Boss LMB-3 Bass Limiter Enhancer 

Comments about Boss LMB-3 Bass Limiter Enhancer:

- one of those RARE products that does what it was designed to do and does it better than most. It does not do what it was not designed to do. (duh!)

Take the time to learn how to use it and you will not be disappointed, I promise.

Comments about Boss LMB-3 Bass Limiter Enhancer:

The enhancer is great and the limiter is perfect for slapping

Comments about Boss LMB-3 Bass Limiter Enhancer:

This is the greatest bass guitar compressor ever made. Ive tried every one on the market... including the built in compressor on a few rack mount processors. You can crank it up and get the typical compressor "pop" or dial it back and it will sound natural yet still compress. This is hard to find in other units... finally someone made a transparent compressor for bass guitar!

Like everything else Boss- it's built like a tank. Im pretty sure this thing could take a direct hit from a 44 magnum and still function. Cockroaches, twinkies, and Boss stompboxes are the only things that will survive the impending 2012 mayan nuclear holocaust.

If you fingerpick really hard and are having trouble with blowing the band offstage when the song kicks in- this is your savior right here. This pedal, a quality EQ, and active pickups are all you need to get that Korn Fieldy tone. Dial it back and you wont even notice that it's on... other than the fact you wont blast everyone into the parking lot when you start slapping. If you play a wide variety of songs per set you NEED this pedal. The other night we went straight from chili peppers "Higher Ground" into slipknot "snuff", then to Aldean "My kinda party" and i didnt touch a single thing with my gear.

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I bought this a few years ago and did not have a need to use it much so it's been in a box since that time. I got it out this week to try as a boost pedal for a short bass solo for our next week's service. I had never thought to use it in our worship center before since this is the first bass solo I've done there. I adjusted the tone knob to add some more high end for the solo. The tone sounded so good, the band leader told me to leave it on all the time and use my volume knob on my bass for the solo boost. It overcame the mushy sound I have been complaining about from our PA sub-woofer and makes the bass sit better in the mix. The bonus is that it helps level out the volume between the different strings. It has moved from my storage box to my bass gig bag.Volume, Tone, Threshold & Compression ratio controls
Built like a Boss because it is one.
Hard to get the benefits I've received for less money.

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This Boss Lmb-3 is certainly a great buy not just it is boss but because of the additional brightness to my axe. All knobs have their use of course not like other effects that are useless. I recommend this to all bass players who want to add extra punch to their basses.

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Had this unit for a few years but sold it once I got an amp with a decent built-in compressor. This thing is a little noisy but works. If you are doing slap bass or need a fairly compressed sound then you need something, obviously. This will get you compression without raping your wallet. I wasn't very happy with the tone though and I'm quite surprised to hear people rave about it.

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I've owned my Boss LMB-3 Bass limiter Enhancer for over 7 years now and I love it! It enhances your overall sound by bringing your bass tone more "up front". But at the same time it controls your sound by limiting any harsh tones and noise that may come from your axe. I highly recommend this device especially if you are a slap/funk bass player!

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I love this compressor. It's Boss bullet proof and does what many other compressors fail to do for a bass... you can actually hear the upper range of the bass (notes, not all of the harmonics and click for us low-action guys) in a loud band without blasting upper mids and having to put up with all of that click and snark. I have been playing for 28 years and have used compressors from high end studio rack units, digitals, optos, etc... and been dissatisfied with more compressors than I can remember. The Boss LMB3 Rocks! You get a fattened mid and high note range and it keeps a leash on the bottom end all with good transparency. Some of the reviews complain about hiss using the enhance feature. Keep in mind that it enhances whatever is in the high end treble range, so if you're sending it noise, it will enhance it. The workaround is good electronics and cables or just don't use it since it is silent (i.e. recording silent) when the feature is turned down. My only complaint is that this thing eats batteries so a power cable is a must, so it gets a 4 for features.

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I've had one of these for a while. Particularly helpful if you play 5-string, and are running through a rig not really meant to handle low-B, or (obviously) doesn't have a built-in compressor ... I run this when I'm going through my little practice amp, which is an older Hartke Kickback. Also vital if you go back and forth between plucking and slapping/popping (and again, don't have a compressor on your amp), to ensure level volume. Finally, this pedal is wonderful if you want to get a little more life out of some old strings.It's a Boss, so you know it's built like a tank. Mine looks like I dropped it from a roof 100 times, but still works as well as the day I bought it, with all the dials intact and flawless switching.

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This unit scored 5 on features due to friendlyness. You are able to dig the sound that you want. I mainly use this gudget to my bass with PIEZO pick up and it did a good controlling peaky highs and equalized the lows. The quality not a concern at all, I'm using BOSS for numbers of years now and never experience any malfunctioning. If you are Piezo user , heavy metal gorilla or slapper, this is a friend to lean on and always by your side.Overall 5! I'm pleased with this pedal. Not only enhancing the sound, protects woofer cabs from over excursioning and tweeter saver from peaky highs