Metal Distortion With True Bypass

[b5111987]

anyone know of any pedals with a true bypass as im wanting one in my guitar and i need one with true bypass

[lovekraft]

You can wire anything for "true bypass" - it's not anything you have to design into the circuit, it's simply one way to hook up the switch when you install it in your guitar. Pick a circuit that does what you want it to, and I'll show you how to wire it. No charge!

[Primal]

GeoFX (anyone know if the site is back up yet?) has a VERY simple circuit for doing true bypassing with a switch that doesn't support true bypassing (SPDT I believe). It is something that could be easily done if you can't find a suitable switch or a pedal with true bypassing.

[lovekraft]

All you need for true bypass is a DPDT switch. For that matter, if you use a buffer before the F/X circuit, true bypass won't make any difference anyway. Like improved and fat-free, true bypass means little or nothing without context, except as a marketing tool.