Well
Mark, I just did the following diagnostic, which I read somewhere was a
reliable way to test for true bypass:
Connected my guitar into the OUT jack of the SL-20.
Connected the IN jack of the SL-20 to my amp.
No sound was produced :(
Confirmed that other items in my kit that are known to be TBP all
passed this same test, and produced dry sound.
Further, some discourse on the Analogman site (appended below)
indicates that BOSS pedals and Ibanez pedals with these kinds of
electronic switches are difficult to make as TBP for some tech reasons, so
infer as you will.
That said, the Slicer seems to handle my dry tone admirably with no
noticeable loss or mangling.
Phil
On Jul 4, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Mark Hamburg wrote:
Does anyone know whether the SL-20 runs the signal through without
digitizing it (at least when bypassed)? I'm fine with Boss buffered
bypass, but I'm currently into the pure analog signal path thing for at
least part of my
rig.
Thanks.
Mark
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Can you make my Boss Pedal true bypass??
In order to make an Ibanez, Boss or other electronically- switched pedal
true bypass, you need to drill a hole on top and mount a standard round
metal stomp switch. You also need to hot-wire the circuit so it is always
ON. We do not offer this mod as drilling and mounting the switch is very
time consuming and messy. Also these pedals do not suck tone like a wah wah
when off, as they use active electronic FET switching so it is not much of a
benefit. The Boss pedals seem to effect your tone a bit less than the Ibanez
pedals when OFF (less high end attenuation).
An easier solution would be to use a TRUE BYPASS box, which is a small
box with IN, OUT, SEND, and RETURN jacks, and a switch. When OFF, the signal
goes direct from the IN to the OUT jack. When ON, the signal goes through
the SEND/RETURN effects loop (and the pedal(s) that you have in that loop).
These are handy for having around, you can even use it as an AB box. We can
build these out of the MXR PAPERWEIGHTS that we have, or in generic cases.
It is also possible to build multiple true bypass boxes with multiple
loops/switches. They are about $85 for a normal true bypass box in a generic
case. See my switchbox page for more info.
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