LPB-1 Nano Linear Power Booster Review

Simple and very effective.

I had one of these boxes back in the late 70's or early 80's. It was perfect if you had a amp that did not have a master volume or a master volume footswitch. I used it for years. Recently I added it to my pedal board just to have an extra boost if needed. Inexpensive and simple to use.

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Great pedal

Sounds nice for how cheap it is and if you're looking for cheap distortion this is it. Bought and tried it in store and sounded awesome

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Perfect for what I wanted

I have the roland/boss street cube 2 modeling style amp. Tho this new Boss model doesnt have the older roland street cube modeling options it does have clean/crunch/lead and gain control..I mainly play with friends and family and dont gig but wanted a bit of boost for times I do jump in with lead part or even when I play along with a backing track and then jump into a solo and… read more want an extra kick...I wasnt sure what to expect due to the solid state modeling style amp and planned to run this straight with a volume pedal as my only effects type pedal if possible...I set boost volume full on but as kind of expected the boost pedal didnt do much to the internal crunch/lead channels volume or sound, although sustain did increase a bit, so I was afraid it would be worthless..but then I went to clean channel and left the amp gain dimed and clicked on the full volume boost and it gave me a thick smooth overdrive/distortion vibe, while not killing off individual strings...if I play amp alone on clean with gain up it is still cleaner then I want so this boost puts the sound I was hoping for in the amps higher volume channel while also adding the smooth thick overdrive type sound...I no longer feel the need to have a distortion pedal or use the amps crunch/lead channels since this gives me exactly a tone I had hoped for thru the clean with gain channel...I like the tone enough that I may just use this for my sound and just use the volume pedal to jump in for solo or an extra kick.... I run humbuckers straight to the jack, so not having tone pots help keep the treble strong also...I love that this pedal has built in 9v battery option so i dont always have to run extra electrical cord plug which is also why I have the Roland/boss street cube, so I can run off battery power...and since the pedal only draws about 25ah then a basic 170ah 9v should give few hours of playing for the times I play in area with no electrical outlets. Overall I was second guessing this purchase with my modeling amp and had expected to have to return it , but I am definitely keeping it now...

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Exactly ad advertised and important for my acoustic rig.

I primarily lead worship on an acoustic guitar or octave mandolin. Neither of my instruments' pickups send enough signal to drive my pedals (chorus, delay, etc...) This is always on in my board and boosts my signal so I can use all my other effects.

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LPB-1 Electro-harmonix

I'm not much of a pedal user but I got this to boost my signal going from the control room to the live room in the studio. It work just like I wanted without adding much color to my sound. If I dime the boost it will give the guitar a lot of punch with very little tone change. This is an excellent value for a time proven pedal.

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