The world of pedals is daunting enough when you first start out, but when you get to power supplies, then it's terrifying. Needless to say I'm a beginner to the world of pedals.
I wanted something to power my small pedal collection (6 pedals), as my battery costs were getting way too expensive. I noted from endless forums and videos online, that hum and noise can cause an issue when power supplies are involved. Isolated supplies were apparently the way to go and daisy chains were a big no.
Being on a budget, a quality isolated power supply was out of the question and so I asked a friend who I knew had a 1-Spot and used live, if it worked well for him. He said it did and had never experienced hum or noise with it.
I took a gamble and purchased the 1-Spot, with the idea to upgrade in time.
I've been playing through the 1-Spot and haven't experienced any problems, it's quiet and powers everything, great. The additional extensions and adaptors are fantastic as it lets me power up my old Big Muff and it feels like it will be long enough to reach any far, distant stage power in the future.
That being said, I'm yet to try this out on stage but I'm confident that I've made the right choice.
If you need something simple, cheap and uncomplicated that doesn't take up a large chunk of room on your board then the 1-Spot is excellent. No more battery worries!
