Boss LS-2 Opinions

[Flux Jetson]

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

EDIT: To clarify,...I'm not saying that you are wrong about the LS-2 being buffered. All BOSS Compact pedals are buffered. I'm also not saying that your tone may be more pleasing to you not using the LS-2 as a blend. What I am saying is that there is likely some other factor contributing to your tone being more pleasing to you outside of removing the LS-2 from your chain. Perhaps you inadvertently removed a ground loop,...or you signal path is shortened to limit the natural capacitance that long cable runs have.

For my signal chain,...the main bass signal is very short,....Bass->LS-2->TU-2->Amp. I essentially have a buffer at the beginning and the end of my signal chain. I would go so far as to say that my tone is "ballsier" than it was when I was running a more traditional one pedal after the other signal chain. In my current pedal board configuration my rig is noticeably quieter than it was in previous iterations. While I wasn't considering the possible tone improvement while redoing my pedal board this is a happy accident that I'm quite excited about.

YMMV

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

True Bypass doesn't necessarily equate to clearer tone.

Mega-giant-huge TOTALLY AGREE!

I have been using mega-tricked-out modular synth gear as paralleling gear, and I've recently discovered that the LS-2 provides some functionality and ability that all the synth modules and all the king's men cannot reproduce. It's a wonderful device.

When some folks complain about "non-true-bypass" pedals creating issues, many times it's more about another problem. Processor order and ground loop issues create a hundred times more tone suckage problems that buffered bypass does.

But industry hype has branded True Bypass as the 2nd coming of the Next Best Thing. True Bypass can actually be a willing partner in tone suckage in some cases, actually aiding and abetting tone suckage by assisting Signal Chain Length Capacitance problems.

Sorry for the zombie-thread resurrection. ~yikes~!

[OptimusPrime]

Is there any other pedal that will let me run 2 pedals in parallel?

[caeman]

Originally Posted by OptimusPrime

Is there any other pedal that will let me run 2 pedals in parallel?

Yes, but not at the price of an LS-2.

[AndyLES]

Question for those using an LS-2 as a blender: do you notice any weird phase problems when using it this way?

I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on one, but the lack of a phase/polarity button makes me nervous.

Also, where is everyone getting them online for the best price these days?

[NoxNoctus]

Havent noticed anything. Running an LS-2 with a loop of a BSY600, Heliotrope clone, and Boss DS-1 which is noted to have some phase cancellation issues but it sounds fine to me. YMMV

[caeman]

the only phase issues you should encounter are what ever your pedals in the loop may introduce. The LS-2 itself is fairly transparent in its operation.