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A handy true bypass pedal to enable selected FX to be bypassed - in my case the GuitFET OD unit. This allows me to utilise reverb, tremelo and delay without added distortion.

My custom GuitFET valve-like distortion unit had one disadvantage; namely that I didn't have room for a bypass footswitch. This solves the problem. In real life the yellow LED indicates that loop bypass is active, the green LED indicates a straight through function.



 




Interior detail:




Here is the circuit and physical connection guide to the bypass pedal: Click on the schematic (or here) to download the hi res pdf:







Rear view showing 9V DC input to power the LEDs.







The finished unit. The LEDs are there just to indicate when bypass is engaged or not. Yellow = bypass engaged; green = normal.

kelvin@guitars-of-love.com