Pearl Octaver and Boss OC-2 jfet input stage

[garfo]

Both the Boss OC-2 and Pearl Octaver (Low Rider) have identical single Jfet input stages followed by an opamp gain stage.

The question is, are these single jfet inputs even necessary or are they a leftover from the original bypassing mechanism? It seems like the pedal should work exactly the same if the jfet stage was left out, or am I wrong?

[jimilee]

Both the Boss OC-2 and Pearl Octaver (Low Rider) have identical single Jfet input stages followed by an opamp gain stage.

The question is, are these single jfet inputs even necessary or are they a leftover from the original bypassing mechanism? It seems like the pedal should work exactly the same if the jfet stage was left out, or am I wrong?

Input buffers. They are usually skipped when building "replicas".


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[garfo]

Both the Boss OC-2 and Pearl Octaver (Low Rider) have identical single Jfet input stages followed by an opamp gain stage.

The question is, are these single jfet inputs even necessary or are they a leftover from the original bypassing mechanism? It seems like the pedal should work exactly the same if the jfet stage was left out, or am I wrong?

Input buffers. They are usually skipped when building "replicas".


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Right, that is what I thought but the Low Rider keeps this input stage.