kleuck wrote:True bypass is not just "hype"
Here, the "bypassed" signal goes trough at least 2 transistors and one fet, 3 active components for a single pedal in "bypass mode".
with 5 pedals, it means at least 15 active components and a bunch of resistors and caps, it can't obviously be "transparent", considering the low quality of the transistors and caps.
Added to that, 470K is not ideal for a guitar signal if your cable is more then 10 feet long.
An all true bypass signal chain is silly, yes, but more than one buffer in the chain is sily too.
considering the low quality of the transistors and caps
mictester wrote:kleuck wrote:True bypass is not just "hype"
Here, the "bypassed" signal goes trough at least 2 transistors and one fet, 3 active components for a single pedal in "bypass mode".
with 5 pedals, it means at least 15 active components and a bunch of resistors and caps, it can't obviously be "transparent", considering the low quality of the transistors and caps.
Added to that, 470K is not ideal for a guitar signal if your cable is more then 10 feet long.
An all true bypass signal chain is silly, yes, but more than one buffer in the chain is sily too.
Just for the sake of amusement, get yourself (say) a dozen Boss pedals, a mechanical A/B switch (and a friend to operate it) and your favourite guitar amplifier. Put all the pedals in series, bypassed, for one path, and the guitar direct to the A/B switch for the other. If you don't know if you're listening to direct or through the pedals, you won't be able to tell the difference. Really - you won't - unless you're one of those golden-eared types who claim that leads are "directional" and that oxygen in cables "degrades" the audio passing through them!
FiveseveN wrote:considering the low quality of the transistors and caps
Are Asian electrons inferior to American electrons?
kleuck wrote:...Added to that, 470K is not ideal for a guitar signal if your cable is more then 10 feet long....
tschrama wrote:kleuck wrote:...Added to that, 470K is not ideal for a guitar signal if your cable is more then 10 feet long....
if doubt that cable length determines the optimal input R . Could you explain?
mictester wrote:tschrama wrote:kleuck wrote:...Added to that, 470K is not ideal for a guitar signal if your cable is more then 10 feet long....
if doubt that cable length determines the optimal input R . Could you explain?
The (spurious) theory goes that the cable capacitance will reduce the treble content of the signal. It's nonsense - do the mathematics. The capacitance of a couple of metres of cable matters at VHF (100 MHz and upwards) - it's insignificant at audio frequencies. It's akin to the idiots who claim "skin effect" in speaker cables...
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