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

By Michael Astley-Brown
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Adjustable mini effect sweetens top-end in guitar signal chains

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.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.