Comments on: Dirt Review: Penny Pedals DS-1 Bass Mod

By: Mario

Mario — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:16:00 +0000

Hey………

Buffers are great as line drivers. I would actually recommend having an appropriate buffer near the front of a long pedal chain. The problem comes with 15 buffers in a row. That is one of the reasons that True bypass is a standard issue feature these days. (we simply use more effects & don’t need/want all those buffers). While it is true that a true bypass signal still shares a ground connection with the effect when in bypass mode, the *signal* line has no electronic connection to the circuit in most cases, (acts as a patch cable when no power is applied) with or without a LED. As long as steps are taken to avoid any noise leaking through the ground connection, True bypass is a perfectly viable set-up, and not without good reason…

Just to be clear…… :^)

-Mario

By: Kugelspot

Kugelspot — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:03:12 +0000

^ ya. With a TRUE bypass switch, you can’t have an LED on/off indicator. So even if it says the switch true bypass, if it has an LED, it’s not bypassing 100%. Boss did such a good job buffering the switch that true bypass just isn’t worth it.

By: RC

RC — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:34:34 +0000

no, true bypass would be a downgrade from the exisiting superb boss buffered switch

By: Xcalith

Xcalith — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:17:34 +0000

Since it’s modded, can they also mod it for true bypass? That would be a great addition to an already impressive pedal.

By: grygrx

grygrx — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:11:37 +0000

The Schecter is fun, but it is a tad flawed. For sure worth the money when compared with what a Bass VI costs!

By: Katri

Katri — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:10:50 +0000

nice pedal but quite generic sounding imo good for the price though

By: P_Hat

P_Hat — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:51:26 +0000

awesome pedal, thx for review!

By: Kugelspot

Kugelspot — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:31:21 +0000

Wow. I’m pretty impressed. You were right in not trying out a stock DS-1 with bass. I have tried one, and it does not sound pretty, and I don’t mean in the good way. It actually belonged to a guitarist friend of mine (glad I didn’t spend any of my money on it). Having had that experience, I probably would have given it around an 8, but of course that would be biased. Still, it’s great for the money.

Also, how’s that Schecter working out? I’ve thought about getting one for a while now. I’ve always loved the Fender Bass VI (what the hellcat is based off of), but they’re too expensive. I just wish it had a trem and better pickups with more low end.