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So I know this post will be boring to many of you, but I've come across a piece of equipment that deserves it's own post.  If you don't play guitar you may want to stop reading here...

As guitar players we all know that looking for the perfect pedal/pedals is a lifelong task.  There are just too many options to ever really get to try everything.  I'm actually in the process of totally re-working my pedalboard and  have found some amazing pedals.  

While I still have a few pieces to replace I can tell you with certainty that my Caroline Guitar Company "Wave Cannon",  will never leave my board.  That along with my Keeley Compressor and Fulltone Full-drive 2 are responsible for most of my tone these days.   Of course the Keeley modded TS-9 and Fulltone Fat-Boost are great as well!  

Well, the reason for this post is that while re-building my board, I've discovered that due to the amount of pedals I'm using, I'm actually losing some tone somewhere in between my guitar and my amp.  This of course is a huge problem.  I'm carefully choosing pedals to advance my tone NOT deplete it.  While some of this tone loss may be due to the random assortment of cables that I've amassed in the last ten years (this problem will be taken care of very soon with all new cables), I know that some of the loss is due to having a large number of "true bypass" pedals.  When a few of these pedals are stacked together there is noticeable loss in clarity and top-end.  

Much to my relief there is a solution!  And best of all, it doesn't have to break the bank.  

Introducing the T1M Mini Buffer.  While I barely understand what this little thing does it has made a huge difference in my tone!  So far, I'm putting it first in my chain and it sounds like I've lifted a sheet off my amp.  Please check this it out and do yourself a favor and go ahead and buy one!!!  At $39 plus shipping this is the most inexpensive tool you could add to your pedalboard with the most amount of positive change.  Get it!