Members Ray18 Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 the pedal itself (rat) is true bypass I noticed that I have the "vintage" rat reissue from 1990 with no input buffer..just a single 2n3458 for an output buffer my friends rat has an input buffer on it however, they're basically the same pedal except for the input is it better to not have the buffer? I have a feeling it would mess with your tone somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ScreamCage Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 I think it's great that you're a Hall of Famer, and your avatar still says Senior Member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ray18 Posted May 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 Originally posted by ScreamCage I think it's great that you're a Hall of Famer, and your avatar still says Senior Member. I think it's great that I'm lazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 Originally posted by Ray18 is it better to not have the buffer? I have a feeling it would mess with your tone somehow it depends. some circuits have low input impedance without a buffer. Sometimes the low input impedance makes it sound better because the input interacts with your guitar pickups (fuzz face or example.) The buffer will make the pedal sound more consistant no matter what you put in front of it, at least if it is a good buffer it will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ray18 Posted May 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 well, with the bufferless rat there's an annoying initial compression. When you pluck a note it compresses a lot..almost like a slowgear with the buffer it's more like a ds-1 or something without the massive pick attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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