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The End to Your Signal Loss Problems





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When Sweetwater tested out the Empress Buffer pedal, we could visibly see those 50-foot cable runs quaking in their boots. Pesky tone loss can no longer compete ? now you can retain the full power of your signal over longer cable runs with this powerful pedal that is designed as a complete I/O interface for your board. What makes the Buffer so special? Its all-analog signal path contributes to dynamic response and superb signal passage. Plus, its minuscule size and flat top make a small footprint on your pedalboard, which means more room for phaser, tremolo, delay, and overdrive! To tie it all together, the Buffer also provides a separate tuner output to keep it away from the main audio path.





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Unique features with the Buffer





Other buffer pedals make way for the Buffer ! This rad buffer has all the same high-fidelity signal as the original Empress Buffer but with added features that make it a powerful tool for any pedalboard. It all starts with a switchable boost that can add up to 30dB of clean boost via a soft touch foot switch. Next, use the noise filters to remove unwanted noise from the effects chain and use the tuner mute to quietly tune while on stage. An input pad can pad or boost the input by three dB ? a great help for matching guitar outputs or tempering really hot active pickups. Lastly, an input loading knob allows you to load down your pickups however you want.





Empress Buffer Pedal Features:


Reduce the signal loss from long cable runs


Functions as a complete I/O interface for your pedals


All-analog circuitry contributes to dynamic response


Small footprint with the ability to mount on the back of your pedalboard thanks to a flat top


Separate tuner output to keep tuning away from main audio path


2 different noise filters reduce unwanted noise from the effects chain


Input pad can pad or boost input by 3dB


Input loading can load down your pickups


Tuner mute footswitch mutes the amp output