Re: [Harp-L] effects question

[Slim Heilpern <slim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brad -

In my experience, most effect boxes color the sound at least to some 
degree even in 'bypass' mode. Some are cleaner than others. I believe 
there are some elegant but expensive solutions out there (I don't 
remember the brand, but I did bump into something on the internet a year 
or so back that was basically a pedal-driven patch bay) or you could do 
something with a couple of a/b boxes (not so elegant). I'll often give 
up on an effect I really like just to get rid of the coloration or 
extraneous noise in bypass mode -- the more effects you have in line, 
the worse things tend to get. It's generally a drag, but for each effect 
to provide a true bypass is probably not cost-effective and, apparently, 
folks don't mind enough to stop buying them.

- Slim.

www.SlideManSlim.com



BradKava@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I'm playing through a Victoria 5112 (modeled on Fender Deluxe 1957) and using 
> Hughes and Kettner Rotovibe, which says it has a bypass, but i can tell it is 
> still coloring the sound, even off... and a danelectro delay, which also 
> milks tone (not the updated one..I heard Ron isn't doing the mod anymore?)..
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> questions: 
> 1) is there a bypass you can buy that will stop the effects of the effects 
> when you don't want them. and no, this doesn't have an effects loop.
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