Originally Posted by
Don
I'm just going by the recommendations of the pedal and power supply makers along with what makes sense to me. The Octafuzz, Soul Bender and '69 pedal use PNP transistors. I assume the pedal's power filtering is opposite as well and I'm not interested in taking a chance experimenting with my pedals and power supply. Many manufacturers have now addressed this issue in their pedals that contain PNP transistors.
I'm using an inline polarity reversing cable- it's a couple of inches long, does not stick out and should not be prone to failure when used with a pedalboard.