Comments on: Guitar Buffers are the Key to Effective True Bypass http://www.sixstringsoul.com/guitar-buffers-key-effective-true-bypass/ A boutique resource for the conscious guitarist. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:28:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Daniel http://www.sixstringsoul.com/guitar-buffers-key-effective-true-bypass/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Daniel Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:11:37 +0000 http://www.sixstringsoul.com/?p=743#comment-390 Interesting article. But here's a different take on things. I like to use a single channel amp that's always clean (1966 Fender Bandmaster or Fender Blues Jr) and get all of my distortion/overdrive from pedals. I have several non-true bypass pedals on my board (Boss TU-2, NS-2, Keeley TR-2, Keeley Blues Driver, DD-20, etc...) but I don't really think it matters. In my opinion, if you are ALWAYS going to be using your pedal board, don't adjust your clean tone running straight in, then add your pedals. Run through the whole board and set your clean. If you like the way it sounds then, who cares if your other pedals are coloring your tone? Just adjust for that and you don't have to worry about buffers or line drivers or anything like that. I know for some extremists this is not an acceptable solution but it works very well for me. Peace Interesting article. But here’s a different take on things. I like to use a single channel amp that’s always clean (1966 Fender Bandmaster or Fender Blues Jr) and get all of my distortion/overdrive from pedals. I have several non-true bypass pedals on my board (Boss TU-2, NS-2, Keeley TR-2, Keeley Blues Driver, DD-20, etc…) but I don’t really think it matters. In my opinion, if you are ALWAYS going to be using your pedal board, don’t adjust your clean tone running straight in, then add your pedals. Run through the whole board and set your clean. If you like the way it sounds then, who cares if your other pedals are coloring your tone? Just adjust for that and you don’t have to worry about buffers or line drivers or anything like that.
I know for some extremists this is not an acceptable solution but it works very well for me.

Peace

]]> By: Iconic Guitars http://www.sixstringsoul.com/guitar-buffers-key-effective-true-bypass/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Iconic Guitars Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:26:56 +0000 http://www.sixstringsoul.com/?p=743#comment-388 Interesting article for pedal and FX users. I have always found that having more than one pedal was a drag. Usually I only care to plug a Wash-wah and I used to play with a Digitech RP5 back in the days where I used effects. Now, I have found a good solution: I use a VOX Valvetronix. It has the classis set of effects built in and this is all I need (since I very seldom feel I need to combine effects - something the Valvetronix doesn't give you the freedom to do). Thanks for the info. Interesting article for pedal and FX users.

I have always found that having more than one pedal was a drag. Usually I only care to plug a Wash-wah and I used to play with a Digitech RP5 back in the days where I used effects.

Now, I have found a good solution: I use a VOX Valvetronix. It has the classis set of effects built in and this is all I need (since I very seldom feel I need to combine effects – something the Valvetronix doesn’t give you the freedom to do).

Thanks for the info.

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