Emmett L Thomason
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 31 de marzo de 2025
My band and I have long wanted to do "pop-up" shows, sorta like busking with more flash, and were always limited to acoustic guitar and a cajon, but when I researched battery power options for my pedal board, I was happy to find this product. D'Addario makes quality stuff, and the XPND battery power system is no exception. Everything makes sense in this package; easy to install, no excess anything, and build quality feels road-worthy. The ability to slide the 9v plugs anywhere on the chain was a game changer; my pedal board has never looked so clean! We tested the product this past weekend on a pop-up beach gig and it worked amazing. No hum, no glitches, power was super stable and after playing for nearly three hours, battery like was still at 84%!!! Really happy with this purchase.
Verette8
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 14 de febrero de 2025
So far so good. Works as it's supposed to an keeps you from having to run power cables to operate your pedals.
Dean B.
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 25 de enero de 2025
Awesome product this should have been along time ago. D-Dadadario hit the out of the park.
MarkK10
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 11 de enero de 2025
I have played bass and guitar for many years but have never been much of a pedal guy. However, I inherited a few pedals from a family member and have acquired a few more on my own. I thought that instead of a “wall wart” type adapter for each pedal, a power supply like this would be good solution. It looks like the cordless revolution has arrived for guitar pedals.This kit has an interesting design. The 10,000 mAh Power Cell has a single USB-C port that is used for both charging or output to the pedals. The output cable goes to the Power Gateway that has a USB-C input and a barrel jack output port, which is the same physical size as the port on most effects pedals. A daisy chain cable connects to this port; this cable has nine barrel plugs. Any one of these can connect to the Power Gateway; the other eight connect to your pedals. The instructions state that the total power draw should not exceed 1500 mA, or about 187 mA per pedal if you have all eight connected.The Power Cell has a digital display that shows percentage of power that is remaining. It cannot be charged while in use, but the included USB Charger can provide power to the Power Gateway if your Power Cell runs out of juice during a performance. However, D’Addario claims a life of 10+ hours which should be more than enough for any gig.An interesting feature of the daisy chain cable is that the plugs can be moved along the length of the cable, allowing you to locate the plugs to match the spacing of your pedals. This cable is 7 feet long.This kit includes a rather abbreviated quick start instruction pamphlet, but there is a QR Code on it that brings up a link to the product page on the D’Addario website where you can download the full instruction manual. I recommend that you download this 18 page manual.After trying out the kit with four pedals, I left them plugged in to the power supply and kept them powered on. I let the whole thing just sit for over 20 hours and the power supply still showed 40% power remaining. Granted that sitting in a static situation like this may not draw as much power as there would be while actually playing/performing. However, I think that this is an indication that the battery life should equal the claimed duration of 10 hours.I remember back in the day when guitar pedals like the legendary Fuzz Face were powered by an internal 9-volt battery. Later on, pedals got a power port for an external “wall wart” power supply. Now we have come full circle back to battery power again. I would like to see more pedals with their own internal, rechargeable batteries. But, until then, a power kit like this one fills a need.
Scott
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 2 de abril de 2025
I have a a few rechargeable pedal power supplies. Charge 'em, use 'em, and if they get low plug them in... you can use them while charging... Yes, I know that the XPND Pedal Power Kit can run up to ten hours, but I would like the option to charge while using.A big plus for the XPND kit is the lit battery meter. The other power bricks do not have that. They do have the four LED "power remaining lights" which is better than nothing.If you remove the rechargeable battery from the equation, you can use the system from a standard 120 outlet. You have to use the included USB C wall plug as it puts out 5v 3A. If you plug the Gateway Hub into a standard USB C charger (usually 5v 1A) you will get just over 5v out of the hub. Enough to run some pedals in the "my battery is dying" mode (low voltage mode), but not enough to run pedals and get predictable results.If you only want to power pedals that require 500mA, you can run three. Everything else stays off. If you use multiple pedals at a time you need to be careful that the total draw at any time is under 1500 mA. Not the end of the world unless you stack effects.The daisy-chain wire is a stiff light gauge wire, fairly generic. The tips are moveable along the wire to allow you to route the wire in the most efficient way to the pedals. Once you've routed it go ahead and cut off the excess. If you need more you can find it in the electronics section of any hardware store (most likely). To move the tips you unscrew the caps and lift the wire out. place the tip to the position you want and put it in the groove. Be sure to line the red side with the red side and black with black. I do like the fact that you can run the red to black and vice versa if you are running into a pedal that has a center positive jack. Yeah, they are out there....When you screw the cap back on the small copper blades in the tip cut into the wire as it is pressed down. That's how the power gets from cord to plug.So every time you move a plug you put small cuts into the wire's sheath. Just something to keep in mind.The daisy-chain also means it isn't isolated power to each pedal.I will say the system looks great and is a lot smaller than, well, all of the power supplies I've seen out there. That is a plus.In all, the system works well. I do like to run through several pedals at once, some of them power hogs. I'll have to get creative to figure out how that will work...I think that it is a little overpriced for what you get. If it was around $80+/- that would be fair. The only pieces that are unique are the posts and the hub.I'll use the system. I know I pointed out a bunch of stuff that was on the negative side. I do like the system and I have used it in the studio quite a bit. I have it on the desk and use it to power pedals on the desk while recording, and it is an easy way yo have power handy for testing new pedals.