Members Markymarc1979 Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Hey all, I see some of you use "Buffers" on your boards, What do they do exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Here we go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturnine10 Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Buffers help retain the hi freq's when using a ton of effects.. Its a high impedance / Low impedance thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Buffer? I hardly know her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 It's because everyone went mad with the 'true bypass' craze and now every realises it isn't that great..... or it's just an excuse to buy something else for their set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ElectricGizzard Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 True Bypass is the way to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Except for when it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnitto11 Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Takes a high impedance signal and makes it low impedance. Result? The high end you lose from lots of cable and too many true bypass pedals is restored. Not a very drastic difference, so I wouldn't go buying a really expensive buffer, no more than $40 buck max. Any boss pedal has a buffer in it, so you can go that route. I currently have a General Guitar Gadgets IC buffer that I built that's on my board. Makes a small improvement, nothing more. I run it at 12v for a little extra headroom and clarity. Again, it's nothing drastic at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 [YOUTUBE]aY3r61gpw1k[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members christianatl Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Takes a high impedance signal and makes it low impedance. Result? The high end you lose from lots of cable and too many true bypass pedals is restored. Not a very drastic difference, so I wouldn't go buying a really expensive buffer, no more than $40 buck max. Any boss pedal has a buffer in it, so you can go that route. I currently have a General Guitar Gadgets IC buffer that I built that's on my board. Makes a small improvement, nothing more. I run it at 12v for a little extra headroom and clarity. Again, it's nothing drastic at all. Yep it's pretty subtle unless you have a pretty big board or {censored}ty cables. I got nearly much the same effect [more highs] from switching to good quality patch cables. My Rat and Fuzz Face clones hated seeing a buffer anywhere in the chain anyway, way too bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Markymarc1979 Posted May 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 Thanks for enlightening guys, I think I have learned something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yorgatron Posted May 22, 2010 Members Share Posted May 22, 2010 buffers are good,because they save me a lot of work when i'm waxing my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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