Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2

Well I think it's easy to use if you don't read the manual! Because the manual is a little bit confusing!

So I think if you only power 9V Dc pedals it's very easy to use!

So I'm using the Pedal Power 2 with my setup: MArshall JCM 900 (clean) with my pedalboard and my PRS JH and my Ibanez RG 620! MY pedalboard features: Planet Waves Tuner, Phase 90, Boss BF-2, Boss GE-7, Fulltone OCD, Radial Tonebone Plexitube, Boss DD-5 and an old Ibanez/Rocktron Chorus! All these pedals except the tonebone get their power from the Pedal power 2! And I have to say there is no hum or something like that! It sounds amazing!

It looks very well built so I don't think taht I need a backup on my gig!

Yeah Voodoo Lab rocks! I've got a few questions and they answered it within 1 day!

Yeah I think if you need the best solution to power your pedals without hum or other strange noises the Voodoo Lab PEdal Power 2 would be the only solution! It does what it should do and this fact made and make very happy!

Directions are a bit ambigous about the voltage switch use and could be much clearer. Having said that plug in your effects adjust the sag and you are done.

Only had it one day and I purchased after seeing how many pro pedal builders use it in a guitar plyer magazine article. It is worth every penny over other brands as the sag control is great for drive pedals both my fulltone OCD and my vintage TS9 sound great. The reason I needed was I had a combination of wall warts and a one spot and when my OCD was on and I kicked in my delay the voulme jumped, plus the effects really only worked in on line up. Now I can rearrange in any order currently, OCD,budda wah,deja vibe, ts9, delay. All sound great and work in any combo with no wierd voulume jumps or noises.

seems built tough.

I am giving it a nine only becuse the cables are a bit too short and the instructions about how the voltage switch works with the different inputs is a bit vague. Having said that it is the best no effect piece of gear since my Switchbone and it makes my pedal board pro level period. The effects all sound as good or better than with the company warts or even batteries.

It's easy to use. You must read the owner's manual. I think the pedals you're using will determine how easy or hard this is to use. If you're running lots of different types of pedals with different types of cable needs, then it gets a bit more complicated but that's not really the pedal power's fault now is it?

Provides clean power to all of my pedals. In fact, I have two of them on my board because my board is quite extensive. 17 pedals are on the board with two of them using AC power from a hidden strip. The remaining 15 get their DC power from the 2 pedal powers that are also hidden under a tier that runs the length of the board. The pedal power is the way to go to get quality power to your pedalboard effects. Hands down.

Awesome. No problems whatsoever. I do wish the supplied cables were a bit longer but I only think this is a problem for people powering bigger boards.

I've called Voodoo Lab a number of times to order different cables of longer lengths and they've always been great to deal with. They're helpful on the phone, they process your order with no hassles, they're prices are fair and they turnaround your order very quickly. Usually within one day. Excellent!

A great way to get juice to your pedals. Powers lots of different types of pedals quietly and cleanly. What more could you ask for in a handy well made box?

I think this thing is as simple as a 3 knob OD box to use. You read the manual real quick, takes a few min, plug it in and plug the connector cables in. Simple as heck. Mine's never been upgraded or anything like that, and I love the sound of my effects with the PP2 instead of my wall wart with a One-Spot.

I have several guitars that I use, a Gibson Les Paul Classic, a Fender Telecaster Custom FMT, along with the occasional use of my Epiphone Les Paul Jr (That I use to strum around on, it's a fun little guitar) and it deffinatly brings out the most on my effects when I run it with either of my guitars into my '67 Bassman and Orange 4x12. It powers up all my effects, Boss DD-6, EHX Dlx. Electric Mistress, Fulltone '69, Visual Sound Jeckyl and Hyde, Fulltone CYLDE Dlx wah perfectly fine and I don't have to deal with a drop in tone from the One-Spot or anything like that.

I've had it for a few days, just under a week, and I'd say that this thing is really dependable. I think I'd gig without a backup, it comes with plenty of connector cables and it seems pretty sturdy, and it's about as heavy as a small rock. I'm gonna give it a 9 because I haven't gigged with it yet.

I contacted VL through my local store and VL was extremely responsive and they're very nice to me. They're sending my a free positive tipped adapter for my Fulltone '69. 10 for the customer support.

I play alot of rock music and that thing really comes in handy when I'm crankin my amp and I need just as much juice going into the effects as I'm putting on my amp and it delievers alot. VL makes a great product, but, sadly, it only does 9v pedals and not larger voltage boxes like my EHX Dlx. Electric Mistress. I wish I could give it a 9.5, -.5 for the no powering larger voltage pedals, but, there IS a outlet on the back, so, I'm gonna use that I think. So, it gets a 9.5, but, since they don't have .5's, I'm gonna give it a 10.

Very simple to use. Read the manual first, takes about 10 minutes. Be sure you know whether your pedals are - or + center pin.

No noise, hum, hissing, no nuttin'. Works great with all my pedals.

Havent gigged with it yet, using it in my home studio. So far so good.

I neede a couple more standard barrel cables so I contacted Nick at Voodoo Labs, he sending them out Monday FREE of charge. Excellent customer service.

I play mostly blues, blues/jazz, blues/rock, fusio rock, wide variety of music. Been playing about 25 years now and have really just recently got more into the pedal thing. I own mostly all FD stuff along with a couple of Teese wahs. If it were stolen, I would buy another one and then hunt down the MF and.....

You really should do your homework on your individual pedals before you use any powersupply. Different pedals have different requirements in areas of polarity, voltage and current.

Once you have and understanding of your pedal power requirements the PP2 is very simple to use. Manual is written in a straight forward conversational maner.

The PP2 has short circuit protection so even if you do mess something up you will only lose the one output - and then only until you reset it to get it back.

Can a power supply have an impact on your sound? You may not think so, but it does - and in a big way - well at least for me.

I have very demanding power requirements ranging from Boss ACA (12.5Vdc) to 18Vdc, I also needed a PS that could supply about 170mA of current at 9Vdc. I am pleased to tell you that the PP2+ can do it all.

Since hooking the PP2 up I have eliminated all the noise in my signal path. I can now use my pedals with the correct voltage and current requirments. All of this contrubuted to an over all improvement in sound! No hiss, even with my compressor and wah.

Have only had it a week we'll see. I do not expect any isses with the PP2. Its built like a tank and comes with a 5 Year warantee.

So far Voodoo Lab has been outstanding. I emailed them with a list of questions and received replies the same day!

They have been very professional and knowledgeable with both their own product and any pedals that I inquired about.

Based on my experiences I have no reservations purchasing this companies products.

The PP2+ is an outstanding product Voodoo Lab really understands this market and has continuously improved on the original design. On that note I did find out that the currently shipping PP2 has an additional capability that is currently not documented. Any units shipped from November 2004 on have the ability to deliver up to 200mA on outputs 5 and 6 in the normal switch position.

This means you can now power pedals like the Boss DD20 Giga delay or any other twin pedal Boss with the PP2. This is absolutely outstanding, and goes to show that Voodoo Lab really are listening to their customers. If you purchased your PP2 in September or October 2004 they may do the upgrade for free. If you have an old PP2 they will do the upgrade for $25US.

I have tried every possible combination with the PP2 ?I have daisy chained a singe output powering 2 or 3 pedals. I have hooked two outputs in both parallel and series to get ether a current increase or a voltage increase, with no problems. BTW Voodoo Lab told me that I couldn?t hook two outputs in parallel to get the current increase but I was doing this to power my DD20 until they told me about position 5 and 6. You may want to try this if you have an older PP2, just go and purchase and daisy chain power cable, you can get these at any music store, put the switches into normal for the outputs your going to use and hook up the first two positions on the power cable and any other position to you high current pedal ? should work fine.

I now have one power supply doing everything, no more wall warts and not hiss. On top of it all the PP2 looks good on your pedal board. You can power much more that 8 pedals with the PP2 just get some daisy chain cables.

Some people say that its expensive, I disagree. For what this thing does it?s a great deal!

Versatile and straightforward.

I mounted this unit on a Pedal Train Pro pedalboard. I haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere, but you can daisy chain from the Pedal Power 2 so as to power more than 8 pedals. The Line 6 outs seem to work best for this. So I've got 13 pedals on the board. It's very quiet with all of them except my Akai Headrush. I don't know why, but the Headrush (not daisychained) produces hum and a slight pulsating sound that coincides with the tap tempo. Otherwise, the PP2 works so well that I've decided just to replace the Headrush with a Boss Gigadelay.

I live in South Korea, and the electricity here is terrible. Even after springing for a voltage regulator, I had a lot of noise problems, partly because of the bad juice and partly because I was using power strips with unisolated outs. The pedals perform better with this unit; each one has become clearer and more individual, so that I feel I have a lot more control over the total sound I'm getting. Considering all the many and often mysterious variables a pedal freak has to contend with, the Pedal Power 2 has to be the best power supply on the market. If you're having noise problems, get one. You won't be sorry.

This is just too easy to use to warrant an explanaiton. It's plug and play. If you have any pedals that require special power sources (and you know if you do, trust me) they'll mail ya what you need, usually free of charge.

This doens't even count, cause there is no sound being produced. I run a Morley Bad Horsie and Little Alligator, an MXR super compressor and 10 band EQ, a Big Muff Pi and Small Clone chorues and a Line 6 Echo Park delay. Now when I pull the patch cable out of my amps input, and plug it back in, there is no difference in background noise whatsoever, at any volume.

There's jut no background noise. Any hiss I now have (which is very little) is coming from my speaker itself, not my effects.

Only had for a short time, but it's heavy... and that's good. read some of the other reviews here. One guy said it's gotten wet and still works (after drying out, of course) I don't think I'll have any worries.

Hopefully I'll never have to call them, and I can't forsee any problems.

I only wish there were more outlets, in case I want to add effects. I'm almost maxed out as it is, using 7 of the 8 ports. Still, it will run 8 pedals at once, so it costs about 20 bucks per pedal to use it, as opposed to spending at least that on batteries in a month or two. The value is obvious, but even if it cost more, your sound is worth it. Let everyone hear what you play and nothing else.

pfff.....can you plug an amp into an outlet? can you plug adapters into pedals? ok...good. it's that easy. hehe.

zero hum. zero hiss. zero noise. ZERO HUM, HISS and NOISE. did i say silent? no? ok- THIS THING IS SILENT. it made all my pedals as quiet as $$$ rack effects! i'm using it in conjuction with george l's pedal cable kit into an orange rockerverb and my signal path is amazing! no noise, ALL TONE!

heavy, solid, built like a tank.

no experience, but from what i've read they're nothing short of amazing.

if you use pedals, YOU NEED THIS. so what it's expensive, you get what you pay for.

Once everything is set up, no problem. The difficulties are in figuring out exactly what kind of power your pedals need- sometimes it's not so obvious.

Pristine sound coming from clean power.

Never had a problem. Made sure to find out about transformers and such when outside the US.

Here is where this review shines. In response to the previous review, Voodoo Labs can be reached at info@voodoolab.com. I'm not sure where I got that address, but it worked. I had some special needs with power- I have two pedals that are straight-up 9v and a Line6, easy enough, but I also had a Moogerfooger at 9v but requiring reverse polarity, a Maxon pedal running at 12v with reverse polarity, a Holy Grail that needed 300 miliamps and a Fulldrive that I was running at 18v. I emailed Voodoo Labs with my list of questions and got a reply the next day telling me exactly what the PP2 could and could not do in a way that a non-electrical-engineering guy like me could understand. (I got the special reverse polarity cables sent free, paid for a special 18v cable and had to plug the reverb into the courtesy outlet in the back of the PP2.) These guys were super-responsive and extremely helpful. They stand by their product.

Easy to use but tough to set up if you don't know about different power options. Do your research and talk to Voodoo Labs- they'll help you work out a solution.

I found the manual to be an easy read. There's really not much to setting up this little wonder. Dead simple actually.

The Pedal Power 2 is an absolute must have for almost anyone's guitar rig. Granted it's a bit expensive, but what "good" gear isn't. I consider the money well spent. I've reconfigured my pedalboard so many times it's not funny, so providing a signal chain is pretty much useless. It does simplify your life if you have more than 3 or 4 pedals in your signal chain, and it also does a good job of cutting the noise level by eliminating ground loops.

I returned my first one because it was having a problem with "dirty" power affecting the L6 outlets. There were a couple of situations where my DL-4 stopped working, and it always seemed to be in places where there was a possibility of the power being less than 120. My second one has preformed faultlessly ever since.

Never dealt with VL, but the fact that I can't seem to find an e-mail link on their webpage sends up a red flag.

I'll repeat myself here. The Pedal Power 2 is an absolute "must have". There is nothing in the design of this thing that I'd change. I'd only consider getting rid of mine if Voodoo Labs came out with a 10 or 12 outlet Pedal Power 3.

It might seem a bit tricky, but I found it pretty easy. The only curve ball for me was having to switch the two "Sag" outlets ON before using the Sag feature. The manual is pretty good at most things, but seems to lack some info. But for the most part, it's literally plug-and-play.

Instant noise reduction in my rig! I use P-90's into a few FX and overdriven tube amps, so I've been living with lots of hiss. This thing was like surgically removing all that static and bringing back my tone!

My rig: Fender Tele Deluxe w/ P-90's, MXR comp and phaser, two modified Ibanez tubescreamers, a Boss digi delay and a DigiTech reverb. Amps are a '65 Fender Vibro Champ, a '78 Fender Musicmaster Bass amp, and a Sovtek Mig 50.

This thing brought new life into the MXR pedals, saved me from a battery-vampire reverb pedal, and provides good clean power to everything else. I can't seem to notice any big variation in tone from my tubescreamers with the Sag feature.

It's brand-new, so I can't say. Seems solid, and it was designed with ruggedness as a high priority, so I feel confident. I can't afford a backup, so I'll always have batteries available.

Before making a purchase, I e-mailed about my reverb pedal to make sure their cables would work with DigiTech gear. They fired back a cookie-cutter response that didn't come close to answering my question. They didn't even tell me "We don't know." It was like they never even read my e-mail.

This thing is pricey, but it's for people who want or need a high-quality isolated power supply. It's not for everyone, but I feel certain it's money well spent in my case. I just finished rebuilding my pedalboard, and it should stay like this for the next few years, so I'm glad I got a set-and-forget power supply that matches the quality of the rest of my gear. It's solid, it works, and it eliminated the hum. Say no more.

The pedal power requires a good read of the manual to get used to. In an earlier review somebody mentioned that the pedal power doesnt work with the boss twin pedal series. In fact it does, you need to plug either of the twin series pedals into the line 6 sockets (5&6) and switch the polarity swtich at the back of the pedal power so that it is not on normal. Then it will work.

The unit is very quiet and is able to power most pedals that are on the market. I am usung the pedal power 2 with a CE-20 chorus, boss DD-6 delay,RV-5 reverb,boss TU-2 Tuner,MXR Zakk wylde over drive,budda wah,boss oc-3 octave,boss hr-2 harmonist and a boss ph-2 phaser. These pedals are being used with a Mesa Boogie Tremoverb Combo.

This unit is very reliable built like a tank. I have done many gigs without a backup and has never failed me yet

I have to give a 10 for this as I emailed about extra connectors and I was emailed back in about 30mins. Although they didnt know about the boss twin pedals issue. You would have thought they would have.

I play rock,blues,heavy rock, metal anything really. I have been playing for about 13 years now. If the pedal power was stolen I would definetly buy another one. Th only thing I can say I hate about it is the fact that there are only 8 9v outputs and that u only get six convention cables with it. If u have 8 pedals u are stuffed and have to order some at #2-95p a piece. Its a bit pricy but u get what u pay for.

Updating review I placed immediately prior to this - please disregard that one.

This unit requires a study of the manual, as there are several modes of operation. There's also an issue with Boss Twin Pedals.

Using Fulltone Fulldrive 2>Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer>Boss CE-20 "dimensional processor"> Boss DD-20 "gigadelay>(2) Fender Blues Jr.'s. Plugged the Pedal Power 2's output #1 into DD-20 - no power. Tried output 2 - no power. Output 3 - power! OK. Plugged output 1 into CE-20 - no power. Output 2 - power! OK. Plugged output 1 into CS-3 - power! Odd. Plugged output 4 into the Fulltone - power. OK. Switched on the amps - CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK - the CE-20 is cycling on and off, rebooting, kinda.

UPDATE: I spoke with Voodoo Labs on the phone, and they were very helpful. Turns out that the pedal power supplies more than enough juice for your pedals that take a single 9 volt battery, but not enough for the Boss Twin Pedals, which need more mA than the PP2 supplies. The solution is to use the AC power passthru on the PP2 to hook up the juicier adapters. Not a perfect solution, and I wish that this issue had been addressed in the PP2's literature.

I decided to hang on to the unit and try the "sag" feature. It's cool, man. Made my old Rat pedal sound better than it ever has. On all pedals, this is a quiet unit. I'm keeping it after all.

Dunno yet.

The rep I got on the phone was very helpful and "with it," supplying ideas for using the device and a workaround for my particular issue.

A 7 because of my dashed expectation that it would handle all my gear. However, very quiet operation, the unique "sag" function and good customer support have convinced me to keep this in my setup.

I just wish it kicked 200 mA, so I could power my Boss Twin Pedals.

Rediculously easy. Plug stuff in and then it works.

CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN. I'm a guitar tech/builder so all my guitars are customized for better output. I play through a Carvin XV-112 all tube amp with an Akai G-Drive distortion, volume pedal, dunlop wah, boss harmonizer, marshall guv'nor 2 distortion, marshal vibratrem, an ibanez delay, and a dedicated tuner. No noise. It's unbelievable.

It's a hand made power supply, if it doesn't screw up right away, I should never. I would gig without a backup.

AMAZING! I called up and some dude answered on the first ring- not a stupid machine voice! Sent me cables right out free.

The Pedal Power 2 is da ballz. Some people might think it's expensive. It isn't. $40 that I spent for a daisy chain cable with a shitty power supply that I threw out when I got this was expensive. This is clean good fun.

because there's alot of options, and if you don't know what you're doing ahead of time, you could blow up your favorite pedal . . .

Using Fulltone Fulldrive 2>Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer>Boss CE-20 "dimensional processor"> Boss DD-20 "gigadelay>(2) Fender Blues Jr.'s. Plugged the Pedal Power 2's output #1 into DD-20 - no power. Tried output 2 - no power. Output 3 - power! OK. Plugged output 1 into CE-20 - no power. Output 2 - power! OK. Plugged output 1 into CS-3 - power! Odd. Plugged output 4 into the Fulltone - power. OK. Switched on the amps - CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK - the CE-20 is cycling on and off, rebooting, kinda. Unplugged the adaptor - it's fine on battery. Tried the other open outputs because the Pedal Power seems kinda sensitive that way - same thing every time. It powers the pedal for about 2 minutes then cycles it on and off.

If Sam Ash was still open tonight, I would be there asking for my cash back.

No opinion, because I haven't tried 'em. Maybe I'll call 'em tomorrow and see if they know what the heck is up with their product.

Not happy with this device.

Easy to use, just make sure you set up the DIP switches as specified in the manual for ACA and Line 6 gear

No audible effect on the sound, so all good here

After using for four months, it stopped working completely. No fuse problems, not shorts, just dead cold. Voodoo Labs tech support would not call or email back after repeated attempts to contact--they SUCK at customer support. Thankfully, this was the one time I decided to get an extended warranty from Guitar Center and it paid off. When I called them up, they didn't even offer to replace the unit--they asked me to ship it ASAP for a refund. This makes me suspicious---they won't replace the unit, so are there problems with others?

They never answer their phones, call anyone back or return any email. THey are worthless. For $180 for a damn power supply they should be a hell of a lot more accomodating than they are.

Avoid this company like the plague, or get a 3rd party warranty if you really want to buy something made by Voodoo Labs--just my experience, mind you.

AMAZING! The online PDF manual is very extensive and easy to follow. Comes with large velcro pads for attachment to pedalboard.

ENTIRELY SILENT. Before, a swell with my volume pedal resulted in just more 60-cycle hum and electrical chaos than tone. Now, all my pedals con tribute only their respective sound, not hum. It easily runs (with one exception, I simply have too many effects) all my pedals.

Always reliable--never shorts out or gives me trouble like my multiple adapters did. It is ESSENTIAL for the gigging musician(like myself) to produce noiseless tone--and this delivers.

This is the best part. I needed a specialty cable for my Fulltone fuzz pedal...so I wrote to Digital Music, the makers of Voodoo Lab. A representative immediatley responded, and sent me a special power cable free of charge. Needless to say--I was quite impressed.

Overall--the centerpiece of any serious guitar or bass rig. Any competing, cheaper alternative will bring only noise, death and destruction. Don't waste your cash on expensive Tubescreamer copies; this will make you sound far more professional than any true-bypass gimmick.

It doesn't get any easier than this! Just plug in and prepare to have regulated 9V power for all your effects. Clean and noiseless - that's what I love most.

I use it to run my Boss V Wah, my Korg Tuner, and a chorus pedal. No changing batteries - no line noise between my Wah pedal and my other effects.

One night, we were doing a two night stint at a partially covered venue and it rained unexpectedly between the two shows. Well, all of my pedal board was sopping wet and WATER was coming out of my Pedal Power II. After becoming very OCD in drying it out with an industrial dryer, I plugged it up that night and the son of a bitch worked. I use it without a backup, in the rain, in the elements. It's a badass power supply!!!

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I am a stickler when it comes to the amount of batteries I must change out if things like this didn't exist. I will keep using my pedal power II until the pedal power III comes out - will it have 12V support? I hope so. I'm tired of my H&K power supplies failing!!!

Very easy. Just read the simple, step-by-step instructions.

Transparent. I love it. Absolutely noise free.

It's very well-built. I just got it today, so I can't speak to how it will stand up to the test of time. But, if the quality and seeming durability of its rugged construction is any indication, it will last for years to come.

I don't know. I haven't tried dealing with them yet. I will be ordering some more cables from them for it. I don't think there will be any problems.

I play everything from rock to blues to metal and jazz. It is great for all of it. I would buy it again if stolen or lost. In fact, I'm going to buy another anyway, because I need more outputs. That would be my only complaint. I wish they made a model with 16 outputs.

Very easy to use. The manual is excellent. It comes with most of the nessary wires (no 18V input though). The 12V switchs at the back are easy to use with the old boss pedals.

Everything sounds great. Esspecially my old late 70's boss CE-2 Chorus. I had been using it with a 9v batery for years and the difference it makes on 12v is amazing much clearer. Can't find those damn ACA adapters anymore.

Looks exceptionally well built. Im gonna get a pedal board made for it pretty soon.

Excellent! I dont know what everybody is complaining about with trying to get new cables. All you do is call them up, tell them what you want and they'll send it to you. It took me 5 mins and the man was very helpful!

I use a Fender Floor tuner - Fulltone FD2 - Fulltone Clyde Wah - Prescription Electronics Vibe Unit - 70's Boss CE-2 Chorus - 80's MXR Phase 90 w/Block Logo - 80's Ibanez AD9 Analog Delay and this handels everything perfectly. I just ordered the Y Cable for 18v for my fd2. This is a great power box!

It just couldn't be easier. Well-written instructions, easy to set-up and use

I play extended range bass, 8 individual strings, so my stuff goes from contra to piccolo, chords, etc. I use this with my pedal board which has (in order) EBS Octabass, Akai Unibass, EBS IQ, Barber Deep Fryer, TC Electronics Chorus, Flanger, Pitch Modulator, Line 6 DL-4 Delay into a Vintage Groove Tubes Studio Bass Preamp (Steve Rabe's contribution BEFORE SWR), Bellari rp282a tube compressor, Euphonic VL-210. NO ADDITIONAL NOISE OR HUM! The "sag" is THE DEAL for distortion. Before you go too far spending and spending to find the "right" overdrive, distortion or fuzz....get one of these and use the "sag" feature.

It's pretty new, so time will tell. But, I always carry the back-up wall warts...just in case. So far, it works just fine.

Never had to deal with them yet.

This is supposed to be the tops for non-custom-built power supplies. It seems to be up to it's reputation, so far. The low-price power supplies...you get what you pay for...and worse sometimes. This one is topss...I would always have one for my board....not only for noise-free operation and convenience, but for the "sag" feature on my Barber distortion unit.

very.

it's dead quiet.
all i really wanted to say is that if you play a rat or have a vintage wah, use the Sag effect on em, it makes them sound like totally different pedals. i liked my rat, but now i love it, i don't use my amps overdrive anymore because of my love for the tone this thing creates.

the cables connecting to my pedals were kinda shotty at first but they broke in well.

haven't dealt with them.

it's vital to my playing, without it i'd go insane. i do have a grip though, how come they have 2 Line 6 outlets but only give u one line 6 connector? franlky i'm confused. also, how about at least 2 cables with male connectors, one's nice but i have a rat and an electroharmonix pedal, i have to run a power supply which doesn't work on the pedal because they put the outlet the wrong way. if u put it sideways or upside down i could use it, but since it's not i have to run a small power strip to plug into. the little things piss me off, but overall it's a great help. without it i'd need a strip to plug in all my individual powersupplies so who am i to complain.

THIS THING IS AWESOME...Just plug in and play.

I'm a blues man. My setup is a Fender Hot Rod deville 212 amp, I play a Ts-9 Tubescreamer(on all the time), a VOX Clyde McCoy Reissue, a Voodoo Lab Trem., a Voodoo Lab Proctavia, and I also use my amps tube distortion(I will also be including a Voodoo Lab Microvibe shortly). I play Fender Strat's with Custom Shop Texas Special pickups. There is virtualy no noise what so ever.

This thing is a Tank. I have dropped it with no problems.

I needed some different cables to acomidate my pedals, I called them and they sent me what I needed (2cables) absolutly free. I'M SOLD. They get a gold star for the month.

I have been playing about 11 years and this was a great investment. Thing will pay itself off in battery money in no time. I you have 4 or more effects pedals than you should seriously consider getting one.

This thing is a cinch to use. Take out of box. Find appropriate cable for your pedal; standard for most (Boss, etc), barrell for DOD, red tip for Line6, and battery adapter for battery only. Set any necessary function switches to on (all were set to "normal" on mine out of the box, and the normal arrow is silk-screened onto the unit). Plug cables into PedalPower2. Plug PP2 into wall outlet. Done.

The only reason I give this a 9 is that the manual is really strict sounding and anal retentive. It's thorough and very user friendly, but it's almost like scare tactics on how to use their product.

Oh god, I'd give this an 11 if possible. Hell, I'd make sweet, sweet love to this thing for what it does to my sound, or more accurately, DOESN'T do to my sound.

I'm currently running a custom electric violin through this rig; violin -> Ibanez F7 Fuzz -> Dimebag Darrell signature Crybaby -> Boss PS-5 SuperShifter -> Boss DD-5 Digital Delay -> Zoom 504 Acoustic processor -> L.R.Baggs ParaAcoustic D.I., though this setup can and usually does change weekly. Until now I'd been using a generic $50 5-pedal power supply to power all of these, and I had to figure out exactly how to position all the lines and patch cables, what to run to where, where the wall-outlet line was running, etc etc ad nauseum. After much deliberation and frustration (as well as comments from bandmates like "You're humming again!"), I finally figured out the path to get the least amount of hum possible. However it was still there.

Then yesterday, I come home, take the old power box off my pedalboard, put the PP2 on using the old boxes cables and turned on our P.A. system. Sweet blissful silence. Then I turned up my D.I./ preamp volume. Still..... silence. Then I went over to the P.A. and cranked my channel to the point where if I literally had touched a string, I would've deafened myself and woken the neighbours. SILENCE!!!!!! I never thought I'd be so happy to hear nothing, well, until after putting 7 drum tracks down in the studio today!

I swear to god I am not making this up. This thing is silent. No hum. No buzz. Not a peep. I'm also very anxious to try out the sag (low battery) effect on some of my distortion boxes to see what all the fuss it about.

Cables look high quality. The box itself appears to be built like a tank. Good connections. Nice LED. I would (and will) use it without a backup with no worries.

I was quite impressed. I sent a sort of non-priority email a week or three ago asking Voodoo Lab if I WERE to buy a PP2 and needed additional cables how to go about doing that, as well as a technical question about the product. In a day or two I recieved an email back addressing every issue I had, not pressing me to buy the product but offering information on it. They sold themselves. And I found out that if 1 or 2 cables is all you need, they will generally ship them out at no charge. That's customer service.

The thing also has a 5 year warranty on it.

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Ever since I first put fiddle through pedal, I've wanted one of these. I'll admit I haven't used it much yet, but I don't see how things would change about it.

If it were stolen or lost, I'd definitely replace it. I'd resist the urge to injure the theif; rather I'd say to my bandmates "Do you want me to start humming again?" I have faith in them.

What do I love? It's quiet. Good cable length; no adaptors or lengtheners needed. It's a very nice size, and apparently fits in a rack drawer. The second AC outlet in the back is a very nice touch as well. The manual is quite thorough.

Hate? Well, I'm not sure how I feel about the removeable AC cord yet, and the clinical way the manual is written doesn't suit my tastes at all.

As far as I know, the Dunlop Brick is the closest competitor, and this has one more 9V outlet, no 18V outlets but you can combine two 9V ones, and this one gets power from a cord, not a wallwart, and getting rid of wallwarts is the reason to get a box like this in the first place!

The only thing I wish it has was more pedal outputs. If I could power 10 or 15 pedals with one box, I'd be sitting really pretty. But I can definitely live with 8.

This thing doesn't necessarily help you make music, but it eliminates hum that would annoy you and hinder you from making music. It lets you control what noise you're sending out to the audience, and for that reason alone, despite the manual, I'm giving this an overall 10.

though it's a power supply, it has some very cool features that take all of five minutes' worth of reading in the exceedingly well-written manual to understand. a lot of my friends have the old pedal power unit, and compared to the original unit, this one gives you the ability to power line 6 pedals on two of the eight outputs, as well as decrease the voltage (to simulate dying batteries) on two other outputs. very cool ideas--and obviously ones that were thought of by PLAYERS as opposed to guys who are just merely good at building stuff.

a power supply should be transparent in its sound, and this is. power supplies aren't created equal. some of them are just downright horrible--a fact i discovered when trying to power a fulltone clyde from a generic radio shack 9V adapter--and even a boss adapter. basically, when i used either of these units, the clyde hummed horribly. after contacting mike fuller at fulltone, mike explained that a lot of power supplies actually vary in their voltage quite a bit, and that you really needed to use a high-quality, regulated power supply to power his pedals--he recommended the pedal power 2.

as i said, the unit is transparent, the features are very well thought-out, and the manual is exceedingly well written--and concise. plus, the unit comes with a variety of connectors so that you can even use it to power pedals that don't have AC jacks.

i'm using the pedal power 2 to supply power to a pedalboard that includes the following: fulltone clyde, aspect design labs single switchbox, axess electronics BS-2 buffer/splitter, korg DT-2 tuner, MXR dynacomp, MXR phase 90, Z vex super hard on, line 6 modulation modeler, and line 6 delay modeler. i've got room for one more unit on the pedal power 2, so i'll probably put on a voodoo lab tremolo pedal, as well.

as i said before, the pedal power 2 is transparent as far as sonic quality.

voodoo lab stuff is built like the proverbial tank. i can't imagine this thing failing.

i've dealt with josh fiden and skip urmson at voodoo lab, and they are great guys to deal with...always very professional and eager to give you the right information. you couldn't ask for better customer support.

the guitar player review basically said it all...there are lots of ways to power your pedals, but this is one way that actually DOES work, and will allow you to do so without profanity.

It's a power supply & it's really easy to use. Plug it in and go is pretty much it. I'm powering a bunch of 9v pedals along with 2 Line 6 modelers and it works great. The manual is pretty brief, but is more extensive than what I've seen them include with their effects pedals.

No hum at all, it's a beautiful thing. 2 of the outputs have a "sag" control that you can use to simulate a battery that's been used for a while. You can also set the controls so that these 2 outputs don't "sag" and function just like the others do.

It's had a few months of use & so far it's been great.

I've tried to contact them about additional power cables by e-mail & have not received a response, which might not be their fault but is still a bit annoying.

It's great, I'd buy another if I had to. I'm not happy about the price, it seems pretty steep for a power supply even if it is a frickin' cool one.

Easy to use just plug in and away you go. Just hit the appropriate dip-switches for older Boss pedals or other non-standard units.

My only gripe is that the knob that controls sag has no marks or gradations on it, so it is difficult to return to a previous setting without having to figure it out all over again. This would be an easy fix.

No sound of course, but it powers all my toys without any problems.

No problems yet, had it for about 8 months.

Never dealt with..

I recommend this unit for flexibility alone. Dealing with batteries or multiple power units just plain stinks. Yes it is expensive, but in the long run will probably pay for itself in saved batteries and headaches. Also the sag feature is very nice with the right pedal. (makes a big difference with the sparkledrive and superfuzz)

Pretty easy to use. Manual is easy to understand. But Voodoo Lab/Digital Music Corp. doesn't provide enought DC-Power cords. There should be at least 3 mini bar cables and a couple of barell cords with negativ center.

Returned it after one week (because of bad Customer support)

This is the reason for returning the unit. I emailed them because of information on additional DC-Cords (where to get? price? etc). Never got back to me.
Sorry Voodoo Lab: No Support - no purchase!!! It's that easy!

Do you need saged outputs? If not, don't get the PedalPower. Rather get the VisualSound 1-Spot, or the Switchmode Power. They are doing the same thing (provinding your stomp boxes with hum- and noisefree power) and are way less expensive. For example, in Europe you can get about 10 1-Spots for the average price of one Pedal Power.
Plus you save space for one or two stomp boxes on your pedal board.
It's enoying that even that the unit is so expensive, they are neither providing you with enough DC-Power cords (Come on guys, they are really not that expensive) nor do they give you the possibility to purchase additional cords.
Sorry, but this is ridiculous. There was no reason for me to keep the unit: way to expensive - didn't provide the power cables I needed - no support at all.

Simple to use, just plug your effects into the proper inputs, make sure the dipswitches are set correctly and away you go. Each input is used to power 9v to a pedal. If you have a pedal that requires 18v, you can wire two inputs in series and power the pedal from there (you can either make the cable yourself or special order from the company). Be sure to read the manual (very detailed by the way!) to make sure you set up everything properly and use the correct connections. It is very clear as to what you should and should not do, and tells you how to double check to make sure you accidently plug the wrong type of cable that could potentially harm your pedals. If you need a special cable, you can always contact the Custom Shop talked about in the manual.

Absolutely no noise, no hum, just the way it should be. I really like the sag control, which allows you change the amount of power given to your pedal.. range is from 4-9 volts. There's a courtesy outlet on the back of the unit that I use to plug my Deluxe Electric Mistress into. NOTE: Do NOT plug your amp into this outlet, or else you will damage your Pedal Power 2.

This thing is built to last. It's small, but it's a heavy little bugger, made up of completely thick heavy metal outer casing. The torodial (sp?) transformer really adds to the weight. I would gig without a back up unit, but I'd probably keep a couple of 9v batteries just to be safe.

Never dealt with them.

Overall, this thing is great. I mean, I used to get tired of buying 9v batteries all the time, and I just didn't have enough outlets if I were to buy adapters for every pedal I own. The thing causes absolutely no hum or interference. For those who are looking to get rid of adapters or stop buying batteries, this is definately the thing you want. It's expensive, but really pays off in the long run real quickly.

Easy to use, good manual.

No noise, no change that I can hear, from using batteries or wall warts.
Didn't find that the battery sag capability did much to my ts9s except dim the light, but that might be my ears.

Seems chunky and robust enough to take knocks. Nice to have a removable mains cable. The normal outlet on the back is perhaps a little less solid than it could be so one off for that.

Only one communication: asked about specific pedals and it took them a week but the information was comprehensive.

It's a great thing. It makes the whole cable scenario a lot less of a headache. I can power everything from this. I was worried that two pedals that run on a higher current would suffer, but there is no appreciable difference. For the record I power: Sweetsound Ultravibe via mains socket on rear; two ts9s; a Teese Picture Wah; a Keeley compressor; a Maxon AD900 delay; a Boss Loop Station. All happy.

Dead easy. Manual is informative, and very comprehensive. I power Fulltone-'69,Clyde,FD2. Maxon OD820 with this.

Obviously this isn't supposed to produce any sound at all, but the sound I now get from my pedals, is at least as good as with zinc carbon batteries, but without the disadvantages.

Good strong steel housing. I ALWAYS gig with no back-ups at all. Good gear is always expensive, that's why I expect it to not go wrong. If you treat your gear with respect, it will last you a very long time. The only insurance I have, is lithium batteries in the effects, (they have a shelf life of 10 years, and don't leak, and sound similar to zinc-carbon batts). Once fitted, they can stay there, for years.

Never dealt with the company.

What a great invention! I SWORE on batteries up to now, but you never know when they are about to go on you. I like the "sag" option, and I use it for the Fulltone '69 pedal; running on 8.4 volts, and for the Maxon, on 8.6 volts. They always sounded good with dying batteries. Now I have that same luxury, every time I play. I never liked using adapters, cables everywhere, and sometimes noisy. This unit fits fine on my pedalboard, and makes no noise at all. Great!

Set switches, plug in, GO!! Doesn't get much easier.

As quiet or quieter than any power bar I've ever used. It's powering my dunlop cry baby wah, a boss stage tuner,mxr dynacomp,L6 distortion modeler, L6 modulation modeler, L6 delay modeler, boss line switcher, mxr 6-band eq, and a banzai new rising sun. How does it power 3 L6 pedals you ask? Using the L6 adapter I plug the 3rd one into the outlet on the back of the unit. This one was well designed, I only wish it had one more L6 out!

It's pretty new, and it's built like a tank. Do you go to any gig without backup?

Voodoo Labs cares. I got an email back within a day with all the details I needed and a thanks for buying.

This is a great product if you use a pedalboard regardless of playing style. It's an investment - think of all the dough you'll inevitably spend on batteries and it doesn't seem so expensive. I've been playing for about 15 years (christ, you'd think i'd be better) and have a plethora of guitars but my weapon of choice is a Parker Fly Deluxe. Which amp? Depends on the night - either a Fender Pro Junior, a Fender Hotrod Deluxe, or a 1970's Hiwatt Custom 100 head (point to point hand wired) and 4 x 12 Hiwatt cab of the same year. If this stuff was stolen my insurance company would hate me, I would replace the Pedal Power 2 though. My only wish is that the unit came with many power cables of varying sizes. Voodoo Labs makes solid stuff I have to say.

Plug and Play - how easy can it be? Four of the "channels" allow for the old Boss ACA type power. This came in very handy as two of my pedals, a Boss DM-2 Delay, and a SD-1 Super Overdrive both require this power. It also has a "sag" feature on two of the channels. I couldn't get it to work with my TS-9/808 analogman tubescreamer though. Analog Mike tells me that the TS-9/808 doesn't respond well to the weak battery syndrome. Also like the convenience AC receptacle on the back of the unit. I use this to power an 18V Danelectro wall wart for my Cool Cat Chorus.

N/A - Dead quiet power though.

I've only had the unit a couple of weeks. Based on other's reviews, I believe it will be dependable. The only back-up I will carry will be a few 9V batteries just in case.

Never had an opportunity to contact.

Play mostly classic rock & blues/blues rock. I've been playing for over 40 years and have been through a "large truckload" of gear. This is the first item of this type I've owned. After considerable research, it was purchased as a replacement for batteries and an odd collection of wall warts. It works extremely well in this capacity. It is quiet convenient, and really economical considering the price of batteries over time, or wall warts for a like number of pedals. Now my entire pedal board is as easy to set up as a single pedal. I just plug my guitar into the first pedal, come out of the last pedal to the amp, run the Pedal Power to a commercial power outlet, and I am "good to go".

Could not be any easier but do read the manual. It offers a lot of important practical tips to setting up your pedals correctly

Absolutely quiet. This is the best power supply bar none to me. Seems even better than the first model. I use it with a vintage 60's tele and lots of vintage amps. My setup is Guitar>Boss Tuner>Way Huge Saffron Squeeze Compressor>Ernie Ball Volume Pedal>Klon Centaur>Austone Textone>George Dennis Parametric Wa/Volume>Korg 301 Echo/Delay>Boss Analog Delay>Dememter Tremulator>Line 6 Delay>Amp. No noise with any of the pedals and now with the sag controls my Klon just sings in such a beautiful way.

Seems to be built real strong.

Good, good , good.

Play blues, jazz like, ambient, funky, fuzzy, Daniel Lanois kinds of stuff. Been playing professionally 25 years. This is the power supply to buy.