Boss LMB-3 Bass Limiter/Enhancer Pedal

ABOUT THE PEDALBasically what this pedal does is make your range of volume smaller. It takes the loudest sounds you make with your instrument quieter, and it takes the quietest noises you make louder. Of course there is a knob to adjust how much of the effect you want, but that is the main idea of the pedal. No matter what style you play this pedal will come in handy and make you sound more professional, but the majority of people buy this for slap bass. Why? Because when you play slap style it sounds extremely loud through an amp without a limiter(which is the kind of amp that most people have). So the limiting effect take all of the painfully loud sounds and makes them sound just as loud as all the other sounds so the overall volume is more focused.On to the enhancer knob. It basically brightens up your tone.REVIEWOverall this is a great pedal! It has the same shell as all other boss pedals which lasts forever and will not break. And my playing and tone sound amazingly better when using this pedal, but there is one thing I don't like about it. Because it is a limiter pedal and it makes you quiet noises a little louder to match with everything else your playing, this means that when you brighten up your tone you will get a painful, high-pitch noise when you slide your fingers up or down the strings. But it is avoidable with practice.

Loved this pedal! I play in a band where we all like to play loud. Sometimes, I struggle in order to be heard, and thus, have the tendency to pluck the bass strings too forcefully. This pedal eliminates that issue, allowing one to focus on real musicianship instead of struggling musically. It will make sure that you are heard! A light touch will be more than sufficient! For a Boss Pedal, the price is right! Great pedal!

The LMB-3 is what you are buying: a compressor/enhancer. You see tons of youtube videos and read a lot, but don't expect more than what a compressor will do. No magic is done on tone. It will not work properly on guitars - so don't even creat the expectation. It is great if you are only using it as a pedal that has a trigger based on level. If you are playing with distorsion, this pedal might not be worth it. I had it chained with a '59 bassman pedal, and they just don't do it.Still, great if you wanna play a clean, straight to the amp bass.

This pedal works very well for slap bass. Very transparent when set correctly. Instructions included will let you dime it in in seconds! Doesn't like other compressor pedals though. Using a pick with slap setting doesn't sound as good. That's why I got 2 pedals ( they double shipped, I only asked for 1) but I am pleased with the mistake!!

This pedal does all it is supposed to. A compressor pedal is almost invisible in the signal chain, and shouldn't be noticeable, unlike a synth or envelope filter. This pedal adds no noise or feedback into the chain, and is easy to figure out settings. Quality again, BOSS.

I Purchased this pedal off Amazon March 6th, 2015. Never gigged, but used every day for about 2 to 4 hours, just at home practicing and tone tweaking.Around December 2015 I started getting random volume drops and occasional static and hum until January 2016 I lost almost all my volume. I thought the socket in my bass was loose, but I had the same problem with different basses. After trying different cables, I replaced connectors between all my pedals, (I have about 10 pedals plus tuner) doing them one at time with no fix. Finally I removed pedals from my signal chain one at a time, When I removed the LMB3 I got my volume back and the static went away.This was my only Boss pedal and it worked well enough when new, I just expected to last much, much longer. Electro Harmonix has a new bass compressor/sustainer that I'm going to get to replace the broken LMB3. I've have really good luck with EHX's gear, but I'll be very shy about buying any more of Boss's equipment again.

Tremendous effects pedal that can handle the rigors of a pedal board and tours. Superb dependability. BOSS is the BOSS !

This pedal works amazing on my pedal board. This pedal along with an eq pedal provide ultimate tone/level control. Works well to smooth things out for slap or finger picking bass styles. Now that I've gotten familiar with it I won't play without it... I never shut it off...

Brilliant sound. Really cuts through whilst still sitting nice in the mix. Zero hiss.

Ci sono alcune categorie di pedali dove non credo ci sia bisogno di proprietà esoteriche, questa è una di quelle. Era normale che quindi mi rivolgessi a BOSS!

Dynamic, but a bit noisy. Still worth every penny, smooths out the overall sound so everything sounds more professional. not flat just equalized. Pretty cool invention.

Good

Good tones