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10-25-2009, 05:57 PM
|  | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | EBS OctaBass Black Label previous generation ... true bypass?
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Quick question. I know the newest generation of EBS pedals has true bypass, as indicated just below the stomp button. But how about the immediate previous generation, black label, but no "true bypass" below the button. Are they true bypass?
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10-25-2009, 06:08 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, California | | | no, they are buffered. in my experience its a real swell buffer. |
10-25-2009, 06:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Nashville | | | Actually, I prefer their past buffered bypass to the current trend of true bypass. No pops with the buffered if I recall correctly. No tone loss with the previous either. |
10-25-2009, 06:13 PM
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Endorsing Artist:D'Addario Strings & Planet Waves Accessories | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: nashville, tn | | | Nope. Buffered bypass on the last 'black label' run. It's not a bad bypass, though.
However, if you're going to be chaining a lot of them together (and value an unadulterated clean tone), you might consider a tb looping solution. I've found that too many stacked buffers, even good ones, tend to change the feel & tone of the instrument. As always, make sure you incorporate a good buffer somewhere in your chain (like a Boss or EBS)! (I realize this is a point of contention & ymmv, but I stand behind this statement.) |
10-25-2009, 06:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by scotch  Nope. Buffered bypass on the last 'black label' run. It's not a bad bypass, though.
However, if you're going to be chaining a lot of them together (and value an unadulterated clean tone), you might consider a tb looping solution. I've found that too many stacked buffers, even good ones, tend to change the feel & tone of the instrument. As always, make sure you incorporate a good buffer somewhere in your chain (like a Boss or EBS)! (I realize this is a point of contention & ymmv, but I stand behind this statement.) | +1 to the above |
10-25-2009, 06:59 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Oregon | | | I agree with the the above. I thought about mentinoing it in your 'order' thread but since it was raised here: Munji if you are preparing for your first full-sized board you should take a look at some loop bypass options. I've used high-tech (programmable midi switchers) and low-tech (custom orders from loop-master) and they make multiple stompboxes more practical... more fun. |
10-25-2009, 10:22 PM
| | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | | The reason I ask is that there is a guy on CL advertising a true bypass OctaBass, and I've told him twice that if it doesn't say it, it's not. I'm going to tell him again.
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10-25-2009, 10:23 PM
| | Total Hyper-Elite Member | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Groom Lake, NV | | Quote:
Originally Posted by grovest I agree with the the above. I thought about mentinoing it in your 'order' thread but since it was raised here: Munji if you are preparing for your first full-sized board you should take a look at some loop bypass options. I've used high-tech (programmable midi switchers) and low-tech (custom orders from loop-master) and they make multiple stompboxes more practical... more fun. | Well, I could put the EBS Micro Bass II in there, or the BassBone, or I have a Lehle switcher that's small and can do a loop.
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