I can't say that a power tool battery idea is wrong but there would need to be some basic figuring out.It seems like going on stage has gotten a lot more complicated over the years. I just had a couple of battery powered boxes and would replace my battery every month. Only when I got a digital delay stomp did I need a power supply (batteries would run out too quick). Recharging stuff on tour seems like it could be kind of an effort even if you were staying in hotels and not showering at truck stops.

We actually need squirrel-powered pedalboards.

gnangle wrote:in Technician we built a power supply for ian's pedal array that used phantom power from his guitar cable. he ran a third prong off of his 1/4 output that powered the whole mess. had a built in tuner,and two pedals. it lit up when you plugged the guitar in and made a huge difference in the leveling out of the power since the pedals would invariably have different battery levels the old way.I've been wanting to do something like that for ages. The MXR bass di+ will run on phantom power to the XLR output. It seems like it should be simple enough to give a pedal like that a power output like tuners have. And you wouldn't have to run DI or to a mixer at all, as you can get phantom power supplies for like $30 that have XLR in and out and a PSU.

gnangle wrote:in Technician we built a power supply for ian's pedal array that used phantom power from his guitar cable. he ran a third prong off of his 1/4 output that powered the whole mess. had a built in tuner,and two pedals. it lit up when you plugged the guitar in and made a huge difference in the leveling out of the power since the pedals would invariably have different battery levels the old way.Apt band name or apt band name? That's a great idea

jimmy two hands wrote:Most outlets are between 15-20 amps, why not plug in only 14 of your amps and replace the 15th with a pedalboard?sorryThe sorry is the only thing wrong with this.= Justin

Welcome back Mr Zom!

Dang, hello, that's a big bowlful of "It took a rechargeable pedalboard post to get Zom out of the wood work".

I'd be into it. I have some pedals that sound markedly better with batteries than power supplies, some are super noisy with power supplies. It would only need about 1-2 hours of charge.(Didn't read much past the first post, maybe this has already been covered)

Anthony Flack wrote:Welcome back Mr Zom!Why, thank you. I took a break as I have done in the past. Steve mentioned the new server etc. and why not?