Boss LMB-3 good idea?

[holio.cornolio]

I have a sort of love hate relationship with compressors. I currently have a few pedals that see regular use, an orange squeezer clone, a Ross Clone and an AMZ S-Comp, all of which are great compressors, but aren't really doing what I want. The closest is the Orange squeezer which gives a reasonably natural sound which I like, but it's a tad too natural.

I want something which can give me a bit more squish, but I'm not looking for sustain, and I find that the other 2 pedals I have do great squish, but also amplify all the fretboard noise and other artifacts. I guess what I really want is a limiter, and I like the idea of the enhancer part of the LMB, but are they any good?? I'm not too worried about noise as it will only ever be used live. anyone have any experience of these??

Ta

[cheddatom]

the enhancer will "amplify all the fretboard noise and other artifacts" and is also utter sh*t.

As a limiter though, it's a great pedal! If you get the threshold set right you should be able to avoid amplifying your unwanted artifacts or adding loads of sustain.

[EskimoBassist]

Have a look on here, lots of great advice about compression and peak limiting: [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/"]http://www.ovnilab.com/[/url].

Aside from the Boss LMB-3 which seems like a good choice (see the review in link), the Aguilar TLC, Markbass Compressore, Demeter Compulator and FEA Comp-Limiter sound like they're worth your attention too.

[MartyBRebelMC]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1212423' date='Apr 27 2011, 11:03 AM']the enhancer will "amplify all the fretboard noise and other artifacts" and is also utter sh*t.

As a limiter though, it's a great pedal! If you get the threshold set right you should be able to avoid amplifying your unwanted artifacts or adding loads of sustain.[/quote]


Agreed - I never use the enhancer but the limiter is excellent - I struggled with several compressors before i realised what I actually wanted was a limiter i.e. roll off signal above a given threshold.

[keeponehandloose]

I found the enhancer to be too noisy to be practical on the
Lmb3.
Ever thought of looking out out for it's predecessor,
CS2,they come up regular on eBay. It has a far better sound to it.

[holio.cornolio]

I'm assuming that this is a like for like knock off of the LMB-3 [url="http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/p-440-glx-bass-guitar-effects-pedal-bosshog-series-bass-limiter-pedal.aspx"]http://www.dangleberrymusic.co.uk/p-440-gl...iter-pedal.aspx[/url]
anyone know different, as the price makes it quite tempting....

[cheddatom]

Apparently the behringer plastic copy of the LMB3 is just as good. It's just plastic.

[MartyBRebelMC]

[quote name='keeponehandloose' post='1212530' date='Apr 27 2011, 12:43 PM']I found the enhancer to be too noisy to be practical on the
Lmb3.
Ever thought of looking out out for it's predecessor,
CS2,they come up regular on eBay. It has a far better sound to it.[/quote]


I think the CS2 is a completely different pedal rather than a predecessor as it is a compressor not a limiter which gives a very different effect.

[cheddatom]

[quote name='MartyBRebelMC' post='1212642' date='Apr 27 2011, 02:02 PM']I think the CS2 is a completely different pedal rather than a predecessor as it is a compressor not a limiter which gives a very different effect.[/quote]

Correct!

[holio.cornolio]

[quote name='cheddatom' post='1212673' date='Apr 27 2011, 02:27 PM']Correct![/quote]
I guessed that to be the case, since I did have a modded CS-3 - compressor sustainer.... (that was quite good actually as I recall)

[clauster]

Yep, the LM-2 was the model before the LMB-3

[tonyquipment]

Love the LMB3. Makes tracking issues a thing of the past.

Also maintains signal strength so there are no spikes in volume. Very under rated pedal.

Squash the hell out of the signal!!!

[neepheid]

Yes, the LMB-3 is a great limiter. The "enhancer" bit isn't much cop though. Makes whatever hiss there is there even hissier. Should have called it a hiss enhancer

I don't have it any more though. I'm trying to teach myself to be my own limiter.

[tonyquipment]

Yeah the enhance thing on it only makes the signal sound 'brighter'

Then again, yes. If your signal sounds sh*t then yes it will make it more apparent ! Hah!

[jazzyvee]

I bought the boss pedal and didn't like the way it affected the sound of my bass. I tried it out in my guitar pedalboard, and with electric and electric/acoustic guitars having active electronics it seems to work great.

Jazzyvee

[6v6]

I use an LMB-3, I think it's good for a relatively cheap pedal. As others have mentioned, the enhancer is poor, I leave mine set to zero.

As a limiter, it works well, pretty transparently flattens out the peaks which helps a lot if you're going for a fairly smooth, even sound.

[Prime_BASS]

[quote name='6v6' timestamp='1365684264' post='2042829']
I use an LMB-3, I think it's good for a relatively cheap pedal.

[/quote]

It is a fantastic pedal for the price.

The enhance while being poo also creates a mid scoop on your sound.
Personally would go with something with more control partically if you want it to squish and sustain.

[foal30]

I like the LMB-3
good with fretless.