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I am now running all true bypass and I have noticed the difference in my signal (loss of highs) so does anyone here know any good buffer manufacturers or make the yourself??
~Jonathan
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A 7 band eq pedal works great for that and obviously has the benefit of the eq, along with an overall boost/cut of 15db or so. They buffer whether the eq in on or not. The Dan'O is 30 bux at MF and works great - the specs are probably as good as the venerable Boss.
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Axess Electronics BS-2
Skrydstrup (buffer, dual buffer, bufferooster)
Or a Boss style pedal at the front of your chain...
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yeah, i'd put the dan-electro EQ in front. hard to go wrong on $30... and it is a good EQ too.
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Yes, but will the dan-electro's buffer sound as good as the BS-2??
I've spent enough on pedals that an extra $100 for better tone is well worth it.
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If you're interested in building one, I can find the schematic for the clean preamp I put in my guitar. It gives about 3dB of gain, but it was mostly designed to drive cables. It's amazing the clarity it added to my guitar signal. And since you don't need pots for it, it would be really cheap to build in external form. Might want a switch as a fail safe in case your battery dies mid-solo, but it draws so little power that that's not likely to happen.
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do you want a buffer or a boost?
if you're looking to add an OD/Compressor or an OD/Dist. pedal, I'd recommend getting the VS Route 66 or Jekyll and Hyde. both are buffered-bypass pedals that help increase the strength of your signal.
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Originally Posted by thesteve do you want a buffer or a boost?
if you're looking to add an OD/Compressor or an OD/Dist. pedal, I'd recommend getting the VS Route 66 or Jekyll and Hyde. both are buffered-bypass pedals that help increase the strength of your signal.
Well I am just looking for a buffer to regain my highs and low end clarity. I currently use the Rt. 66 and I am very happy with it, but I was under the impression that it was true-bypass.......
I just want a buffer to run in front of all my pedals. I am seriously considering the Axess BS-2 and what it says about the pedal on the website is exactly what I need. I want to be able to run it via 9v power supply (w/ my pedal power II)
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"Do Visual Sound pedals have "true-bypass"?
No, but for some very sound reasons. And they have something which may be better: Pure Bypass.
First, the switches required for "true-bypass" are far more expensive than ours and are less reliable in the long run. This would make our pedals in the $200+ range (list price) and they wouldn't last as long. Our unique electro-mechanical switching system with heavy-duty switches and a "switch chip" should last a good long time.
Secondly, the buffering system in the pedals was taken from our Pure Tone pedal. This pedal was built originally for guitarist Neil Zaza who needed something to clean up his bypass tone for all the pedals he used (VOX wah included). Pure Tone, when placed first in the chain, made it sound like you were plugged straight into the amp even when going through notorious tone killer pedals. We ended up selling about 200 of these to very happy tone conscious guitar players before we put it into Jekyll & Hyde as an added feature. So, if J&H or Rt. 66 is first in your chain, it will buffer everything that follows it as well as itself. Even if it's in the middle of the chain, it will still work to some extent.
Thirdly, the Pure Tone buffer also keeps the Hyde circuit (in Jekyll & Hyde) stable. In the early stages of design, I noticed that the Hyde circuit was prone to occillation and feedback until I put the Pure Tone circuit before it. Somehow, it left all the good characteristics in tact and eliminated the ugliness."
Okay, so that's off of Visual Sound's FAQ page. It sounds good to me; maybe the problem is the volume pedal I just added? I guess I'll check when I get home, but I know that the Ernie ball 6166 only has a 250k ohm pot, for use with a Les Paul might it be better to have it replaced with a 500k or 1meg ohm pot? Does anyone have experience with this or know how easily (or not) it could be done?
Another question....
Are the Dunlop Crybabys True Bypass?? I run my Crybaby before the Rt. 66 (because of sound quality reasons) however, if the Crybaby isn't true bypass it would limit the Rt. 66's buffering capabilities; wouldn't it?
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I don't think stock crybabies are True Bypass. They are horrible tone suckers. The mod to get them to true bypass isn't that hard, just need a new switch and one new wire soldered onto the board (and removing the buffer components).
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I haven't really had problems with the Cry-Baby sucking tone, but I believe that when the pot starts to go (which I hear they do rather quickly) I'll get the Roger Mayer 9090A upgrade w/true bypass and LED!