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Post by steelzaus on Oct 16, 2019 5:37:22 GMT -7
I have recently been reading a lot about buffers and their impact on tone for those of us who use pedal boards. My questions to those more knowledgeable than myself are:
How much does a buffer effect tone and is a tube buffer better than a solid state?
Is there a tonal difference or any signal loss that comes from using a wireless guitar rig vs a quality cable? ( I understand that longer cables create capacitance and therefore can attenuate some of the high signal, but what effect, if any, does a wireless have?)
Some pedals have buffers built in such as Strymon and Boss. Are these adequate for maintaining signal strength through entire pedal board or is an external buffer required?
Finally, I have heard varying opinions on where one should place a buffer. I understand that it should be after distortion/overdrives, however, opinions vary when it comes to the buffer being placed at the front, middle or back of the inputs/outputs.
Sorry, I know this is a multi faceted series of questions but I'm hoping some experts can shed some light on the whole tone loss subject.
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Post by Lefty on Oct 16, 2019 5:47:31 GMT -7
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Post by steelzaus on Oct 16, 2019 6:01:45 GMT -7
Great article Lefty, thank you! Any insight on wireless signals?
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Post by John on Oct 16, 2019 6:29:57 GMT -7
It's worth it to sit though the whole thing:
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Post by Lefty on Oct 16, 2019 7:21:30 GMT -7
Great article Lefty, thank you! Any insight on wireless signals? Well my experience with wireless is a bit dated. I've always been a cable kind of guy. Back when I was toying with wireless, the technology wasn't as good as it is now. I ran into more issues than it was worth, think Spinal Tap. Always been a fan of the KISS principle, especially when it comes to pedals in your signal chain. Plenty enough to go wrong there without wireless being a possible weak link. Unless you are playing festival size stages I don't see the payoff. YMMV.
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Post by LT on Oct 16, 2019 8:36:52 GMT -7
I use a wireless (Shure GLX pedal) and I believe that it provides an input buffer. I use an Xotic Super Clean as an output buffer (it's last in line) to drive a 25ft Mogami cable to the amp.
Here's another recent video on buffers from Mason at Vertex.
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Post by steelzaus on Oct 17, 2019 7:26:39 GMT -7
Thank you everyone. You have all provided a lot of great info.
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