Does Boss TU2 effect tone in FX chain?

[Godfrey D]

If so , what are the remedies?
I run mine first in my chain to the guitar.

[jezzzz2003]

I run mine first too,
I dont notice any degradation of tone with my setup,

Purists may say otherwise but I remember a thread on this very site a few months back where people were saying how GOOD their tone is when using at least one Boss pedal in line with the effect turned off.
I agree with this.
It kinda "softens" the sound a little.

[StompBoxBlues]

I just mention this in these kinds of threads....the BEST thing you can buy is one of those small A/B looper pedals, where you can click back and forth with and without it in the chain and you can hear for yourself if it is having a negative effect on your sound.

But yeah...it does slightly change your tone. To my ears, like jezzzz2003 said, for the BETTER. I know there are "purists" that theorize that the best sound they can have is the "real" sound out of their guitar...but once you start putting other pedals (even true bypass pedals...for every in/out jack the plug and jack because they are not soldered but rely on pressure to make the connection...cause some capacitance...so in essence you are already screwed :-)) in the path TB or not...you are changing tone slighly.

Point being, the buffer on the TU-2 is excellent. It actually brightens the sound up a little (and I DO mean little...it is a minute difference that really is nothing to worry about) making up for high-end loss. I think it makes it all sound better.

If you get a looper, you can hear it yourself (AND here's the beauty...if you DON'T like it in the chain, you already bought your solution, AND it can be used to check any pedal as well).

If you want to really have options get a looper with 3, 4, or 5 "loops" and use it on your pedalboard. One great thing...you only have pedals in line when you want them.

[gls500]

The reason you probably like it more is because the buffer transforms the signal into a low-impedance signal, and essentially removes the effects of any cable between it and the amp.

A more accurate test would be to use the shortest patch cable possible between the looper and the amp, then try the test again.

I'm not saying you won't still hear a difference, but the difference will be less noticable.

[dividedsky]

I don't notice it causing any negative effects.

[smallbutmighty]

I don't hear any difference, and I don't worry about it much. I have three boss pedals in my chain. Doesn't bother me at all. There are some pedals that do tone-suck big time....wahs for example, but in general I think the whole tone-suck thing is a tempest in a tea-pot.

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[enditol]

Some wahs may suck tone, not all do. Same for tuners and anything else.

[teddy boy]

It will brighten up an OCD that is downstream from it. It's reallly weird how the OCD reacts with buffered pedals...

[Purple]

Originally Posted by teddy boy

It will brighten up an OCD that is downstream from it. It's reallly weird how the OCD reacts with buffered pedals...

Apparently Robin Trower runs a TU2 before his OCD(s) so he must like the brightening effect. I've heard some live clips of him with that rig and it does sound like that (brighter). Sounded a little too bright for me. I'd probably run the TU2 last if that was my rig. But I'm a Strobostomping true-bypass snob!

[nashvillesteve]

Wouldn't the TU2 have a tougher time reading the pitches if it were fed a heavily distorted signal? I think that's probably why Trower has it placed before the OCD.

[Scottone]

I run mine last in the chain so it doesn't affect my fuzz pedal. Works well there, but of course you have to turn off the other effects to tune effectively.