Colin Matthews
Comentado en el Reino Unido el 19 de abril de 2024
Thought this was the answer to my issue of leads always being far to long..... Making a working cable is a very hit and miss affair, I managed to make two working ones out of 7 attempts I only actually need 5. It's very expensive and I can't recommend this product. at all, the results are far to inconsistent
Xanadu
Comentado en Canadá el 15 de marzo de 2023
I'm generally pretty good with cables/wires etc.. and these took me a while to put together. The issue is that you need to do trial and error before the cable works. It could take you several tries.As far as the connectors/heads go, they are too wide. So they don't fit in close sockets on a power supply.I would only recommend these if you are desperate for specific length 9V cables. Otherwise, not worth the price.
Michael S Hong
Comentado en Canadá el 6 de julio de 2022
I needed power supply cables but the ones I had were all one size--too short or way too long. I also didn't want a rat nest under by board so my options were either a solderless custom-size cable kit, or soldering those cables together at the lengths I needed. The latter would require more time and some of the final lengths would have been made of 3 cables. I went with the former, figuring it's be more solid. I went with the former.I like that this kit was so easy to use and came with a cable tester. Not only does it check the finished power cables you make, but you can test your 1/4" cables. Very handy... Only twice did I end up having a faulty power cable. A quick snip off the end, neater than the first time, and that was sorted out.Only downside is the price, but I'd do it again if I had to. Saved me so much time and effort.
Michael J
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 15 de marzo de 2018
After the success of George L and D’Addario’s cut-and-screw together guitar cables, applying that technology to power cables seems obvious in retrospect. I’ve used both the George L and the D’Addario cable kits, and I’m currently using the D’Addarios on my pedalboard along with these new power cables (see the photo, below). As with the audio patch cable kits, this kit allows you to create cables that are just long enough to reach their intended pedal, which really helps in cleaning up the mess that is the typical pedal board. Before I received this kit I wasn’t using the cables that came with the power supply. They’re around a meter long each, and that meant a lot of loose cable rolled up and stuffed in a tangle inside the board.The custom cables made with this kit use coaxial cable rather than the traditional twin lead; that makes it possible to use the same attachment system as the audio cables, but I don’t know whether it offers any other advantages. Twin lead should be good at rejecting common mode noise but perhaps the shielded power cable is better in an unbalanced system.About the cost: You have enough materials here to make six cords, plus extra cable, a screwdriver, a cable tester, and a cable cutter. Those accessories are worth maybe ten bucks combined, so the cables end up costing around $10 each, which strikes me as pretty high. On the other hand, the convenience may well be worth it, and it’s not easy to find rugged, solderable power connectors. So far, I’m pleased with the flexibility and customizability of the system. As for ruggedness, it’s probably more rugged than the typical molded plug and cable, and of course it’s easily repairable in an emergency with minimal tools.
Knowlengr
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 9 de septiembre de 2018
Definitely a niche product, but given the de facto standard that pedalboards have become, it's one that electronic musicians (and I include my electric violins in this) have come to depend upon.But read on.The solution most have arrived at, and I must say not a solution that pleases me, is a potpourri of stompboxes instead of a VST-driven solution with a rack mount computer. Nor is it a wireless solution, though one must see that coming eventually, because for this application, wired is the safest solution.Not by design or preference, I do have a similar collection, along with rack effects that must be routed to/from the pedalboard. But one size does definitely not fit all of them.The alternative is just too unwieldy, unless you can keep the box count down below 5. The alternative is a hassle for setup and take-down, and likely to stress connectors and cable alike.There may be compatibility issues: e.g, the solution for Eventide involves a different connector type and routing to their rack mount PSU. Adding to this worry is that the product description doesn't say in advance what you'll be getting. Plug size and polarity sometimes matter, even though most stompboxes use the same setup.If your rig is relatively static, I'd opt for soldered, old school connections because reliability is just too critical.But for in-studio testing and reconfiguring, this might be a net plus over alternative methods that involve purchasing individual parts in this kit.You should estimate what you'll need; the cable lengths overall may be adequate, but the plug count might not.Echoing other reviewers, I know this is easy stuff once mastered, but do we really have to search for a blog post, review of YouTube clip to figure out if we're doing it right?And then there are still devices that don't comply with the stompbox format, and you've got to wire signal *and power* to these as well. Some of these devices are important -- EV pedals, or signal processors that are made bigger. For example, I have used this pedal arrangement to manage MIDI triggers, volume and effects, and it clearly is outside the stompbox footprint: https://www.amazon.com/Roland-FC-300-Controller-Extended-Warranty/dp/B018V8HXBG.Meanwhile, I'm waiting for a single connector back to a rack-mounted computer where the sounds are all VST's. After all,this is 2018, not 1975, when the stompbox design was catching fire. I regularly review acts coming to our local theater,and I'm amazed at how many guitarists and fiddle players pull off the pedalboard puzzle without a hitch. Often not everything fits in the pedalboard anyway.And what are you doing again with your power cable routing? You really wouldn't depend only on batteries, would you?