PedalSnake has released new base snakes in 18 and 21 foot lengths. The new snakes feature 7 channels: 6 3-wire channels like the old base snake and 1 5-wire channel
that can pass phantom power to your midi controller. The old G2 snake had 4 3-wire channels so the new snake gives you 2 more channels plus the ability to pass
phantom power to a midi controller. All the old G and P-lines will work with the new base snake.
Simply got tired of all the connections running to my pedals. Power to the ADA MC-1, power to the pedals (and I'm
already using a Ibanez multi power thing) then the midi cord from the MC-1 and the cables from the
pedals to the amp. So I went ahead and grabbed a Pedal Snake G2 standard model (2211G2) and the 2.5mm power adapter for
the MC-1. The base Pedal Snake comes with a power pig tail (PLine) and a guitar line pig tail (GLine). This is close to the best piece of
gear I've purchased yet.
How the PedalSnakeG2 Works
PedalSnake replaces all the "cable mess" between your pedals and backline amps and racks. Guitar cords, AC power cords,
footswitch lines, MIDI...everything gets replaced by "one cable".
The PedalSnakeG2 is the expandable version of PedalSnake. The Base Snake can be configured with various "G2 Pigtails", so
if your rig ever changes.....
The G2 Base Snake has a very robust but flexible rubber covering very
typical of a mic snake. The 2211G2 that I bought comes with a (1) power
pigtail and (1) guitar line pigtail (Pedal Snake terminology). The pigtail
method of configuring Base Snake channels into power or guitar lines is what
makes the G2 version of the Pedal Snake extremely flexible. Just add new
pig tails to meet your changing needs. The overall length of the Pedal
Snake is 22 feet. Imagine 1 line from your amp to your pedal board. Mine
looks COOL onstage, and I setup in no time now.
PedalSnakeG2 Features
PedalSnake Patented Technology-no noise or crosstalk
Permanent, expandable "plug and play" G2 Base Snake
"Plug and play" G2 Pigtails easily swap in and out from the Base Snake
Swap Pigtails to always have the proper number of GuitarLines, PowerLines, and MIDI lines-no matter what changes your rig and cabling go through
"Plug and play" Pigtails are very affordable-starting at $13.99 for a 2-pack that takes care of both snake ends
Configure G2 Base Snake with up to 8 GLines (GuitarLines) and PLines (PowerLines) using Dual G2 Pigtails (see About Dual Pigtails below)
Standard 25" fanout (50" total "spread")-15" Pigtails plug into the 10" Base Snake fanout
Pedal Snake Set Up
First let me describe my signal chain which is pretty basic.
Guitar -> Catalinbread SCO -> Rockman Stereo Echo -> Dean Markley RM-40DR
The Rockman Echo and channel changing on the Dean Markley are handled by a Rockman Midi Octopus which is controlled by a
ADA MC-1 midi pedal. I've got a Mesa Boogie Lone Star Special on order and will be increasing the pedals and rack effects
once that arrives, stay tuned for the update.
The Pedal Snake is labeled for the amp end and pedal end. On the amp end I simply plugged the raw midi end of the Pedal
Snake into my Rockman Midi Octopus, the Pline into my MC-1 power supply and the GLine into my Rockman Stereo Echo. On
the pedal end the MC-1 received the midi line, the GLine into the Catalinbread SCO and a 1 Spot Daisy Chain power supply
to power the MC-1 and the Catalinbread SCO. Guitar cord plugs into the Catalinbread SCO and I'm ready to rock. It was
that simple.
Final Conclusions
Unless you just enjoy a million cords and a pedal board that looks like a rats nest then you don't want to even consider
the Pedal Snake. Otherwise spend the $49.99 (US) and make you life just a little easier. Great product that makes your
say "why didn't I think of that".
Additionally custom service was fantastic. I had some questions about getting the correct power adapter for the ADA MC-1,
all my questions were answered via email in a timely manner. Others have reported spending time on the phone with the
folks at PedalSnake.com to make sure they order everything necessary for their specific application.
Pedal Snake Video
Instead of pics I decided to shoot a video of the PedalSnakeG2 which I believe will get the benefits of the Pedal Snake
across much better than pics. This is not a professional video so don't be to critical. Also, in order to improve the
download speeds there is some degrading of the image quality. Video is in Windows Media Play v9 format.
