Is there a reason why a pedal would still pass its effected signal in bypass?

[Operator]

My Spring King has started putting some reverb into the signal even when it's bypassed, especially at very wet settings (which is what I use it for). It didn't used to do this, and I've never heard of this happening before. Is it fixable at all?

[goodhonk]

every vintage ehx pedal i've owned has done that; i don't know what causes it.

[PKTrono]

yeahh, my fuzz factory will do this. i can hear it if i left it oscillating, but i'll also have 3 fuzz/ODs on for it to happen. still doesn't make sense, though.

[IamBurnout]

My small stone does that with the color switch up.

 

The pedal is a lying bitch.

 

It is not truly bypassed.

[WRGKMC]

Could be its not true bypass or if it is the switch has developed capacitance. With a buffered bypass, a signal can bleed over the path through EMF Humidity, solder resin, dirt. A good cleanup of the board and switch contacts can do wonders. problem is may buffered switches are PC mounted and so small the effect input to the switch can generate EMF of the signal. With larger Stomp switches, this is less likely to occur because theres enough space between the contacts that even a signal with super high gain is less likely to bleed over.

[wartoxin]

it's an ultra common pedal issue, bleed, can be radio frequency related, power supply related, or the design.

[tape]

poor grounding decisions, broken grounding wires, crossed wires

[Operator]

poor grounding decisions, broken grounding wires, crossed wires

:cry: