Top 5 Reasons for Tone Suck | Gear Tube

Vertex Effects | 4 years ago

Today I'm identifying 5 main causes of tone suck and how to avoid them!

Tone suck can turn your clear, pristine guitar signal into a muffled-sounding nightmare, and guitarists do their best to avoid it all costs. However, it's hard to identify why and where tone suck becomes present in your rig. With these 5 tips, you can eliminate tone suck from your signal, and get the clarity of plugging straight into your amp (even if you're running through a boat load of pedals)!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
00:18 What is Tone Suck?
01:13 Passive Volume Pedals
04:23 Too Many True Bypass Pedals
07:16 Too Many Buffers
09:20 High Capacitance Cables
11:44 Non True Bypass Pedals
13:40 The Solutions!
17:31 Overview/Conclusions

Greenhouse Effects Relay True Bypass Module:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Greenhouse-Effects-Relay-True-Bypass-Module-Switch-Stand-By-Switching/221496147639?hash=item339232feb7:g:iTMAAOSwbqpTxiPy

Dandy Whipple PCB for Vintage Wah Pedals:
https://bit.ly/3dpn9I2

Watch Brian Wampler's Video HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxBlWmeGE0&t=414s

⬇️Private Tone Consulting from the Rig Dr. ⬇️

https://therigdr.com/collections/all/products/private-tone-consulting

🔽Buy our Pedals/Pedalboard Materials🔽

Zip Ties: https://www.therigdr.com/collections/all/products/zip-ties

Tie-down Mounts: https://www.therigdr.com/collections/all/products/tie-down-mounts

Velcro: https://www.therigdr.com/collections/all/products/super-lock-pedal-fastener

Pedalboard Patch Cables: https://www.therigdr.com/products/patch-cables

Instrument Cables: https://www.therigdr.com/products/guitar-cables

Pedalboards: https://www.vertexeffects.com/store#!/tab/pedalboards

VERTEX Pedals: https://vertexeffects.com/store

⬇ DIY BUFFER INTERFACE DIAGRAMS, TEMPLATES, & MATERIALS ⬇
Mono - https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer-mono
Mono w/Tuner Out - https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer-mono-tuner
Mono w/Splitter - https://www.vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer-mono-splitter
Mono w/Audition Loop - https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer-mono-audition
4 Cable Method (FX Loop) - https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer-4cm-wet-dry
Wet/Dry - https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer-4cm-wet-dry
Stereo - https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer-stereo-tuner

🔻 //rig consulting//🔻
https://therigdr.com/collections/all/products/private-tone-consulting

🔈 //podcast//🔈
Apple: https://apple.co/36dSQzK
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2WGLku8

⬇ RECOMMENDED MATERIALS ⬇
*some urls below contain affiliate links*

//buffers//
Vertex DIY Buffers - https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer
Mesa Boogie High-Wire (dual buffer) - https://bit.ly/2lZwS0s
TC Bonafide Buffer (x2 input + output) - https://amzn.to/2vrTSug
Truetone Buffer (x2 input + output) - https://amzn.to/2NLDA8l

//power supply//
CIOKS 7 - https://amzn.to/3d4qOty
CIOKS 8 - https://amzn.to/2zW5YOn
CIOKS 4 - https://amzn.to/33jWAOZ
Strymon Zuma - https://amzn.to/3dpZANe
Strymon Zuma R300 - https://amzn.to/2ZgLclt
Truetone CS6 - https://amzn.to/2wWLbII
Truetone CS7 - https://amzn.to/2x1Nf2k
Truetone CS12 - https://amzn.to/33rfLq3
Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 3 - https://amzn.to/3asqK6r
IEC Plug Covers - https://bit.ly/34fpGl3

//dc power cables//
2.1mm DC Power Plugs (right angle) - https://bit.ly/2pGqXzI
2.1mm DC Power Plugs (straight) - https://bit.ly/36wd1sA
Bulk Power Cables (pre made) - https://amzn.to/3ev1q0t

//midi//
MIDI Plugs (right angle) - https://bit.ly/2oKHDFG
MIDI Plugs (straight) - https://bit.ly/32fNNLF
MIDI Cable (bulk) - https://amzn.to/2tPAHWQ

//velcro//
Vertex Super Lock - https://therigdr.com/collections/all/products/powergrip-6-20-ft

//cable management//
Zip Ties - https://www.therigdr.com/products/zip-ties
Tie Down Mounts - https://www.therigdr.com/products/tie-down-mounts
Tone Essentials Kit - https://www.therigdr.com/products/tone-essentials-kit

//pedalboard tools//
Soldering Iron - https://amzn.to/2TTdMI4
Solder (60/40) - https://amzn.to/2U7XhsD
Solder Dispenser - https://amzn.to/2GpgMpR
Octopus Arms - https://amzn.to/2V3O8OD
Wire Strippers (30-20 AWG) - https://amzn.to/2BBMI6n
Wire Strippers (20-10 AWG) - https://amzn.to/2EbhBR3
Wire Snips - https://amzn.to/2EazwqU
Vise - https://amzn.to/2E9eTLO
Heat Gun (embossing gun) - https://amzn.to/2BwGdlm
Label Maker - https://amzn.to/2BCBcHU
Label Maker Tape (black) - https://amzn.to/2Cd3CZe
Label Maker Tape (clear) - https://amzn.to/34piDD4
Deoxit D5 Contact Cleaner - https://amzn.to/2GEm4gu
Truetone Milliamp (mA) Reader - https://amzn.to/2F9v3VN
Tone Brush - https://amzn.to/2HIfze3
Upholstery Crow Bar - https://amzn.to/2HIOU0K
Multimeter - https://amzn.to/2YW9BdE
Goo Gone - https://amzn.to/31rGJeS

👇 // diy diagrams // 👇
DIY Power Cables: https://vertexeffects.com/diy-power-cables
DIY Interface: https://vertexeffects.com/diy-interface
DIY Buffers: https://vertexeffects.com/diy-buffer

#ToneSuck #GuitarPedals #RigDoctor