Buffer pedal for a pedalboard rig set-up?

[ohsoinsane]

Greetings all,

I run a headrush pedalboard with a Diezel vh4 pedal preamp and stompbox power amp
The cable from the guitar to the headrush input is about 20ft and so is the cable from the power amp to the cabinet

Do you think a buffer pedal would improve any tone suck? And if so, what would the placement be?

Thank you all

 

[blackba]

first try your guitar into the preamp pedal directly and see if the tone is the same as when you have your other effects. If it is, than you are good. If not, then consider a buffer. Truetone makes one for $50

You should not put a buffer in between the power amp and the speaker, that would blow up the buffer.

 

[SpiderWars]

I don't think you'll need a buffer. You don't have a bunch of effects so the biggest tone suck is the guitar cable and you'll still need that anyway. Once the signal hits any sort of preamp or pedal that is ON, it's buffered after that. And in your case you are always plugging straight into a preamp/pedal that is ON (or maybe one pedal away...not an issue).

You are using a speaker cable from the amp to the cab, right?

 

[ohsoinsane]

Ya that's what i figured that I shouldn't place it between the power amp and cab

Sorry I should elaborated on the signal chain

Guitar -> 20' cable -> Headrush In -> Send to Diezel VH4 pedal -> Return from Diezel VH4 pedal -> Headrush Out -> Stompbox power amp -> 20' cable -> Cab

 

[godgrinder]

Guitar -> 20' cable -> Headrush In -> Send to Diezel VH4 pedal -> Return from Diezel VH4 pedal -> Headrush Out -> Stompbox power amp -> 20' cable -> Cab

Your main tone-suck factor here is your long guitar cable, adding a buffer on the pedalboard won't change that.