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Re: making the switch on effect pedals as quiet as possible
In my experience Boss JFET-based bypass system is the quietest. So when the relay-based switcher I built did not fit the customer, I recommended Boss LS-2 instead.
They've ordered it, we tried it the other day, and.. it pops!! I was so surprised!
Thankfully they ordered other pedals to try as well: JHS Mute switch and a Dunlop Volume X Mini.
JHS Mute uses a mechanical 3pdt, but it is much more quiet than both my relay-based solution and LS-2. Crazy! I guess it's a special kind of footswitch.
The Volume Pedal would do the trick as well of course, but it's a different workflow & price.
And the quietest mute switch pedal? Boss TU-3 I had lying around. Yeah, the tuner!
So many head-scratchers with what should have been solved at least 50 years ago! A freaking mute switch!!
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