D'Addario DIY Pedalboard Power Cable Kit - Guitar Effects Pedal Power Supply with Connectors & Accessories for Musicians & Home Studio Setup

After the success of George L and D’Addario’s cut-and-screw together guitar cables, applying that technology to power cables seems obvious in retrospect. I’ve used both the George L and the D’Addario cable kits, and I’m currently using the D’Addarios on my pedalboard along with these new power cables (see the photo, below). As with the audio patch cable kits, this kit allows you to create cables that are just long enough to reach their intended pedal, which really helps in cleaning up the mess that is the typical pedal board. Before I received this kit I wasn’t using the cables that came with the power supply. They’re around a meter long each, and that meant a lot of loose cable rolled up and stuffed in a tangle inside the board.The custom cables made with this kit use coaxial cable rather than the traditional twin lead; that makes it possible to use the same attachment system as the audio cables, but I don’t know whether it offers any other advantages. Twin lead should be good at rejecting common mode noise but perhaps the shielded power cable is better in an unbalanced system.About the cost: You have enough materials here to make six cords, plus extra cable, a screwdriver, a cable tester, and a cable cutter. Those accessories are worth maybe ten bucks combined, so the cables end up costing around $10 each, which strikes me as pretty high. On the other hand, the convenience may well be worth it, and it’s not easy to find rugged, solderable power connectors. So far, I’m pleased with the flexibility and customizability of the system. As for ruggedness, it’s probably more rugged than the typical molded plug and cable, and of course it’s easily repairable in an emergency with minimal tools.