mik900 Posted June 1, 2021 Posted June 1, 2021 I currently run 2 pedals: A Boss tu3 tuner and Sansamp. I use one power feed to the tuner and daisy chain to the Sansamp. I plug into the tuner and output via Sansamp.This works fine.... I now need to add a chorus pedal, which I guess I'll put in between the two in the signal chain(is that correct??) Q1.Will I now need a separate power supply unit? Q2. If so which one would best suit Many thanks in advance. Quote
jezzaboy Posted June 1, 2021 Posted June 1, 2021 I could be wrong but if you get a daisy chain cable, you can run a few pedals via the boss tuner? Funnily enough, I just bought a 1 Spot combo pack from Guitarguitar that can run 8 standard pedals from the one plug, cost £35. Cheaper than a brick power block but no good for some kinds of pedals. Quote
Lozz196 Posted June 1, 2021 Posted June 1, 2021 Yes, that’s what I do, one PSU to the daisy-chain cable which then feeds my three pedals (Sansamp, compressor, tuner) Quote
Nail Soup Posted June 1, 2021 Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, mik900 said: fine.... I now need to add a chorus pedal, which I guess I'll put in between the two in the signal chain(is that correct??) Yes - tuner>chorus>amp (real or simulated) is the general way. Especially don’t feed a chorused signal into the tuner.... makes it harder for the tuner to recognise the pitch. Edited June 1, 2021 by Nail Soup Quote
BadHands Posted June 1, 2021 Posted June 1, 2021 Some people prefer their modulation after their preamp, so you might prefer the sound of the chorus after the sansamp. If you use the SA for distortion, that'll give an even more intense chorus effect. It really does depend on the chorus pedal, and what your ears prefer. There is no wrong order Quote
WinterMute Posted June 1, 2021 Posted June 1, 2021 Ah, chorused distortion or distorted chorus... If you like the sound of a chorus, put it after the sans amp, if you're into tonal change that doesn't lessen the distorted edge, put it before. 1 Quote
BadHands Posted June 2, 2021 Posted June 2, 2021 12 hours ago, WinterMute said: Ah, chorused distortion or distorted chorus... If you like the sound of a chorus, put it after the sans amp, if you're into tonal change that doesn't lessen the distorted edge, put it before. Exactly how I phrase it. If you don't want your distortion "Washed" over, keep it last. Quote
mik900 Posted June 6, 2021 Author Posted June 6, 2021 Thanks all. Going to go for Electro harmonix bass chorus clone pedal. Hoping I will be able to daisy chain it saving on external power supply? Will this work out? Quote
Rich Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) Depends on the rating of your power supply. It's important to make sure that your pedals won't draw more mA in total than your PSU can cough up. Edited June 6, 2021 by Rich Quote
Dad3353 Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, mik900 said: Can you explain in layman's terms?? That was layman's terms..! Difficult to put more simply, but the Power Supply Unit (PSU, or 'brick'...) is rated to be able to supply up to a certain current (expressed in amps ('A'...), or milliAmps ('mA'...). Any pedals connected must draw (consume...) less, when added together, than the PSU can deliver. So, as an example, a PSU rated for 500mA is OK for one pedal drawing 100mA, or even up to five at a push (but no more; best to have a small margin, so four would be a better limit...), The same PSU can supply a single pedal consuming 300mA, but not two of 'em. Is that clear enough now..? Edited June 6, 2021 by Dad3353 Quote
BadHands Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 Plus, IIRC EHX pedals usually use a different kind of power connect Quote
jezzaboy Posted June 6, 2021 Posted June 6, 2021 You should be able to find out how much power that the pedals need and then get a suitable power supply. Do check first as Badhands says above, some pedals use different kinds of power such as centre positive and such like. The 1 Spot I posted above is fine for me as my needs are simple and straight forward (3 9v 100ma pedals) but it is still a decent power supply but I would avoid the (sometime) cheap power bricks that you can buy from Amazon, E bay etc. Quote
Matt P Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 There are 2 different connectors that ehx have used over the years, the original ones were 3.5mm jack plugs, but most of the more recent pedals use the same barrel connector and polarity as boss et Al, the bass clone is barrel connector (have one on my board.) Matt 1 Quote
mik900 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Posted June 7, 2021 So will I be OK using power adapter from Boss tu3. Daisychained into Electro harmonix chorus clone then into Sansamp ? Or would I need a separate power supply unit? Quote
Matt P Posted June 7, 2021 Posted June 7, 2021 you should be fine as long as your power adaptor can supply enough current, remember that only tuner pedals have 2 power sockets so you will need a daisychain or a splitter cable. by my calculations the max power draw that those 3 pedals will need is 110mA with the tuner in high brightness mode, that's not a huge amount so unless your psu is very weedy you will be fine. Matt Quote
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