DON'T LET PEDALS COMPROMISE YOUR BASS TONE!! 

this box, just like every buffer, basically just drops the output impedance of the signal coming out of it, which means it pushes more current through the cable while following the signal's voltage. the output resistance and the capacitance of the cable build a low-pass filter. the lower the signal's impedance is, the higher the filter's cutoff frequency gets and vice versa. thus more treble is present with buffered signals. the same effect as active pickups (buffer circuit within pickup's housing) or active onboard electronics (always a buffer stage) have. even some tuner pedals have a buffered bypass. if you have the buffer onboard, the bass itself gets a low output impedance. otherwise the effect starts after the buffering pedal. my opinion on the sound you can get: imho passive basses work really well with all kinds of distortion pedals for their smooth highs while active basses (or buffered signals) tend to get harsh even with reduced treble within the pedal because you bring in the very airy treble content into the distorion circuit beforehand. active basses or buffered signals on the other hand give a very nice hifi type of sound. more of the basses frequency spectrum is present. nice for very tight, precise tones. thumbs up for the nice comparison! :)

If anyone is interested, the input impedance is 1MΩ and the output impedance is 470Ω. Been looking for this info and had to email Providence to find out.

Compromising my tone IS my tone.

I keep a boss pedal in my chain that's always off as a buffer. Works for me as a cheap solution. Particularly, I seem to end up practical conversation through a PA a lot. It makes a hug difference putting a low impedance signal into a PA line input as opposed to just straight passive bass in.

For the non-technical people out there, this pedal Will make every cup of coffee taste as if it were made with freshly ground beans.

Thanks to Samuel Venditti below, I found out this buffer has a 1Ω input impedance. That's great for guitar, but according to the Rig Doctor (Vertex Effects) it should have an impedance between 2.2Ω and 10Ω for bass. I'll just get the Lehle Sunday Driver for my passive basses as active basses and basses with active preamps are already buffered.

Very subtle difference at 5:18 (normal setup). I apreciatte Provindence ask to demo this situation.

I liked your review. Especially your final comment about the other device. If musicians give objective reviews like this one, manufacturers would have to produce competitive equipment.

Is this what the buffer on the Polytune 3 does?

how cool is that , staying high and dry in Houston my prayers for Miami and all of Florida

How would one know it's time to add a buffer? Would it go at the end of signal chain?

Thanks for not editing out the "activerer" 😀

I prefer the unbuffered tone, especially on the jazz

On the jazz bass, I would use the buffer but crank the bass end up beforehand.

What about more examples with effect pedals, specifically distortion/drive pedals that cut bottom end?

Wo kauft man denn das Teil? Und wie immer, sehr geil gespielt!!

The active bass sounded better without the pedal…

Nifty piece of kit!

How true is it that buffers kill distortions?

ok thats a cool piece of kit

What company made that reliced jazz? It looks fucking sweet.

Could you compare this with the Boss TU-2 or 3? With the buffers in those tuners? Just curious to hear the difference.

I’m currently having issues with my tone sounding thin in certain systems and I think it’s because my pedal and pre set tone. At home all my settings sound great but when at church or on gigs I find it compromises a lot of the juice. You reckon getting one of these will help?

Hey nice! What’s the intro loop? Please share that phrase. thanks!

so if you have something like a peterson strobe with impedicance would i still want one at th end before my DI?

5:27 which other buffer pedal was that?

Massa!!

ok cool

Wow!

What's on the top of the neck?

What was the pedal in the beginning?

What is the first bass in the video?

hey guys, would it be possible to tell us/me what pedal(s) were used right at the start/at the very end? there's a part of my brain say its a moogerfooger but i have no idea

hahahah dude they give you a long coiled cable for a reason. put a boss pedal in bypass and you get the same.