# Effect Trails When Bypassed

**URL:** <https://backstage.polyend.com/t/effect-trails-when-bypassed/23793>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** mess\
**Created:** [November 13, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/effect-trails-when-bypassed/23793 "2025-11-13T15:19:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hutton85](https://backstage.polyend.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/9de0a6/32.png) [@hutton85](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/hutton85)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/effect-trails-when-bypassed/23793/1 "2025-11-13T15:19:16Z")

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### What is the problem?

Currently, it doesn’t seem like the Mess pedal can have effects trail off naturally when bypassed. This is a feature that is kinda make or break for me and when I looked this up before buying it seemed like it was able to, but it seemingly can’t and there is no info on the manual or online about it.

### What should this feature achieve?

The option to have effects trail off when the pedal is bypassed or a preset is changed.

### Are there any workarounds?

No

### Any links to related discussions?

No

### Any references to other products?

Most other time based effects pedals

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**Author:** ![lexoung](https://backstage.polyend.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@lexoung](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/lexoung)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/effect-trails-when-bypassed/23793/2 "2026-01-12T18:20:29Z")

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Options for trails on bypass and between steps are crucial, please make this happen!

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**Author:** ![jkmartin101](https://backstage.polyend.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c5a1d2/32.png) [@jkmartin101](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/jkmartin101)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:26am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/effect-trails-when-bypassed/23793/3 "2026-01-20T10:26:44Z")

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I only recently got Mess and noticed the “no trails when changing presets” straight away! I have Mess on a tabletop pedalboard which I play trumpet/flugelhorn through, and currently, I have to stop playing, let the effected note die away before switching presets. Or am I missing something?!