Everyone who has built a pedal board has probably heard that they have to spend $200400 on a power supply, and has equally struggled with justifying the expense when daisy chains and Amazon supplies come so cheaply.

This video compares a 10pedal pedalboard on a $39 Donner DP1 Power Supply and on a $197 Truetone One Spot Pro CS12 Power Supply, measuring for noise floor issues. I'll also explore how to deal with causes of noise OTHER than nonisolated power, with real world examples of just how far a good noise gate like the Boss NS2 can get you.

Check it out, let me know what you think. The results will FLOOR YOU. (Get it? Noise floor?)

Spoiler: The answer to whether you really need to spend $200 on a power supply is a RESOUNDING MAYBE.

Bonus: gain staging and pedal shootout between the Ibanez Nu Tubescreamer and 40th Anniversary Boss SD1.

Featuring:

Donner DP1
Truetone One Spot Pro CS12
Boss TU3
Boss NS2
Xotic SP Compressor
Ibanez Nu Tubescreamer
Boss SD1
Xotic Super Clean Boost
Radial Twin City A/B
Boss TR2
TC 3rd Dimension
Ibanez Mini Analog Delay
Fender 68 Custom Pro Reverb
Sennheiser E906
Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Jazzmaster Pickups
TV Jones Telecaster Neck Pickup