Buffer pedal

[tomjackson]

It's just occured to me that all the pedals I have and all the ones I'm planning to get are True bypass except my delay which is the last in my chain.  So I'm thinking I need some kind of buffer/driver at the front.  It total I'll have 7 true bypass pedals then one non true bypass.

Is there a good and inexpensive buffer pedal you can buy?  Pity my tuner is true bypass or that would have done the job....

£90 for a boost n buff seems a bit much for what I need.

[indysmith]

Boss SD-1?

[Twinfan]

I'd get a new tuner.....

[tomjackson]

Boss SD-1?

Renonwned Tone Sucker I thought?

[tomjackson]

I'd get a new tuner.....

Not had my pitchblack long so gotta keep it.  Need something else to buff :D

[indysmith]

Boss SD-1?

Renonwned Tone Sucker I thought?

Never noticed it to be bad... It's definitely not gonna suck anywhere near as much tone as the capacitance in 6 patch cables :P

My one is an Analogman SD-1/808 though; he may have modded the bypass? Actually the analogman is probably a better shout than the stock SD-1. It's very tasty and versatile...
http://www.analogman.com/boss.htm#SD1

[Twinfan]

I'd get a new tuner.....

Not had my pitchblack long so gotta keep it.  Need something else to buff :D

Ah - didn't realise they were true bypass.  Pants.

[tomjackson]

Boss SD-1?

Renonwned Tone Sucker I thought?

Never noticed it to be bad... It's definitely not gonna suck anywhere near as much tone as the capacitance in 6 patch cables :P

My one is an Analogman SD-1/808 though; he may have modded the bypass? Actually the analogman is probably a better shout than the stock SD-1. It's very tasty and versatile...
http://www.analogman.com/boss.htm#SD1

Yeah it's just the stock one there's a fairly simple fix I believe and yours will definitely have it.  With the stock the controls affect the tone even when bypassed, albeit only slightly...

[m0jo]

I've been looking into this very subject with my 12 pedals of which 9 TB... and very soon I might be replacing my Ibby Weeping Demon for a Dunlop DB01 Dimebag Wah.. so the first buffer will be 5 pedals down the line (in my SD-1).

There's the Toadworks Big Banana, that's 70 quid or something? (100 euro's over here)

But I think I'll be building myself one, the circuits are extremely simple and small!
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=75&Itemid=26
That for instance is a very simple build... It might not be your piece of cake though.

The Visual Sound V2 pedals have very nice buffers, maybe you "need" a compressor or clean boost?

[HTH AMPS]

You could use EMGs and you wouldn't have a problem with your signal getting loaded down.  I'll get my coat...  :lol:

You could always DIY a buffer - you only need a single opamp... http://www.muzique.com/lab/buffers.htm

[mikey5]

Lovepedal Buffer its a mini pedal and very cheap. proguitarshop.com

[gingataff]

Build one.
Check out this link http://beavisaudio.com/techpages/Buffers/

[Will]

Radial do some kind of buffer which is quite cheap

[tomjackson]

Thanks for the suggestions.  Yeah, I do need a compressor but I’m getting the BYOC Armstrong Twin, and guess what, it’s true bypass!  But I want the greenringer side also and it’s cheap.

One of the pedals I’m thinking of getting is the BYOC OD2, if that was at the front of my signal chain could I use the ‘boost’ side to drive the system by having it on all the time at unity gain?  Or would that not address the high to low impedance issue?  i.e. is there a difference between a bufferat unity gain and a boost at unity gain?

My other though was to get the BYOC confidence boost but I’ve read that the opamp is pretty average quality?

[bewithdennis]

how about a roger mayer voodoo axe,great fuzz/distortion and looks after your buffering as well.