I m not too sure how old is it ---
Had it since 1990 or 1991 -- from davis when they are still a small shop at the other side --
Got it 2nd hand --but from serial number could be 87 or 86 ---not sure -- lazy to check -- as seldom used it now ----
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I m not too sure how old is it ---
Had it since 1990 or 1991 -- from davis when they are still a small shop at the other side --
Got it 2nd hand --but from serial number could be 87 or 86 ---not sure -- lazy to check -- as seldom used it now ----
feedback: I have a friend who is interested in your hardcase if you want to let it go.
Thanks -- but guitar will go with the case --
dudelove
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the jnr has all outputs isolated. the larger one, all the 9v outputs share the same ground, while the 12v AC and DC outputs are isolated.
so its a slightly better glorified onespot. so are the mxr dc brick. u have cash go for the voodoo labs pp2
I just got the fuel tank jr from davis -for 120
there are pro and con:
pro - tone seem to have better respond
clearer, red led to indicate if the fuel tank is overload (Plus design)
No daisy chain to affect the tone
con -
If your pedal require higher current could be a problem, could affect the tone
Hence, i had to run my Vox bulldog with another power supply.
Example :
VOX bull dog , Tube screamer , delay , reveber -clear tone ,responsive
VOX bull dog , Tube screamer , VOX Vibra ,delay , reveber - clear tone ,responsive
Here the poblem when i add my rocktron tsunami
OX bull dog , Tube screamer , VOX Vibra ,rocktron tsunami ,delay , reveber - bull dog fail to power up - due the high current....tone affected.....
Solution: remove bulldog from the power change- supply it with another adpator.
Conclusion : dont not over load the jr ...
IF you got more then 5 pedal , maybe could get 2 fuel tank jr ....( planning to get another 1 myself)
there are pro and con:
pro - tone seem to have better respond
clearer, red led to indicate if the fuel tank is overload (Plus design)
No daisy chain to affect the tone
con -
If your pedal require higher current could be a problem, could affect the tone
Hence, i had to run my Vox bulldog with another power supply.
Example :
VOX bull dog , Tube screamer , delay , reveber -clear tone ,responsive
VOX bull dog , Tube screamer , VOX Vibra ,delay , reveber - clear tone ,responsive
Here the poblem when i add my rocktron tsunami
OX bull dog , Tube screamer , VOX Vibra ,rocktron tsunami ,delay , reveber - bull dog fail to power up - due the high current....tone affected.....
Solution: remove bulldog from the power change- supply it with another adpator.
Conclusion : dont not over load the jr ...
IF you got more then 5 pedal , maybe could get 2 fuel tank jr ....( planning to get another 1 myself)
Ized
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I think my explanation as what you quoted is pretty clear but dudelove has given more additional info for you to digest if you still don get it
The junior is good cos its small, compact and affordable. just dont expect it to power pedals with really high MA consumption (like a Moog for instance) cos each of its outputs puts out only around 120 ma. Its great for small pedalboard users (im using a pt junior with about 11 pedals on it) dosent take up too much space and costs much less then a voodoo lab pp2+.
Feedback, try running your bulldog and your tubescreamer from the same ouput. I chain all my dirt and boost pedals off one output (im running 11 pedals in total off one fuel tank jr) and i get no noise. that includes a 2 delays, a chorus, trem and phaser. Try to run your dirt, delays and modulations in separate isolated groups.
Ized
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Or the BBE Supa Charger. Its an almost exact copy of the PP2+ but cheaper and it can run in any voltage across the world. Be careful when buying a new PP2+, cos there are 2 versions - one for US voltage, and another one for the rest of the world. If you get a one thats meant for US voltage you'll need to use an additional transformer and that can be quite a hassle.
dudelove
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BBE supa charger a bit hard to find lah..
I think my explanation as what you quoted is pretty clear but dudelove has given more additional info for you to digest if you still don get it
The junior is good cos its small, compact and affordable. just dont expect it to power pedals with really high MA consumption (like a Moog for instance) cos each of its outputs puts out only around 120 ma. Its great for small pedalboard users (im using a pt junior with about 11 pedals on it) dosent take up too much space and costs much less then a voodoo lab pp2+.
Feedback, try running your bulldog and your tubescreamer from the same ouput. I chain all my dirt and boost pedals off one output (im running 11 pedals in total off one fuel tank jr) and i get no noise. that includes a 2 delays, a chorus, trem and phaser. Try to run your dirt, delays and modulations in separate isolated groups.
The problem is not so much of noise...
it the powering up of the bulldog....at time i have to unplug 1 pedal to get it started up...
and plug the plug into the bulldog...think overload the jr will cause some lack of the UM....power
iwantdigimon
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feedback: shall we trade our ibanez roadstars for a day? haha
ahahha --- maybe -----mine have replace the pick up to bill lawrence and the strip hold knob (what they call it???).....
Ized
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Have you tried all the various combinations of pedals (besides the bulldog) until all can work?
The bulldog can run on batteries, so it shouldnt consume too much power. Other pedals could be the culprit or even your daisy chain. Try daisy chaining some pedals to a single output, cos i have 11 pedals and only one fuel tank jr. No plans to get another one currently.
Ized
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MrBukka
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Well i use the fuel tank jr to power 12 of my pedals and i only use 4 outputs with 1 more to spare (i can actually just use 3 outputs keke), and no probs at all so far.....the trick is since each isolated output puts out 120ma, u gotta find out every pedal's individual required power ma and then grp them and daisy chain them together for 1 output on the fuel tank.
For optimum performance, try to leave some juice on each output meaning each grp of pedals' total ma for each output shld be at abt 110ma instead of matching it to 120ma and of course never more. Hope this helps!
For optimum performance, try to leave some juice on each output meaning each grp of pedals' total ma for each output shld be at abt 110ma instead of matching it to 120ma and of course never more. Hope this helps!
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iwantdigimon
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I think our ibanez are from the same era.. just that mine is a stoptail and yours is a tremolo. They are no more in production right?
penta-tonic
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erm i think u meant bigsby, and man ur nut on that guitar looks damn radical, almost like a bone comb already ahaha.
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YA --- THAT WAS way before when ibanez was a big brand - they were know as cheap japan copyss..s.s.s
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