True-bypass vs A vegetarian's diet

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Hi guys,
A true-bypass feature has become more and more popular and to some,an essential must-have when comes to buying a new pedal.For someone like me,(when a mt-2 is all i know and all i need some 10+ years ago,lol)i would like to ask a few questions regarding this feature.

Take for example,if i have a all true-bypass signal-chain of pedals,must the next addition be true-bypass as well?if not,will my signal chain still considered 'true-bypass'?Will a single buffered-bypass pedal 'destroy' the effort and money spent on 10 'true-bypass' pedals lining on a single signal chain?

And if so,if my current set-up are all buffered-bypass pedals,does that mean its pointless to look for a true-bypass featured pedal for my next GAS target?

A vegetarian can never be considered as a true vegetarian if he/she eats salads and fruits mon-sat and goes on a barbeque buffet for sunday brunch.

In summery,my questions target the integrity of signal deliverance,not the importance of it.Should it be one for all,all for one(true-bypass/non-true-bypass)?

So whats your take?cheers.

p/sardon my 'mountain turtle-ness' if this is a outdated question or if this had been discussed.

 

[Breen]

Yes and no.

Be chill about true bypass. Buffered stuff can suck tone, but some tone suck is ok really.

I mean, did Hendrix need his wah or curly cable true bypass? Albert Collins used a big long assed cable and just turned all his E.Q controls on his amp to 12. I don't think any 80s shredder/rack man was thinking much about signal loss.

But true bypass helps keep your sound the same from the guitar to the amp. So if that's what you need hey. Some buffering could actually help your tone or make you feel better when you play. Something about getting rid of the harsh highs.

Do note, even crazy inner ear as sensitive as a bat's brain players don't always use true-bypass stuff.

Of course there are pedals which suck. Badly.

 

[zairo]

Here's a good read about true-bypass.

http://www.petecornish.co.uk/case_against_true_bypass.html

And here's another good mythbuster about true-bypass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOBn75-WN30

Pete Cornish and R.G. Keen(Visual Sound Chief Engineer) are master builders of guitar effects. A lot of boutique pedal builders nowadays that are flooding the market did one way or another benefited from R.G. Keen's knowledge. It's sometimes good to read inputs from a guitar effect maker's point of view rather than easily believing that a buffered pedal sucks tone and it's no good compared to a true-bypass.