Betterizer Buffer PCB - Build Your Own Klon Buffer Pedal!

Betterizer Buffer Pedal - Build your own Klon Buffer Pedal!

If you’re using long cable runs, or have a pedal board full of true-bypass pedals, your signal could become weak and muddy due to increased capacitance. The Betterizer is a buffer circuit that restores the full strength of your pickups by converting the signal from high impedance to low impedance. It presents your amp with the true sound of your pickups, as if your instrument was plugged directly into the amp with a short cable. Try it at the beginning and end of your pedal chain.

This circuit is taken directly from the buffer section of the Klon Centaur overdrive, and you can expect a subtle sparkle, clarity and almost three-dimensional quality to the upper frequencies of your tone.

You can build this in several different ways:

1. Standalone pedal with true-bypass on/off stomp switch.

(Easily compare the effectiveness at various placements on your pedal board)

2. Standalone pedal with no on/off switch (always on).

3. Wired into an existing pedal with no buffer circuit.

Download build guide here:

ontheroadeffects.com/buildguides/Betterizer_v1.2_BuildGuide.pdf

OTRFX PCB's are designed with the intermediate DIY pedal builder in mind. If you have never built a pedal before, you may want to start with a full kit designed with new pedal builders in mind.