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A CASE STUDY IN MXR CASE HISTORY: WHICH POWERPLAY FITS YOUR VINTAGE PEDAL?
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POT Codes are a great way to date your vintage MXR pedal but it’s not a surefire way to tell which MXR case housing you have and which PowerPlay adapter you need.
The Hidden Cost of 9V Batteries: Vintage Guitar Pedals, Modern Pedalboards, and a Smarter Solution
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Which No Drill 9V Adapter Do You Need for Your MXR Pedal? A Quick ID Guide
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MXR pedals are iconic — but powering them correctly means knowing exactly which vintage or reissue version you have. Here's how to identify your pedal and find the right no-drill, no-battery adapter for it. Phase 100 (Block or Script Logo) If you have a vintage MXR Phase 100 — whether it's a block logo or script logo version — you're in luck. One adapter covers both: 👉 PowerPlay MXR Vintage Phase 100 No Drill 9V Battery Pedal Adapter for Block and Script Logo No drilling, no batteries, no guesswork. It fits both versions. Small Case Pedals — It's All About...
PowerPlay No Drill 9V Battery Adapter Testimonials
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Since trying to copy Jerry Garcia's tone by buying vintage MXR pedals (It didn't work), I learned that many popular 1970s and 1980s guitar stomp boxes ran on 9V batteries only and couldn't accept a wall power supply. Sure, the owner of a 1974 MXR Bud Box Script Phase 90 could drill or modify the case to accept 9V power. Then, again, that might damage the pedal and it would surely slash the value of a rare pedal that might be worth $400 to $500. As a result, I was constantly scrambling to find or buy 9V batteries. Inevitably, I...
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Vintage MXR Block & Script Logo Power/Play 9V Battery Adapters: Never Drill Again
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Greetings, tone seekers. I know it has been a while but I appreciate all of the visitors to the site over the past five years. This site is a hobby for me, a mediocre guitar player at best, so I don't get to spend as much time here as I would like. Over the years, this blog article (Script versus Block Logo Debate) has been by far the most visited content on the site as vintage guitar pedal lovers all over the world continue to debate over MXR Script versus Block Logo pedals -- which have gone way up...