Guitar Pedal Board Power Supply For Sale (2024 Update)

There have been two occasions where the power adapter has just fallen out of the brick during live shows. It's meant either frantically flipping over my board to plug it back in, or even restarting the song. The length of the cord is way too short, and the connection is way too loose. The transformer is also power-strip unfriendly, and I much prefer the design of the One Spot. It also really bothers me that the individual plugs that the brick uses aren't right angled when they connect to the pedals, which means that the plug housing sticks out of the pedal board on your top row of pedals. Everything uses proprietary connectors too, except for where they connect to the pedal, so it's impossible to improve the design through tinkering. The unit also mounts very clumsily to my pedaltrain board. I had to ziptie it to the bottom side of my tuner pedal at this haphazard angle. The one-spot is 1/5th the price and doesn't suffer from any of these problems, I'm going back.Donald

I have 3 of these on 3 separate boards. I would and will get more if I ever need to in the future. These are compact, come with plenty of cable length and power cord length. mount them right side up or upside down, in a clamp or set on top of your board. Worth every penny!Azuljay

There's two problems with this G-BUS-8. First, the outputs are not as isolated as you'd think. The eight 9V outputs are wired directly to each other in parallel. This does not constitute isolation. The only isolation you get, is the 9V outputs from the 18V outputs. Second, the 120VAC to 18VDC wallwart adapter uses a proprietary plug to connect to the G-BUS-8 and that plug and wire is very very fragile. It is not durable enough for gigging. It WILL wear out for you, and then you'll discover the fun part; you cannot replace it. Gator does not offer the AC adapter as a repair or replacement item. They expect you to buy the whole unit again. This is an unacceptable business practice. Don't buy this. Get the Voodoo Lab Pedal Power ISO-5. It actually does what it claims, and is built to handle an active career in your pedalboard.Bryan316

This works great. It has a lot of outputs all of which provide up to 500 mah. I am able to run traditional, Strymon and 18v pedals in my loop and it is silent now. I am very happy with this power supply. I can't speak to longevity as I've only just gotten it but it feels well built to me.Josh S.

Terrific power supply that has 12 ports each one rated at 500mA each should cover majority of pedals, 10 of them at 9v & two that can be changed from 9,12 or 18v, which sold it for me as one of my pedals is 12v. The case is strong & sturdy being made of metal. If you find your pedals increase in number above the 12 ports you can connect another engine room to your existing one, brilliant.Nigel E.

This power supply is great so far. I haven't had it long so I can't vouch for longevity. However, with all my pedals plugged in my loop is silent and I was instantly impressed. Using with A mix of pedals including Strymon and 18v on Fulltone Dejavibe. It has a lot of outputs and comes with enough cables for all. So far no complaints.Josh S.

I wanted a pedal power supply to replace the DC Brick I'd been using on a secondary pedalboard (I didn't like the messy thin cables and the wall-wart type power adapter). This supply hit my radar because it used a regular IEC power cable and had enough outputs (including an 18 V) for my needs. The unit is compact, comes with mounting brackets and durable, high quality extension cables. Some are as long as 17", some are as short as 11", so you have to be aware of your pedals proximity to the supply when choosing. I also appreciate that the power outputs are labeled in a way that's easy to read. It certainly served it's purpose. It certainly cleaned up my board; I'm very happy with it.Swerve City Guitarist

I used to use a basic power supply daisy chained up with no issues over the years, apart from the usual cable wear out at the plug end. I then went 'pro' and bought a very expensive power brick. It took me weeks to work out that my expensive power brick was the root cause of pedal issues. So I went back to the basics 🙂 Recently, I have re-sorted my pedal board and wanted to use a kettle lead as the power supply but was very wary of using these bricks. Someone recommended Truetone and I checked them out. They make big claims for their products (as they all do!) but I was impressed by the fact that they seemed to have understood guitar players issues. I bought the 1 Spot Pro and fitted it to my pedal board. I have now played at least 30 gigs with it fitted and have had no issues whatsoever 🙂 Truetone live up to their claims and I, for one, am a firm fan Chris – The ModSkaschris_matic

Great power supply. Absolutely silent. No noise at all. No hum. Nothing. Love it! I bought the Truetone CS7 instead of Voodoo for two reasons: Truetone gets slightly better reviews from the pros, and it has four outputs that are switchable from 9v to 12v. With Voodoo it takes a y-cable to convert to 18v, which takes up two slots. I have a 12v pedal so this or Strymon are the only options that I'm aware of. The price was good, too.MICHAEL

Powers up everything on my sub board, fits nicely and does what it should. Only concern was the Talkbox (18V, 1000ma) but it seems to work just fine! I powered up everything simultaneously (never would happen in a performance) – all lights stayed bright & no sound degradation or noise.Mojodelic

I bought the first for a mini pedal board to use with my fly rig. The power is very quiet. The size is great to conserve pedal board real estate. The second is for another pedal board for playing solo using a looper, harmonizer, octave pedal etc. Again no issues and the power is very quiet and clean.wwd83

I use this power supply for my small pedalboard that holds only 4-5 pedals. It works great and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking to power small to medium pedal boards.B-money

I perform around 50 gigs a year with a classic rock/metal band. My pedal board is limited on space and needed 9 volt power for my 8 pedals. It is nice and small, it came with all of the cables needed to route from the power pedal to each pedals (and even a reverse polarity cable if needed). I used the One Spot cable before this and noticed some clicking noise every now and then and I wanted something different. My only con I found was the 8 blue lights which turn on when the port is being used is very bright. I may put some tape over it if it keeps bothering me.Hagenater

This was perfect for my pedal board; its small size was perfect for my music corner. No hum interference whatsoever which is one of the reasons why I purchased this power supply. It was on sale which made it even better. Highly recommend this power supply.Charles

I bought this to power my pedal board, knowing Friedman makes great stuff. It is a quality product, and simple at the same time. Great for almost everything and no buzz or hum. Compact and well built. Very satisfied.Casey

Overall: I bought this as an upgrade from a one spot daisy chain and oh boy what a difference. This vastly improved the tone of every single pedal I plugged into it. I run 6-8 pedals: overdrives, vibe (18 volts), fuzz (some center positive) and delay. Everything sounds richer. I like the reverse polarity cables for some Fulltone fuzzes and the 18-volt adapter for my vibe unit. Can’t go wrong with this product. I was planning on selling a bunch of pedals before I bought this because they didn’t sound that great, but turns out the power supply was the issue.Mike

Nice little unit. Does the job for someone that doesn't have a lot of pedals to power. It looks nice within alligator pattern metal box. Nice and sturdy. Connectors are all nice and tight. Good valuekenweasel

Purchased this power supply for my large Gator Pedal Board and it is a perfect match. I've collected a lot of pedals over the years and it's nice to find something that is versatile enough to power them all.Joel

It is doing a good job of powering my pedal board. It is small enough to fit under my rather low PedalTrain Metro 20. All the power leads are 90degree to linear. It would have been better for users with small boards to have some 90 to 90 degree. I think small / low profile boards are what this relatively low depth power supply is aimed at, so probably a bit of an oversight on the manufacturers part.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

I recently delved back into the world of pedalboards by building one to accommodate my setup, which rarely exceeds 8 pedals. Having previously used a daisy chain, which met my needs for the time, I decided it was time to upgrade and get something a little less messy and could guarantee noise reduction because, hey…gigs and electrical interference varies as much as cloud shapes. Besides, I disliked the clutter and eyesores it created. But with this present economy and the need for minimal intrusion on my board, a pricey and bulking power supply looked less than appealing. Then the knowledgeable salesman showed me this gem. It was a true power supply, sleek, light, perfectly matched for my eight 9v pedals, fit snug and out of sight and best of all, didn't break the bank. When I fired it up, there was zero noise. I cranked it with my P90s through a Blues Jr…the only noise was what I played. I love it. As my pedals increase, so will my power needs. I will happily get another one.Billy

Cioks knocks it out of the park with having 7 independent and powerful power provision. I can power several big pedals like the timeline, bigsky, h9, and more. On top of that, this kit comes with several incredibly useful power adapters. I wont name any brands, but 3 of the other major pedal power solutions give like 8-12 normal power cables and maybe 1-2 specialty cables. This unit came with like 10 normal cables, 2 multi tap pedals, 3-4 eventide rated pedals, negative and positive center cables, etc… What this product does requires 3-4 add on kits from other brands to make up a portion. Its small and has been solid as a rock.Eric j

Great power supply!!!! I powers everything I have and more! Connections are easily made and it is dead quiet. It's light weight and easily fits my Pedal Train Pedalboard. I've gotten rid of all my wallwarts and the power strip i had velcro'd to the bottom of my board (more weight reduction). So far, it's working great and lights up beautifully! Very happy with this purchase and I highly recommend it.jhfuzzpedal

I have a small board, 18 8, with 6 125B enclosures, 2 mini buffers and needed a small, quiet power supply. I was very pleasantly surprised by the MXR mini-iso. I briefly owned the the MXR Iso Brick. I found it noisy and flimsy. The Mini Iso is well built and extremely quiet, even with ALL my pedals engaged. The wall wart power supply supply is relatively small and the cord is much thicker than previous MXR products. It could be longer but the length is not a real issue. The best thing about the mini-iso is IT IS SMALL, about the size of an Xotic EP Booster. The only major issues I have with it is that MXR is still using the same flimsy wires to connect from the mini-iso to your pedals. Also, It would be great if there were more connectors, especially if they are going to include such cheap ones.guitarhobby

I use this on my tiny board with only three pedals. It fits really well on small boards with only a few pedals. Unfortunately, if you move the board while its plugged in, the power cable will lose its connection. I've tried taping it or securing it, but it still loses connection. This ended up breaking my newest pedal from turning on and off quickly multiple times while just sitting there. I am now trying to warranty this two day old pedal. I don't understand how this is such a highly rated power source. If I move or bump my board it disconnects power and sends a huge popping noise through my amp. Not cool. How can the power supply connection be that delicate?Bryguy

This particular power supply is even more space conscious than i thought. It is tiny and takes up very little room. Works perfect and is very practical, would recommend for anyone making a smaller pedalboard.Tanner A.

I picked this up merely for the price point and I gotta say I'm impressed. Powers up to 8 pedals silently and barely takes up any space on my pedalboard. Fantastic product.Imnotluckyjustsaved

the power bank is very useful, you don't have to have it all messed with cables. it also eliminates the parasite noises from electrical network that normal wired power banks have. the only con is that it doesn't retain the charge for long periods, you have to recharge it in regular basis.boatman_70

This is such a great option for a rehearsal pedalboard. Maybe even small gigs. No trailing wires or extensions required.bassface68

Primarily a bassist I love to play electric and acoustic guitar as well. Though I enjoy playing through various processors there is a certain bit of pleasure gained by researching and building your own personal pedal board. Depending on your taste/preference in pedals, size and current will dictate the size and placement of your pedalboard. I've built a five piece TC Electronic (guitar) and a five piece MXR bass) pedal board using the Pedaltrain Nano and because of the low current draw of these pedals I was able to use a simple five connection 1Spot 1700ma cord. On the other hand, years ago I built an eight piece pedal board using five TC Electronics Nova high current DSP effects pedals, the Boss RC-20XL LoopStation, the MXR M-108 equalizer and the TC Electronic Polytune Noir. When I built this pedal board there were no real practical power applications available that would elevate the use of cumbersome ugly wall warts. My pedal board having six high current pedals preparing my setup was a messy time consuming process. Thanks to Voodoo Labs technology, NO MORE issues! Comparing the application of the 4X4 and the Digital I chose to go with using two Pedal Power Digital power supplies. My pedals are perfectly mounted on the Pedaltrain PT-1-HC pedal board. That being said, there is no space to mount a power supply unit along side my pedals not to speak of two power supplies. I mounted both power supplies beneathe the pedal board. I matched the plug point of the Digital to one of the ports on the pedalboard and mounted the power supply. I then mapped the plug point of the other Digital, drilled a 1 1/2" hole and mounted the other digital along side the first. I now have eight high current isolated outputs that safely powers all of my pedal. The neat thing about this application is that if I choose to change my pedals I have sufficient enough power to manage almost any arrangement. Thank you Voodoo Lab, I'm lovin the Voodoo that you do!Thor!

Now, repeat along with me, "Clean Power is your best friend!" Any isolated power supply is something every pedal hungry musician needs. It's safer for your gear, It distributes the right power for any room, and makes sure you're getting the most out of your tones. Voodoo Labs just happens to make fantastic units, and for the price point or if you're running a smaller board, this is the perfect piece.Memphis

Getting power to your pedalboard is essential to building the right setup. This little brick has been pretty standard from weekend warriors to stadiums. It provides tons of outputs without having to worry about wall warts and power strips, and it keeps them isolated, so you don't get noise or cross talk. It also powers those weird 18v pedals that your daisy chain just won't juice. I personally sold one to Dave Navarro's tech.DJ Jazzy Josh

Some players and gear hounds talk about how quiet a power supply is. This power supply is silent. No more snaps, crackles, pops, rattles, or hums. I am very impressed with the quality and even happier about the price. I will definitely buy more of these power supplies and other products made by this company.tremolobob

No problems with this thing except mounting it with sticky Velcro tape under my board was tough because the power button is in a tough spot to mount it conveniently without the button pressing against the… Nevermind. It's a good product and I use it to wire up my whole shebang.chriszhill

This power source has significantly less noise than the spaghetti mess of One Spots I was using to power 14 pedals. I'm actually using two of these power sources to run my pedal board. For the price, I was able to buy two of them compared to other brands of pedal power sources. This made a huge improvement over my old set up in terms of noise, sound quality, and neatness of the final install on the board. So far I'm pretty happy with the purchase as the unit is very small and compact. It's got cool LED's that light up red and green while the unit is powered on. I really do not have any complaints at all. I would recommend this to any musicians who need a cheap but functional alternative to some of the other more expensive power sources out there. You really cannot beat this product for the price.screamindman820