Keeley Muse Driver has a neat bypass feature

TimmyO

While going down the rabbit hole if convincing myself I’d like to try yet another not-that-different drive pedal, I noticed the clever bypass arrangement mentioned on a demo: you can switch between true bypass and buffered bypass by holding down the foootswitch. That seems neat. 

soma1975

I think some of the NUX pedals do that too

TimmyO

soma1975 said:

I think some of the NUX pedals do that too

Ah - I’d never come across it before. 

fretmeister

Some Source Audio stuff does it - although it's not as neat / easy as just holding the f/s down.
That's a really nice idea.

Supportact

Sounds handy but how do you know which one you're on, is there a light or something?

I've got a Magnetic Effects Zola which has a little toggle switch to turn the buffer on or off. I found this particularly handy when I was trying to decide whether a buffer would make a difference when using wah and fuzz pedals. You can hear the sound change (or not) straight away so it's easier to confirm if it's helping (or not). 

TimmyO

Supportact said:

Sounds handy but how do you know which one you're on, is there a light or something?

I've got a Magnetic Effects Zola which has a little toggle switch to turn the buffer on or off. I found this particularly handy when I was trying to decide whether a buffer would make a difference when using wah and fuzz pedals. You can hear the sound change (or not) straight away so it's easier to confirm if it's helping (or not). 

Hold down footswitch - changes to the ‘other’ bypass type and led flashes - if it flashes twice you’re now in TB and if it flashes 3 times you’re now in BB