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True bypass, Voodoo Lab style

21 november, 201030 november, 2018 av AndreasKommentar stängt

There has been lots of discussion about exactly how Voodoo Lab can call their pedals true bypass, when they only use a DPDT switch and still manages to switch an LED too. They could have used the "Millenium" style of bypass, but instead they went another way... Read more [...]

Wiring old-style MXR pedals for true bypass

15 november, 201010 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

This write-up is for the pre-1990 MXR pedals (Phase 90, Dynacomp etc). It is not for the later designs, where the jacks and switch are soldered directly to the circuit board. The principle is the same Read more [...]

True bypass?

15 november, 201022 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Do we really need to worry about our effects when they're not on? Isn't the "true bypass" craze just a hype, designed to allow "boutique" pedal manufacturers to charge insane amounts of money for their products, and for guys to be able to make a living modding effects? Or if it is that good, wouldn't it be a good idea to have only true bypass pedals on the board? Read more [...]