Joker
Inspired
I haven't used a pedal in fron of a real amp in a long time. I fired up my 100W Plexi and then decided to put a Chase Audio Secret Preamp pedal, which features true bypass, in front of the amp. The tone suck was very noticeable to my ears, even though the cable between amp and pedal is very short, and the guitar to pedal cable was the same one I used directly into the amp itself. I also tried a much longer cable directly into the amp, and the tone suck is almost imperceivable compared to the pedal in chain with the shorter cables.
The tone suck is not just about the treble, it impacts dynamics, too, and makes the tone overall more anemic.
I just cannot believe that a bit longer cable length can change the feel and tone of an amp in such a noticeable way. I tried a buffered Boss SD 1 pedal next in bypass mode, and the tone suck was evident in that case, too. In this instance, buffering isn't needed anyway, as I didn't have any other pedals or a much longer cable in chain.
A true bypass pedal should basically act as a prolonged cable when it's in bypass position, which it obviously doesn't. Is it all about the width of the cables inside the pedal? What else is there to impact the tone except these few wires that make the true bypass "circuit"?
The tone suck is not just about the treble, it impacts dynamics, too, and makes the tone overall more anemic.
I just cannot believe that a bit longer cable length can change the feel and tone of an amp in such a noticeable way. I tried a buffered Boss SD 1 pedal next in bypass mode, and the tone suck was evident in that case, too. In this instance, buffering isn't needed anyway, as I didn't have any other pedals or a much longer cable in chain.
A true bypass pedal should basically act as a prolonged cable when it's in bypass position, which it obviously doesn't. Is it all about the width of the cables inside the pedal? What else is there to impact the tone except these few wires that make the true bypass "circuit"?