Can you guys school me on buffers AFTER fuzz pedals? (esp. mkI)
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 4:31 pm
I know the whole deal with not placing a buffer before a 1/2/3 transistor pedal (and have experienced how shitty it can sound) but I never gave much thought to buffers afterward, until this year when I got into the mkI game. I got me a Castledine and a D*A*M and was surprised at the difference in brightness it makes. To make sure I wasn't hearing things, and to test this with a few other fuzzes, I hooked up a pedal with a switchable buffer and spent a little time playing around. Findings:
Vox Tone Bender: barely audible difference
silicon Fuzz Face: noticeable difference but not huge
Muff: no difference
both mkIs: very noticeable difference
So my questions are 1) why it be like that? 2) what are your findings with buffers after other fuzz types I didn't mention? and 3) how do you navigate this in your personal setup? Could go all true bypass, but even putting say a DM-2 in a true bypass loop would fuck with my EQ whenever I turn it on if I'm using a mkI, so I guess maybe it's better to just pick whichever fuzz sounds better for your setup with a buffer after it...
any other thoughts welcome
Vox Tone Bender: barely audible difference
silicon Fuzz Face: noticeable difference but not huge
Muff: no difference
both mkIs: very noticeable difference
So my questions are 1) why it be like that? 2) what are your findings with buffers after other fuzz types I didn't mention? and 3) how do you navigate this in your personal setup? Could go all true bypass, but even putting say a DM-2 in a true bypass loop would fuck with my EQ whenever I turn it on if I'm using a mkI, so I guess maybe it's better to just pick whichever fuzz sounds better for your setup with a buffer after it...
any other thoughts welcome