Re: Digitech JamMan and loss of signal

[Toby Graves <carpet8@mac.com>]

There's also the problem of impedance matching, which may be  
partially solved by the effects loop as Andy mentioned.  If you have  
a real low impedance pedal following the Jam Man that can darken the  
signal.  But I'll draw you a bypass circuit with a switch if you want.


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On Feb 25, 2010, at 2:22 AM, andy butler wrote:

> hi Petri,
> Digitech make so many of those pedals, so I expect
> they follow the Boss/Roland philosophy of using cheaper components  
> in the signal path in order to maximise profits. They know the  
> average user will only compare the bypass sound with the sound of  
> the effect
> switched on...so a poor bypass just makes the effect sound
> "even better".
> If the Digi-JamMan can run 100% wet then you can use it on an
> fx send of a mixer. That solves your problem, in theory anyway.
> If you're not using a mixer, then some kind of signal
> splitter might work with what you have.
> Or if you're using an amp with a parallel fx loop.
>
>
> The EH Stereo Memory Man has true bypass.
>
> Actually, you don't *need* hard bypass, you just need
> *good* bypass, it could even end up sounding better.
> Ironically the Dry part of the sound in most of the Electro Harmonix
> stuff usually sounds (to me anyway) to be indistinguishable
> to the hard bypassed sound, but they always have hard bypass anyway.
>
> andy butler
> Petri Lahtinen wrote:
>> I know that the forementioned pedal is not the looper pedal in any  
>> professional way, but.
>> I was wondering, just to ask from other JamMan users, that how  
>> much do you notice it affecting the guitar signal?
>> It never promised to be a true-bypass pedal, though. Not sure but  
>> there arent any looping pedals out there with true-bypass?
>> Are there any workarounds for this. Sorry if this is too amateur  
>> question to bother this list with.
>> -- 
>> Petri
>