I did this quite successfully for a time,
powering a CIOKS Adam-Link from the
courtesy outlet of the PP2+ to run 12 volts
to two pedals and nine volts to two others
(that required 250 milliamps to operate
safely). And the best part of the Adam was
that I was able to stash it under the front
edge of my Pedaltrain—no problem.
The key thought in this section is to use
your resources. Even if your primary
power supply is sufficient, or a secondary
power supply isn’t a need (or an option)
for you, just make sure you’re getting the
most out of what you’ve got.
Step 5: Always on?
Send it Below
I’ve come to love single coil-equipped
guitars over the years, but the thing
about single coils—as I’m sure you
know—is that they can be a bit noisy. Too
noisy for my taste, I recently decided.
So, over the course of several weeks, I
wrestled with the idea of adding a noise
gate to my board to cut the excess hum,
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but just couldn’t make room on top for
one and also couldn’t justify removing
one of my go-to pedals either.
I even looked for the smallest noise
gate I could find—and found one that
was impossibly small—but still couldn’t
fit it on top of my board. But I did have
enough space under my board for it. So I
What Lies Beneath: The Underboard Experience