Bypass systems – stinkfoot.se

Dunlop DB-02 bypass issue

5 januari, 201822 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

While poking around in a DB-02 Dime Classic wah, I found a problem that might affect all of the GCG-95F Crybaby Classic-derived was - at least the early revisions. Also, I explain what happened to the "hall of shame" post. Read more [...]

Are Boss buffers any good?

2 januari, 201822 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Some claim that Boss pedals make for crap buffers - they generally suck tone, make the tone thin and tinny etc. Others say they're just fine. So which is it? Read more [...]

True bypass wiring schemes

23 augusti, 201422 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

There are plenty of wiring schemes for true bypass floating around out there, and of course there are a few on these pages as well. But they do differ somewhat. Here are the basic true bypass wiring diagrams you can use for any pedal or wiring project. Read more [...]

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 [...]

True bypass myths debunked

21 november, 201022 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

Ever since I saw a video by a company claiming to bust the true bypass myth (but really only trying to sell their product), I've wanted to write a page to kill off a few myths about true bypass. And here it is... Read more [...]

FET switching

15 november, 201022 mars, 2023 av AndreasKommentar stängt

I have mentioned this type of switching system in other articles, and thought I'd use this space to dig a little deeper into how it works. After all, this is the system that are in most of our pedals. 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 [...]