Lovepedal has announced four new mini pedals: the Pickle Vibe vibrato, Echo Baby delay, Amp 50 overdrive, and Line Drive buffer.
Echo Baby
The Echo Baby is a warm studio quality delay with built in modulation. Internal pots control the Mix and Feedback Levels and are easily accessible via access holes in the case. Master Volume is also controlled by an internal pot. Modulation Mode automatically adjusts the Rate and Depth as you adjust the delay time.
MSRP $199
Specs:
- 150mS to 760mS Delay Time
- Internal Mix, Feedback and Volume Controls
- Dynamic Modulation Mode
- 9VDC Input Jack Battery Delete Power Supply Only
- Relay Switching True Bypass LED Status
- Super Compact Diecast Aluminum Case 3 5/8"L x 1 1/2"W x 1 1/4"H
Amp 50
The AMP50. A smoking miniaturized version of the heralded Church of
tone 50. Overdrive is so clean and dynamic, it works well in
conjunction with other signal driving units. If you love to set up your
overdrive and work a little magic with the volume knob on your guitar,
this little fella was made for you. Tone as big as a dump truck in a
case small enough to fit on your key chain.
MSRP $99Specs:
- 9VDC Input Jack Battery Delete Power Supply Only
- Â External Gain Bias Control
- Relay Switching True Bypass
- LED Status
- Super Compact Diecast Aluminum Case 3 5/8"L x 1 1/2"W x 1 1/4"H
Line Driver
The Line Driver is a high quality buffer that's meant to live on your
pedal board. A good buffer can help prevent tone sucking issues like
the loss of signal level, decreased high end frequency response and a
complete lack of low end punch. The Lovepedal Line Driver Mini Buffer
goes a step further by making it small enough so it can find a home on
any pedalboard. MSRP $129Specs:
- 9VDC input
- Low current draw
- LED Status
Pickle Vibe
The Pickle Vibe is Lovepedal's own take on the classic swirling effect. It
features all the lush swirling vibe tones you would expect from an
effect with the Lovepedal name on it. The external chicken head knob
controls the speed of the vibrato swirl while an internal trim pot
controls the overall tone of the pedal. This baby features true bypass
switching for zero tone suck when the effect is off.
MSRP $119For more information:
Lovepedal
Revv G3 Purple Channel Preamp/Overdrive/Distortion Pedal - Anniversary Edition
The Revv G3 revolutionized high gain pedals in 2018 with its tube-like response & tight, clear high gain tones. Suddenly the same boutique tones used by metal artists & producers worldwide were available to anyone in a compact pedal. Now the G3 returns with a new V2 circuit revision that raises the bar again.
If 3 Were 6
With six times the controls found on the 1 and 2 versions (if you discount the original’s on/off slider switch,) the LPB-3’s control complement offers pre-gain, boost, mid freq, bass, treble, and mid knobs, with a center detent on the latter three so you can find the midpoint easily. A mini-toggle labeled “max” selects between 20 dB and 33 dB of maximum gain, and another labeled “Q” flips the resonance of the mid EQ between high and low. Obviously, this represents a significant expansion of the LPB’s capabilities.
More than just a booster with a passive tone, the LPB-3 boasts a genuine active EQ stage plus parametric midrange section, comprising the two knobs with shaded legends, mid freq and mid level. The gain stages have also been reimagined to include a pre-gain stage before the EQ, which enables up to 20 dB of input gain. The boost stage that follows the EQ is essentially a level control with gain to allow for up to 33 dB of gain through the LPB-3 when the “max” mini toggle is set to 33dB
A slider switch accessible inside the pedal selects between buffered or true bypass for the hard-latch footswitch. An AC adapter is included, which supplies 200mA of DC at 9.6 volts to the center-negative power input, and EHX specifies that nothing supplying less than 120mA or more than 12 volts should be used. There’s no space for an internal battery.
Power-Boosted
The LPB-3 reveals boatloads of range that betters many linear boosts on the market. There’s lots of tone-shaping power here. Uncolored boost is available when you want it, and the preamp gain knob colors and fattens your signal as you crank it up—even before you tap into the massive flexibility in the EQ stage.
“The preamp gain knob colors and fattens your signal as you crank it up—even before you tap into the massive flexibility in the EQ stage.”
I found the two mid controls work best when used judiciously, and my guitars and amps preferred subtle changes pretty close to the midpoint on each. However, there are still tremendous variations in your mid boost (or scoop, for that matter) within just 15 or 20 percent range in either direction from the center detent. Pushing the boost and pre-gain too far, particularly with the 33 dB setting engaged, can lead to some harsh sounds, but they are easy to avoid and might even be desirable for some users that like to work at more creative extremes.
The Verdict
The new LPB-3 has much, much more range than its predecessors, providing flexible preamp, boost, and overdrive sounds that can be reshaped in significant ways via the powerful EQ. It gives precise tone-tuning flexibility to sticklers that like to match a guitar and amp to a song in a very precise way, but also opens up more radical paths for experimentalists. That it does all this at a $129 price is beyond reasonable.
Electro-Harmonix Lpb-3 Linear Power Booster & Eq Effect Pedal Silver And Blue
