6 -> Volume -> L6 MM4 -> L6 DL4 -> Fender Deluxe tube amp w/1x12.

I have great equipment that sounds good with or without this thing. Try to make sure of this before you judge the Pedal Power's sound quality. There is no hum from the unit.

I'm not the engineer, but this thing seems to be built very well. I have no worries - this thing is top of the line folks! The artist I play with has used a Pedal Power for a number of years now with no problems.

Never dealt with them, but I bought this through Stompin' Ground online and Troy was an excellent help for my purchase. He answered some questions I had about powering certain effects too.

I've been playing guitar for over 10 years and consider myself to be just as good of a guitar player as I am a guitar technician. In other words, I love guitar equipment and know how to use it pretty well - if that means anything to you. If not, just take my honest word for it and use this if you need a power supply. Mine will be used a lot, hopefully for a very long time.

Easy. Just plug in your effects and play. Make sure you READ THE MANUAL first. Double check your polarities on your pedals.

I have too many effects to run all on this one, so I am going to order a second one. I have a Voodoo Lab Micro Vibe, Arion Chorus, Boss DS-1 with Keeley Ultra Mod, Jekyll and Hyde Overdrive, Boss DD3, and Fulltone Supa Trem on this one. It has the "sag" feature for two of the inputs for low battery settings. I don't use it though. There is no extra noise coming from it. It's nice being able to leave my effects plugged in all the time now. No more unplugging to preserve batteries anymore. That is priceless to me.

Heavy like a rock. I think it is dependable. Although it's the newer version, so it has not been through the ringer yet by everyone. If I have a problem, I'll update my review. But I have had it for a month now with no problems.

My board is big and needed some extra long cables. No problem they said.
They are on the way.

There are other of these products out there that I have not tried. I don't see how they can be better that this. The only improvement I would make in the Pedal Power 2 Plus would be for Voodoo Lab to make a bigger power supply for people with larger setups. For this, I give it a 9.