Voodoo Lab Dingbat Small Pedalboard with Pedal Power 2 PLUS
N**C
Great board with minor suggestions for improvement.
First one delivered appeared to have been damaged/bent at the factory. Packing boxes (2) were in great shape and package around it was unharmed, but corner was damaged and board bent. Never saw it until I had everything unpacked and was ready to install the Velcro. Had to repack everything and send it back, but Amazon was great in the process. Disappointed someone at Voodoo Lab Quality Control didn’t catch that.The second one I received was in great condition.I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years and have had one pedalboard the last 20 years which has been great but started to have issues with power. So when I decided to upgrade I did my research. I chose the Dingbat for three reasons: 1) I was going to use a Voodoo power supply anyway and loved the fact they designed the board to fit perfectly with their power supplies with no additional kits needed to purchase, 2) Quality of the construction is superior to those with just small strip rails of aluminum for the same price yet you still can run wiring underneath. 3) I like to have something not everyone else has and this one looks great!I bought the medium sized board (22" x 13.5") with 4x4 power supply.My thoughts on the board after installing and using it:Overall impression is a very nice board and built with high end aluminum. I know this because the bent board I received I tried to bend it back and couldn’t. Case is strong and looks good with the black and red accents. The power supply is one of the best in isolating power to each pedal and what brought me to this board in the first place. I like the fact the front of the board is solid and not open for everyone to see your power supply and wiring but has slots if needed.The power supply was preinstalled, ready to go and fits nicely in the right place. It comes with plenty of Velcro (both sides), variety of cables, power cord, cable ties and instructions. Board looks very nice once pedals are installed. I am able to get 10 pedals with five being on the bottom row (normal sized pedals). My power supply supports 8 pedals but I have two additional pedals on my board which I prewire and interchange depending on what I’m playing. If you have a large pedal like a full size wah/volume or wide pedals you’ll obviously get less on the board.It would be nice if the case had a zipped pocket.The only negative to me is the location/size of the holes for running wiring. It works well, but I think this board would be a bit better if it had slightly larger horizontal slots across the whole board for input/output wiring, or have one or two longer slots connected across the row. Pedals these days are of different sizes and different locations for input/output. Plus I have high end pancake style patch cords and that works but there is not a lot of room for positioning the pedal vertically once the wiring is installed.Also when looking at the bottom row there needs to be one additional lower slot in the middle instead of it being blank. On the top row, the power supply blocks the ability to run cables underneath that area; which is common on many boards. I had just wished they would have found a solution to that since they own the power supplies and the design of the boards.Overall I am very pleased and have no issues with the board and I highly recommend the purchase. I’ll update this post should something change.
J**N
A guitar effects purchase my organizing-minded wife didn't hate.
Pedals. More than three or four on the floor and things get messy. My wife hates messy. I hate the noise of daisy chains (single coils hum enough on their own!) and the tendency of pedals to wander on our tile floors. Marriage is about compromise, and while my wife usually wants to strangle me when I buy more effects and accessories for my guitars, we found common ground with the Voodoo Lab medium pedal board and Mondo power supply. Everything is organized, I can transport my board, and my gear sounds better.The pedal board itself is just the right size for me. I like a couple of overdrives, distortion, reverb, delay, looper(s), compressor, a tuner, and an expression pedal. I don't need a huge pedal board to accommodate a squadron of pedals, just a platoon. There's enough room that I can squeeze in an extra pedal if I have to, or even go big with micro pedals (though I don't). It's solid, can hold my full weight, and makes organizing wires and cables an easy process.The Mondo power supply is a must for anyone who uses more than six pedals on the same board. Isolated outputs eliminate the cumulative hum that can occur with multiple pedals being powered through a single daisy chain. Plenty of power for my pedals and available outputs for pedals that require more than your standard fair (e.g., my TC Electronic Tube Pilot). As long as you make sure your power requirements and polarities match up, you're good to go. It is easy to understand and setup, and it came with enough power cables to handle all of my pedals.The only criticism I have is hook-and-loop tape that comes with it. If you have pedals with rubber bases or feet, you will of course have to figure out how to deal with that (as with any board). Still, after removing the rubber foot pads from some of my pedals, cleaning the bottoms thoroughly before putting on the hook tape, some pedals still resisted the adhesive. (There's no good way to get it on a RAT, even with feet removed.) If you're like me, though, you'll probably purchase some different-colored hook-and-loop tape for that added flair of character.One more criticism, more with the design than the performance of the product itself, is that the Mondo needs a master power switch. Some pedals have elements that are always on (e.g., LEDs), even when the pedal is not engaged, which means that they have to be completely unpowered to truly off. A master power switch would eliminate having to completely remove the Mondo's power cable from the outlet/power strip.
S**H
Built like a tank
This is my 1st pedal board but it went together fairly easily. I like the various holes that make it convenient to hide most of the cables. The power supply worked as advertised and the velcro did the job. At first I was surprised that there was no real instructions on how to lay everything out but it's becomes obvious. The board looks like it's designed to handle 10 normal sized pedals, maybe a few more if you're creative like I had to be to fit the tuner above the wah pedal. All the cables are the normal 6" patch 90 degree ones normally used for pedals except for the one that goes from the top left to the bottom right which needed to be about 2 feet.Putting it together took me about two hours. Lots of cutting of velcro, plus for the boss pedals I had to pry the rubber off of the back and then I turned the covers over. Seemed to work fine.
J**N
Good stuff
This will be board number 2. So that should say something. I do findi have to put something over top of my pedals in the carrying case because the pedals are a little loose. Be careful with the Velcro. It’s really really strong. Stronger than the glue on the Velcro. It’s sturdy as hell. I stringing suggest them. And tons of power with the pedal 2
D**K
Excellent
After months of using a combination of DC Brick and a 1 Spot with a mess of pedals and cables I ordered the medium board with the 4x4 power supply when Amazon put it on sale. I thought I needed a Large but the medium fits everything and I even got my Digitech Whammy V on there after shuffling things around for a few days. I honestly cannot imagine ever needing a larger board and I'm convinced that I will be good for years. The board feels solid and is not too heavy. Some might find cable routing a bit more challenging vs a rail system but I didn't have any issues (I believe Pedal Train holds a patent for that in the US which prevents Voodoo Labs from using the rails). The one thing that surprised me was how quiet the power supply is. I play a lot of metal through a Mesa Mark red channel. I have an ISP Decimator II in the front of the amp and I was getting a lot of noise still and I thought I needed to upgrade to something like the Decimator G-String so I can place the noise gate in the loop. After I plugged everything in the exact same order as before the setup is now whisper quiet. The only way i can get any noise at all is if I switch on an overdrive (which is after the noise gate) with the level blasted into the red channel but that's not a combination I would ever realistically use. I'm also powering a total of 10 pedals off the 4x4 including the Digitech Whammy V, and 3 other digital pedals without any issues. Once again, I thought I might need the Mondo but the 4x4 gets the job done. It would be nice if the 4x4 had a courtesy outlet like the PP2+ and an "On/off" switch would be nice but that's really nitpicking.
M**W
Best Pedalboard for a working musician.
I've been pricing out Pedal Trains for a while now. This one was on sale and came with the power supply. It is so good! I love the design. It is incredibly strong, lightweight and awesome cable management! Best pedalboard I've seen for this price. Even then. Voodoo Labs is wonderful.
D**Y
Excellent Pedalboard
Item was delivered on time, in perfect condition. Works as expected. I would definitely recommend this item to anyone that is looking for a professional pedalboard c/w power supply. I own 11 pedals and they fit perfectly on this large board and the Mondo PS is quite sufficient to power everything. It is a must if you own 8 pedals or more....
B**R
Great Pedalboard
A bit pricey but the built-in PX-8+ is superb, full isolation and 36 presets, and sends MIDI program changes to capable stompboxes (Mobius, H9), controllable via MIDI too.
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