Do i need a buffer in my pedalboard?

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I happen to have all true bypass pedals before my amp. Bb preamp, pigtronix ep-2, mxr micro chorus. Those are joined with short planet waves cables. Going into the bb is a mogami 12 foot platinum cable, and out of the mxr is a mogami 10 ft gold into the amp. I do plan to add a trem pedal in there somewhere. Volume and wah maaaaybe.

So not that crazy! But still 25-30 feet between pickup and amp when all that stuff is off. Would a buffer help in my case?

 

[WarOfAttrition]

Use one cable and just plug straight into the amp and play. Then put all the pedals back in it and play. If it sounds duller or like less treble-y, get a buffer!

 

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Cool! Ihave been doing that a few times... It ishard to tell the difference. It never sounds too warm or like it lost the cut. Oddly enough, i do percieve it as if the distortion is a little less rich with the pedals in, as if some of the harmonic overtones have backed off a but. It is still subtle, if it is even there at all. Since i use very few of the pedals in the distorted channel i can probably make up for this by tweaking the knobs. I still have to try this on the clean channel but my guess is that there will be no difference in how the guitar sounds.

 

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And i got a sweet tremolo pedal from Diamond!