Electro Harmonix LPB-1 Reviews

Good boost

I like this pedal a lot. Very simple and with a good sound. I like it best with the class a amp i have… after some time i made the clarity mod (c4 and c5) and its a keeper. More headroom and very clean signal. Love it

Average booster

The simple one knob control is quite enough for what this pedal can do.

I didn't quite enjoy the boost that this pedal provides. Have tried it both before and after my overdrive/distortion pedals, but none of the setups satisfied me.

I am now using a Keeley compressor which I also use for boost and sustain. I know I am comparing totally different things, but I would say that the compressor/booster which I keep on pretty much all the time it's quite important in my setup. So If you have a similar setup, you might consider investing in a high quality piece.

honest booster

You get what you pay for, but I must say this pedal is very solid.

Does the thing

You want boost, it boots :)

Very happy with this pedal.

It doesn't always work, but when it does, it's awesome

I have a love-hate relationship with this pedal. It works very well to subtly push some cleaner tones to just break a little. But when used to enhance already overdriven amps, it creates a sonic hole in the mid region that sucks all live out of the amp.

A not so clean boost

If you have a distorted sound and you need a slight boost for your lead sound this is almost perfect, although if you need it for clean sounds it will distort your sound a little bit.

Its pretty robust and can take a life on the road, all in all its a good addition to almost any pedalboard.

Essential

Great value for money booster! I fully recommend it!

Good for the Price

I wouldn't call this a clean booster but it will boost your guitar signal.

Small but powerful

The EHX LPB1 is a compact pedal which doesn't take up much room at all on the pedalboard. It's a true bypass clean boost based on a design that's been around for a long time.

This can hit your amp with a load of extra gain if you run it in front of the amp, giving a bit of a volume boost but also working as a great little overdrive to fatten up your sound. It also stacks well with other pedals, goosing ODs and distortions into smoother, thicker solo sounds. The other way to run it is either at the end of your fx chain or even better, in your amp's fx loop - this gives you a massive clean volume boost, not adding much gain at all, just smashing up the volume to help your solos stand out above the band in the live mix. It fattens up the tone a little in the mids and lows which is a really nice extra effect for lead playing.

EHX sometimes have issues with quality control but this LPB1 has never given me any trouble at all. It's happy in a gigging situation and is versatile enough to be used in a number of ways. The true bypass also means it won't affect your standard guitar tone too much either. Recommended!

boost pedal

this one really boost your sounds. but be careful you might place it at the end of your pedals. i mean better to place output going to amp so it will work 100%.

LPB1

USE :

I used it with my Hughes & Kettner Statesman Dual 6l6 combo!

PROS & CONS :

I wanted a simple booster to give my amp more power.After I tested it it was clear that this is not what I wanted.It really is a booster but it boosts low frequencies more than highs and my amp becomes muddy!

If you really want a booster that don't color your tone,this one will not be your first choice.

Build quality is,I should say medium and this pedal could last long.

If I ever will buy another booster,it would be TC Spark Booster for sure!

Excellent Boost Pedal!

I use this pedal mainly as a solo boost. It does a fantastic job of literally boosting the volume and managing to add zero character to the sound. At the last quarter or so, it may add a slight amount of gain. but is mostly a clean boost up to that point. It's very smooth.

The design is flawless. It's a great chassis, nice and durable. The knob is plastic and easily turned, but not easy to accidentally adjust with your foot as you turn it on or off - which is great.

Price wise this is unbeatable. There is nothing close to this pedal in terms of quality and price. It should really cost more to be honest, judging by what else is out there.

it's a booster!

yes, it's a booster, this is the job, I can say that it's quite good, I use it in the send/return, not over 10 o'clock, good colour sound, advise.

Won't do what you think

I bought this to be used as a lead boost pedal.

It does not do this job well, volume is unreliable, and often it sounds far too compressed and. well, a bit poo really.

It is absolutely NOT a clean boost at all. It's very dirty, obfuscating your hard designed tones and muffling up your sound.

I can't seem to make this pedal work for me, however you might be able to. Take advantage of the money back guarantee and see for yourself.

You might have better luck than I did.

Meh!

You may have guessed the content of this review from the title! It's ok. I've tried it in a few different slots on my board, before, in between and after my distortion pedals and there's a definite difference depending where I use it. There's not really enough of a "boost" for me to give it 5 stars. It's very solid, very well made so it'll last very well even with vigorous use. I'd recommend it to anyone on a budget, it does a job, but if you want genuine variable boost you'll need to look elsewhere.

Simply boosts your volume!

The EHX Nano LPB-1 simply does what it says: it boosts your volume! Therefore it has to be placed in the effect loop of your amp. The output volume of your amp is now regulated with the one and only knob. When using the booster in front of your amp, it only gives you more gain! So be sure your amp as an effect loop when buying this pedal, unless you want to use it as a gain booster.

Your sound should not be affected by this pedal, it boosts your volume quite linearly.

The case of the LPB-1 is very solid, so it's a good thing live on stage and on tour.

Solos are more fun now

Handling:

Very easy, very puristic. One knob nothing else. You simply adjust the bosster to the level of boost you want to have and that is it!

I play in an Indie rock/pop band and in my opinion I lacked presence in my lead parts. So I searched the internet for a solution and this is what I came up with. The sound stays the same. So if you play on a crunchy setting this pedal won´t change it to a super distorted sound. It simply makes your signal louder. Nothing more and nothing less. So if you are a lead guitarist and want more presence in your lead parts this is what you should get!

Ehx lpb1

Does what it says, great for solos etc. you can also get quite a cool sound when using it on it's own as a clean signal as it adds a bit of a Lofi sound

Fantastic value pedal

I used this as an always on pedal at the beginning of my chain. It made my guitar sound fuller and thicker (especially my Tele) and it allowed me to boost my drive pedals a bit more to get some more gain. It works just as well as other boost pedals that you could pay twice the amount for so why waste your money?

As with all EHX Nano pedals, the casing is solid as a rock and I was never worried that this would break.

Since I now only play humbucking guitars I don't really find the need for a boost pedal so I ended up selling it but if I were to return to single coils I would definitely buy again.

EHx LPB-1

This small Box is a Booster who fits on every FX-Board.

The LPB-1 comes in a small yellow package, just with a short user guide and a warranty Card. A 9V battery is included and already inserted into the Pedal. You can use a power supply too, if you want.

The LPB-1 sounds very neutral, when the gain knob is on 9 o'Clock to 10 o'Clock.

It just gets the Volume louder as it's supposed to do.

When you crank the gain knob to 11 o'Clock or more, you get an overdriven Sound, which sounds a bit harsh, that's why i gave just 4 Stars.

But used just as a Booster, it works very well.