Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

[hellatone]

i've been getting conflicting opinions (what a surprise) whether effects pedals sound better with battry or AC -- i'm inclined to get a power-all and power everything up that way so i don't have to worry about batteries -- but i'd like the sense of the forum on this issue..... thanks!:wave:

 

[CapoFirstFret]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

in my opinion, powered is always the better way to go...no sagging batteries, changing batteries, you get a constant, regulated power (if you have a good supply)....it's just better in a number of ways in my opinion

 

[Erlend_G]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

Ask Eric Johnson .

 

[hellatone]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

me no get eric johnson joke.......

 

[Erlend_G]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

me no get eric johnson joke.......

Eric Johnson sometime told that he could hear the difference between battery brands in his effect pedals. As far as i know, this has become an internal guitarist joke .

 

[James Rock]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

well batteries mean that the tone changes (as they go flat) power supplies ar more constant.

 

[Simon_F]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

I've never noticed any difference tonally and a power supply unit is so much easier to manage than batteries if you have more than one pedal.

 

[Baltar]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

my marshall blues breaker ii pedal sounds much batter driven with batteries.
but they get dry so fast *cry*

 

[lex666]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

Plug it in!

Tracking down a low battery in an effect chain, stopping, and replacing the battery was always a drag... and it always seemed to happen during a show, or right in the middle of something good...

Plus, if you leave some effects on all the time such as a tuner, noise gate, or compression, plugging it in is a must!

 

[joelap]

Re: Battery v. AC - which sounds better?

What, you mean you guys cant hear the difference between Duracel and Energizer? COME ON!!! It's so obvious that the Duracel has a more coppery tone, while the energizer sounds like a pink marching band rabbit has invaded your overdrive.

There's so many other factors that go into tone that make such a bigger difference than batteries. For the most part the power is being used to power the transistors or chips and is not even a part of the signal chain. Is the "difference in sound" worth the trouble of paying for batteries and one going dead in a show?

I'm wall-wart powered all the way!