Seymour Duncan 805...

[stevie_bees]

9v or 18v??

I have both options available using my pedalboard power supply, what can I expect to hear as a difference between the 2?

[marcboomer]

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HEADROOM......

[King IzzO)))]

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Very few exceptions, 18V always sounds better (to me). Clearer, less buzz and compression.

[LatsMcGee]

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Let us know what you think, I want to add another od to my board to go with my deadhorse, I'm waiting on the dudes from Rivers of Nihil to post a review because they use both and I want to know the differences.....

[XSSIVE]

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Are you using it as a clean or clean-ish boost or for it's gain voice for some crunch? You'll get more clean headroom from 18v and you'll get more gain and a quicker breakup from 9v. I just built a screamer based pedal with 9v - 18v switchable via an internal charge pump and that's what the difference does.

[stevie_bees]

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I'm still pondering how to use it. It's running into my JTM45 set very slightly crunchy. Either use the gainer tones straight into the amp or the clearer tones to kick the Plexitone prototype on my board before going into the amp. Thinking it might work better as the 9 gainer option and use the Plexitone on its own to get more '80's' tones. I'm also running a BMF Aries Fuzz before the 805.

[Gone_Shootin]

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Try both & use your ears.

[Demanic]

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I'm still pondering how to use it. It's running into my JTM45 set very slightly crunchy. Either use the gainer tones straight into the amp or the clearer tones to kick the Plexitone prototype on my board before going into the amp. Thinking it might work better as the 9 gainer option and use the Plexitone on its own to get more '80's' tones. I'm also running a BMF Aries Fuzz before the 805.

By the sounds that I have heard from that pedal, either way, you can't go wrong. Try going with the 18v option and a clean boost type setting into the JTM45 and maybe put it after the Plexitone in the chain so you can use that tone boosted. Isn't the JTM-45 known for reacting well to the front end being hit hard, not with distortion, but just clean boost?

[Demanic]

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And if you add the fuzz...

[stevie_bees]

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The only potential problem is that in some smaller venues I can't set my amp as I want to as it's too loud!

[XSSIVE]

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Go 12v and split the difference LOL, J/K.

I'd probably go 9v if it were me since even though I wasn't looking for it to be a distortion pedal the ability to get dirty just a bit sooner in the knob range wouldn't be a bad thing. The difference is apparent between 9v and 18v but it's not as massive as you'd think it would be. Kind of like a 50w Marshall and a 100w are only a 3dB difference in volume but the 50w will sound meaner just a bit sooner.

[stevie_bees]

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Yeah I'm thinking that might work a little better for me. I could give the JTM45 a good kick but also give the Plexitone a push too.

[XSSIVE]

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My 9-18v switchable OD pedal went to a friend and I ended up building myself a version in 9v mode only. The way I use it to push an already gainy amp the difference went out the window and there was just no need for the added headroom 18v got me.