01Guitar pedal power draw database
How much power does your pedal need?
Typical current draw and voltage for 211 guitar pedals, grouped by category. The 72 that want their own isolated jack are flagged, and the 7 that run above 9V are marked.
02Reading the numbers
03The hungriest pedals
All 21 pedals in the database that draw 300mA or more. Each needs a high-current jack of its own.
04Every pedal, by category
Isolated jack: a digital pedal, or anything over 100mA; give it its own isolated output. Standard jack: any output rated at or above its draw at its voltage. Not published: the maker lists no draw; read it off the label. Passive: needs no power and no jack.
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 110mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 45mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 40mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 80mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 70mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 8mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| Not published | 9V | Any 9V jack; check the label | Plan a board | |
| Not published | 9V | Any 9V jack; check the label | Plan a board | |
| Not published | 9V | Any 9V jack; check the label | Plan a board | |
| Not published | 9V | Any 9V jack; check the label | Plan a board | |
| 12mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 22mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 12mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 20mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 90mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 110mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 110mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 40mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 80mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 110mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 60mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 6mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 40mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive | 9V | No jack needed | Plan a board | |
| 9mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| Passive | 9V | No jack needed | Plan a board | |
| Passive | 9V | No jack needed | Plan a board | |
| Passive | 9V | No jack needed | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 235mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 200mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 500mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 65mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| Not published | 12V | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 1mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 6mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 9mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 12mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 20mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 1mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 8mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 16mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 10mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 8mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 10mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 12mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 16mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 14mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 14mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 16mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 20mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 8mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 8mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 8mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 18mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 500mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 400mA | 9V | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 10mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 15mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 2mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 9mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 29mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 65mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 65mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 20mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 20mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 80mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 10mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 4mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 4mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 4mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 9mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 16mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 5mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 50mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 65mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 65mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 22mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 10mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 60mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 10mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 56mA | 18V | Standard 18V jack | Plan a board | |
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 250mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 200mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 200mA | 9V | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 55mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 18V | Standard 18V jack | Plan a board | |
| 16mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 24mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 250mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 65mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 12mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 17mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 14mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 50mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 200mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 28mA | 18V | Standard 18V jack | Plan a board | |
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 50mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 40mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 100mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 30mA | 18V | Standard 18V jack | Plan a board | |
| 300mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 250mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 55mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 225mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 35mA | 9V | Standard jack | VerdictPlan a board | |
| 25mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 44mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 45mA | 24V | Plan a board | ||
| 150mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 18mA | 9V | Standard jack | Plan a board | |
| 500mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 500mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 200mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 200mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 150mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 410mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 450mA | 9V | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 225mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 150mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 200mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 150mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 500mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 500mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 400mA | 9V | Plan a board |
| Pedal | Typical draw | Voltage | Power | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 170mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 250mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 195mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 330mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 300mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 200mA | 18V | Plan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board | ||
| 150mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 270mA | 9V | VerdictPlan a board | ||
| 100mA | 9V | Plan a board |