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Re: Difference between BUFFERED and True Bypass......
i don't think there's anything more to add thanks to blueman and LLL, but still i can resume it onto some simple words and still advice guys taking a read onto the article LLL shared.
the function of a buffer is to replicate the input signal in low impedance, why would you want that?
the higher the impedance the more it gets affected by cable capacitance, and passive pickups, even single coils, are very high on impedance, so whatever cable you plug, long or short, cheap or expensive will always affect the signal produced by high impedance pickups, even if it's a little, they will still affect the sound, how, most noticeably bleeding high end out of your sound, how you can correct this?, well a buffer or buffered pedal on the start of your board, can even be the first pedal, or installed in the guitar, this will turn your signal into low impedance and protect it from degrading so bad from long cable runs.
fine, so lets use all buffered pedals, well not so right, at some point since buffer is always on you will notice added noise (you can notice earlier with high gain settings) so let's not fill a board with buffers and buffered pedals.
nope, don't ditch your favorite true bypass pedals as tone suckers, you only need at least 1 buffer (or buffered pedal) earlier in you chain to assure your tone so your true bypass pedal can run nice without sucking tone
i don't think there's anything more to add thanks to blueman and LLL, but still i can resume it onto some simple words and still advice guys taking a read onto the article LLL shared.
the function of a buffer is to replicate the input signal in low impedance, why would you want that?
the higher the impedance the more it gets affected by cable capacitance, and passive pickups, even single coils, are very high on impedance, so whatever cable you plug, long or short, cheap or expensive will always affect the signal produced by high impedance pickups, even if it's a little, they will still affect the sound, how, most noticeably bleeding high end out of your sound, how you can correct this?, well a buffer or buffered pedal on the start of your board, can even be the first pedal, or installed in the guitar, this will turn your signal into low impedance and protect it from degrading so bad from long cable runs.
fine, so lets use all buffered pedals, well not so right, at some point since buffer is always on you will notice added noise (you can notice earlier with high gain settings) so let's not fill a board with buffers and buffered pedals.
nope, don't ditch your favorite true bypass pedals as tone suckers, you only need at least 1 buffer (or buffered pedal) earlier in you chain to assure your tone so your true bypass pedal can run nice without sucking tone
