middle_pickup
Well-Known Member
Just came across this video from Vertex Effects on the subject of buffers. Mason points out that too many buffers can have a detrimental effect on your tone. I'm interested to hear what you all are using for buffer settings on your PBC's, and if you have any other buffers outside of the PBC loops on your boards. I personally have a Goodwood Audio interfacer as the first and last thing in my pedal chain.
I've always left all three of the PBC's buffers enabled, and used the Goodwood buffers. Now I'm wondering if I might get a better result by flipping some of the PBC buffers off. I read in the manual that the line mixer and isolation transformer on the B output of the PBC need the latter buffers to work their best. I still wonder about the first PBC buffer though.
Anyone know how you can test the effects of a buffer on your tone other than by ear? I'm about to watch Wampler's video that Mason mentioned in this video to see if he has an objective testing method. Not dissatisfied with my tone, but if I can help the signal to noise ratio it's worth the effort.