J Rockett Audio Designs wants to rescue your tone with its SOS Buffer pedal

Overcrowded pedalboards with long cable runs can lose their signal sparkle, something J Rockett hopes to sort with the latest addition to its Tour Series pedal line, the SOS Buffer.

Promising to "rescue your tone", the SOS Buffer balances guitar impedance and corrects high-end loss, as well as sorting out fuzz and wah pedal interaction problems.

The compact pedal features in/out jacks, a 9V power input and SOS control, which subtly adjusts the amount of top-end to be balanced in the signal path.

Nice to see some more adjustable buffer options on the market. The SOS Buffer is available now for $79/£75.

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.