Helping Uncompress the Buzz Box.

[nascarbean_97]

I built a buzz box using 1n914s, and it's way too compressed and quiet.  That is, until you roll your guitar's volume off just a touch, really opens up and sounds great.

Would putting a 50k resistor on the input of the effect have a similar effect? I'm guessing yes, but I'm usually wrong when it comes to electronics.