question about buffered pedals

[superfish]

does anyone know if the dunlop original crybaby and the arion sterio chorus are buffered? any help would be great.

[GibsonGM]

That depends, Superfish....the original Crybaby isn't, since it's known for a little "tone sucking" and not being true-bypass.   Most wahs were not buffered, so your signal sees some of the not-so-high input Z of the first transistor stage bc of the non true bypass.  Changing it to true bypass removes that issue but still won't make it buffered...you could add one before it if you like, though.

If you have a schem for the stereo chorus I (we) could tell you.  Could well be, if it's a newer model using FET switching and opamps.  More of a "acts like a buffer" deal.
Typically, if you have FET switching like in a Boss unit, it will be buffered due to the high input impedance of the FETs....those pedals even act like a buffer when they're off! 

[andrew_k]

The stereo chorus is buffered. Regardless of if it's the sch-1 or the newer one (scz-something?), it's buffered.

[Mark Hammer]

It is usally a pretty safe bet (safe than betting on the Boston Patriots, even!) that if a pedal uses a momentary soft-touch switch for bypassing, it has a buffered in and buffered out in bypass mode.

[MikeH]

If your Crybaby was made after 1990 (I think) then it is buffered.

[DougH]

No. Yes.

[superfish]

thanks all for the help