Alright dudes, just got my Marshall 8004 and was so excited to arrange everything all nice and purdy. My setup is the MP1 into the Midiverb II into the 8004; very simple. Stompboxes are on their own drawer that comes out all the way and functions as a rackmounted pedalboard. Everything is powered by a standard Furman power conditioner. I know some of you say it's not necessary, but I want clean power and I appreciate the convenience of having the power available in case it's needed for other stuff during rehearsal/gigging. Then came the wall warts.
First off, I had to order a very specific power supply for the MVII, since NONE of my supplies would fit into the slot (the ones that did didn't have the correct voltage or whatever
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So long story short, the damn wall wart is blocking everything else from mounting properly, and then there's ANOTHER wall wart required for the MP1's phantom power! Pedal drawer can't slide in all the way because the wall wart's sticking out, can't plug it in if it's mounted above or below anything because it takes up too much space; SO, a few ideas to bounce off of you.
- Replacing the MVII with a different delay unit; I have an SPX90II sitting around that might work
- Mounting a clean power strip somewhere in the rack case out of the way of all the god damn cables
- Tracking down an adapter of some form so the wall wart can just chill out of the way and then plug into the adapter, which plugs into the Furman; this seems like the most cost effective solution
Any input is appreciated as I'd like to keep the MVII because I appreciate it's simplicity and it's 80s-ness, both aesthetically and sonically. There's a MVIII at the pawn shop for $50, can't remember if it utilizes a wall wart or not. The other option I've been looking at is replacing it with a Roland GS6, which has multiple effects and a noise suppressor, or a GP8. I'd like to keep the rack as 80s as possible, cutoff year is 1991.