Vicious_Turtle

hey guys, i hard its a bad idea to buy all true bypass pedals, supposedly it does something with tthe signal thats actually bad? idk if its true. thoughts?

tubetime86

All true bypass means no buffer, so nothing to compensate for the loss of high end over long runs of cable. A good buffer will correct this.

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667

Depends on how long your signal chain is. If you just have a few pedals and a short run of cable(s) from guitar to amp, all true bypass should not be an issue. If you have a long run from guitar to amp, then you might want (or need) a good buffer.

Dave_Mc

i wouldn't say it's a bad idea, but you'd probably want a buffer as well. the thing about going all true bypass is it's pretty easy to rectify its one obvious flaw. some other methods aren't as easy to rectify.

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Vicious_Turtle

ive never even heard of a damn buffer pedal. the only one i found was a morely one. is that good? whats a good buffer pedals?

tubetime86

LPB-1 is a buffer. Pedals that are not true bypass generally have a buffer built in.

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mmolteratx

Don't worry about it.

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fastlanestoner

it's all about total cable length. if you have a bunch of them chained up then it makes your run longer gt - fx - amp. Most major manufacturers have buffers in their pedals, some 2. Boss, Ibanez, etc. having one of them buffer is a great way to run more TB pedals.

Always remember, if it sounds good it is good!

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Offworld92

You should have at least one good buffer in your chain, IMO.

Don't get caught up on true bypass. I've done that in the past. TB or buffer - it doesn't matter. As long as the pedal is good in the first place, you'll be fine.

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Dave_Mc

loads of the boutique guys make a buffer. whether they're actually worth it or not is another thing, lol, but lots of people make them. or just get a pedal which already has a good buffer in it.

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Vicious_Turtle

ok, will the pedal say if it has a buffer?

667

Usually the marketing material touts a pedal as true bypass if it is.

Dave_Mc

^ yeah it's normally fairly obvious if the thing is true bypass or not.

if you're thinking of a specific pedal just ask us and we'll (hopefully) be able to tell you.

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Vicious_Turtle

ok cool, thanks guys. looking forward to start my pedal collection. have a cae wah on the way. got it from musicians friend instead of a seller on ebay. so hopefully it will come with the trimpots

Roc8995

Why would it not come with the trimpots
Did an early version not have them? Couldn't you just ask the seller?

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Vicious_Turtle

no idae why it didnt, i got a second from the seller and i told them the problem. 2nd was the exact same way. i saw pictures online of other peoples. they had those creme collored pots in them. mine just had these little white plastic thin clips where the pots were suppose to be. probably why i couldnt get the wah to sound good. my guess is, the wah was only 135 and it came with a free pedal cable and strings. so it was probably b stock or something and they just didnt put it on there

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Like this?

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Vicious_Turtle

those 3 creme pots werEnt there at aLL. litterally. in place of those were these little white plastic clips. no idae why. but i was quite confused and a little angry

667

You may have received a counterfeit.