I knew I didn't like always on buffers... My go-to pedal is a 3-in-1 - I have a modded Red Rooster (Chickenhead) followed by a Rockett 45 clone followed by a Rockett Majestic clone all in one box. It saves lots of plugging/unplugging.
Today I was experimenting with a Kliché mini and a Kliché Clean mini as boosters in front of my main pedal and thought I was going mad! As my Red Rooster uses a 2N2222A Si tranny rather than a Ge Tranny I use a little cap on the output as a treble snubber - this time it was an 18nF cap, between the output and ground. But this time playing it seemed as if the cap wasn't there at all and every time I switched on the Red Rooster it sounded very trebley and brittle. So I tried bigger caps - all they did was reduce output.
Then it dawned on me that I had the Kliché in front. The buffer was affecting the treble response even when the Kliché was off. Take the Kliché off the board problem gone. So now all I have to do is either sell the Kliché or work out how to wire it true bypass. I tried using the Kliché after the other pedals but didn't care for the sound.
I know buffers are supposed to be a good idea but I use so few pedals usually I never seem to need one and all it does is create issues. So how do I now rewire my Klichés as TBP?
Today I was experimenting with a Kliché mini and a Kliché Clean mini as boosters in front of my main pedal and thought I was going mad! As my Red Rooster uses a 2N2222A Si tranny rather than a Ge Tranny I use a little cap on the output as a treble snubber - this time it was an 18nF cap, between the output and ground. But this time playing it seemed as if the cap wasn't there at all and every time I switched on the Red Rooster it sounded very trebley and brittle. So I tried bigger caps - all they did was reduce output.
Then it dawned on me that I had the Kliché in front. The buffer was affecting the treble response even when the Kliché was off. Take the Kliché off the board problem gone. So now all I have to do is either sell the Kliché or work out how to wire it true bypass. I tried using the Kliché after the other pedals but didn't care for the sound.
I know buffers are supposed to be a good idea but I use so few pedals usually I never seem to need one and all it does is create issues. So how do I now rewire my Klichés as TBP?
And having done all that I still like the Red Rooster/Chickenhead better.
