Do I Need A Buffer & Where Do I Put It On My Pedalboard? – That Pedal Show

Standalone buffers are the source of great confusion. Let’s clear it up… Life too short for long YouTube videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below. Welcome to the show! It’s time to return to the subject of buffers. Every time we mention them on the show, we then take shelter under the subsequent deluge of questions and comments that boil to these: What Is A Buffer? Do I Need One? Where Do I Put It On My Pedalboard? Unfortunately, the answer to all three questions is the same: it depends. So in this show we do our best to unpack that, explaining on what it depends! Your question should then morph into… Is There A Problem In My Signal Chain That Requires A Buffer To Fix It? If you get to that point, you’re winning. Enjoy the video! Pedals & stuff in this episode… • TheGigRig Three2One https://www.thegigrig.com/three2one • Sonic Research ST-200 Turbo Tuner Australia: http://bit.ly/2mR1s8c • Kingsley Flying Butress Valve Buffer (Valve buffer) http://kingsleyamplifiers.com/product... • TheGigRig Humdinger (Op amp buffer) https://www.thegigrig.com/humdinger • JFET Buffer (Orange) Custom made for this show by Gordon Rankin - thanks Gordon! • Bootstrapped NPN Buffer Buffer (Purple) Custom made for this show by Gordon Rankin - thanks Gordon! • Dual JFET Buffer (Wavelength, Red) Custom made for this show by Gordon Rankin - thanks Gordon! • BOSS TU-2 (no longer available, link for TU-3) UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: http://bit.ly/2B06quU • Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: https://bit.ly/2VQAQun USA Sweetwater: https://imp.i114863.net/e4EYqZ • ProCo RAT 2 UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: https://bit.ly/2Vj4ntr • Klon Centaur Professional Overdrive No longer available (easily) • Dan Drive Secret Machine Fuzz Find Dan on Instagram & Facebook • Keeley D&M Drive UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: http://bit.ly/2pUDUAE • Analogman ARDX20 Dual Analog Delay & Amazeo https://www.buyanalogman.com/Analog_M... • JAM Pedals Harmonious Monk UK & Europe: https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: https://bit.ly/3rJBJAb TheGigRig G3 https://www.thegigrig.com/g3 Why do we have preferred retailer links? Find out here: http://www.thatpedalshow.com/partners Interesting bits and go-to sections… 0:00 Here's what a buffer does 2:30 A simple analogy to explain 4:05 What and where are buffers? 8:55 True bypass vs buffered explained, demoed 13:18 Capacitance explored 16:35 Seven different buffers compared 31:11 Seven buffers plus Tube Screamer 35:37 Summary so far 36:15 A quick aside on pickups 39:22 A normal human's pedalboard. Almost 46:55 The problem with fuzz and buffers 50:30 Hang on, this fuzz works?! 56:45 Overdrive and buffers and order 1:04:37 Buffer right at the end 1:09:10 Closing discussion and thoughts Guitars in this episode: • Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster – Mick’s video here    • That Pedal Show – Our Guitars & Gear: Mick...   Amps in this episode • Two-Rock Classic Reverb Signature & 212 cabinet with TR1265B speakers We hope you enjoy this episode. Please subscribe to our channel. You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives   / thatpedalshow   Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf