The Pinky Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 It's getting a little bit serious now as I have bought my first pedal, a Tone City Nobleman overdrive pedal, at £35 I feel its a great little buy. It is just what I want giving the sound a little bit of an edge. The only issue is that I forgot that it needs power, fortunately I have been able to use the 9v psu for the RC30 looper that i obtained from my son. I understand that it is possible to run two pieces of kit from one psu, am i correct in this understanding? If so what do i need to do this? I haven't really used the looper much and need to work out how to use it properly, and my intention is to play a backing track to then be able to play over the top. I assume I can use the overdrive pedal with this and I assume the best way to wire the overdrive pedal in is between the guitar and looper rather than the looper and amp, as if between looper and amp then both the looped played tracks would be affected by the pedal, whereas the other waywould enable one or the other or both to be played in overdrive? Finally any tips for how to use the various controls etc on guitar and amp as i dont feel that i am getting maximum benefit and i doingthi gs verymuch by trial and error. Any thoughts or observations please? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 I am not a large pedal user so i think there will probably be a more permanent solution, but I have a pedal adapter with multiple output leads (I have this one, but I am sure others are available https://www.gak.co.uk/en/truetone-1-spot-combo-pack/29511?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw34qzBhBmEiwAOUQcF0Uu9e4JIEf28SYSmVsDCLvr9P0Znf37-TUYGbIreTAj05EC_S60JBoCtKgQAvD_BwE) This works well with the 3 pedals that I use (separate tuner, clean booster, preamp/amp sim or multi FX). I am sure that some pedal need a bigger draw than others and might not be happy in a chain, but works ok for me. looks like you can get the daisy chain part separately just to connect to your existing power supply (https://www.amazon.co.uk/SONICAKE-5-Way-Right-Guitar-Pedals/dp/B07L8VBR7P/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=FLIO9FJKDHBG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AjQQDw37hjYbzVeaTzkJSn_sxPcZj5bzA2EK4jziSHoeZtsnRxPplrnNBWqlB6PEBU634diiSCNyrfCYlFazjJL7IG5im_ZeD-_licYOYYs3A9yvtc4fJERrzMdp071FNbKg4Zbw8nPt1h_ZOzD4cZcEOT0aO6vHev7xMyR_gC4W_t4xtlvyTSbvNMSWkT5-68OvAKsUl6YzID-vdHiC6wxcWPGsmUleib0wTzfrSBFGNYIOoHmUL-Kn8CrI-foIJjqTRti76o2Fk6KqL6He_OZrgnhYtsleOsE3oFayqPs.MiWyCOGALzz5lSD3fQtKthHG6my9Jn1SnmBj8NFTc10&dib_tag=se&keywords=guitar+power+multi+daisy+chain&qid=1717763181&sprefix=guitar+power+multi+daisy+chain%2Caps%2C66&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 On 23/03/2024 at 20:40, The Pinky said: I haven't really used the looper much and need to work out how to use it properly, and my intention is to play a backing track to then be able to play over the top. I assume I can use the overdrive pedal with this and I assume the best way to wire the overdrive pedal in is between the guitar and looper rather than the looper and amp, as if between looper and amp then both the looped played tracks would be affected by the pedal, whereas the other waywould enable one or the other or both to be played in overdrive? This is the way that i understand it too. If the OD is before the looper, then everything will have the drive if it were on, whereas if it was afterwards then the loop itself could be clean that would then be overdriven if desired. All you can do is experiment to find which way works best for you. The result must be the same in reality, if the OD is on the loop will be dirty, if it is off the loop will be clean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 33 minutes ago, randythoades said: This is the way that i understand it too. If the OD is before the looper, then everything will have the drive if it were on, whereas if it was afterwards then the loop itself could be clean that would then be overdriven if desired. All you can do is experiment to find which way works best for you. The result must be the same in reality, if the OD is on the loop will be dirty, if it is off the loop will be clean. I'm not sure that this is right (or I've misunderstood..?). Once the looper has 'recorded' the loop, it will replay exactly as recorded. If the OD pedal is before the looper, the loop replay will always be 'clean', and never affected by the OD being switched on or off. If the loop is 'recorded' with the OD engaged, the loop will always play back with that effect, but the 'live' guitar would be either 'clean' or OD, depending on whether the OD was on or off. I don't see what advantage could be gained by having the OD after the looper, as it would affect both the 'live' guitar and the pre-recorded loop; both would be affected by the OD at the same time. Disclaimer : I'm a drummer, and, when I play guitar, it's always 'clean', and I don't have a looper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randythoades Posted June 7 Share Posted June 7 Maybe you are correct... If the looper outputs to the amp, the OD pedal distorts the output from the looper and guitar overdubs if placed AFTER? But yes, if the OD pedal was BEFORE, then you could record a clean loop and then overplay with OD second guitar sound. I stand corrected 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
