Barber LTD and Eternity

[AdamLee]

I am looking for a low to low mid gain pedal for my board. I have heard great things about the Lovepedal Eternity and the Barber LTD. Are they similar or apples and oranges?

[gitpicker]

Apples and Oranges.

The LTD is a very good TS.

The Eternity is an entirely different beast - emphasis on beast. Do a search and you will find yourself with about 20 hours of reading describing the Eternity.

[jlagrassa]

THe LTD is far from being a TS clone, I use the Silver LTD and it is very open sounding and no mid hump. The pedal sounds more like an amp on the verge of break up and then some!

[Janglin_Jack]

Originally Posted by jlagrassa

THe LTD is far from being a TS clone, I use the Silver LTD and it is very open sounding and no mid hump. The pedal sounds more like an amp on the verge of break up and then some!

+1 :AOK

Jack

[Thazy]

I agree, the Silver LTD really is a great low OD pedal. In fact, team one up with a TS style pedal and they make a killer combo.

[drolling]

Silver LTD's my favorite Barber pedal.. A lo-medium gainer w/a flatter midrange response than the rest, but there's still a bit of a hump there. If there wasn't, it wouldn't be a Barber pedal.

I've got an E too. Great medium-hi gain OD, with perhaps a bit more flexibility than the LTD, but it's over twice the price, and getting one's not exactly a straightforward procedure.

Some people love a good mystery, but there's also something to be said for hitting the 'Buy-it-now' button and having it on your board three days later.

If Dave's stuff was double the cost & three times harder to get, there'd be a lot more "Barber" threads here on TPG..

[derek_32999]

Originally Posted by drolling

If Dave's stuff was double the cost & three times harder to get, there'd be a lot more "Barber" threads here on TPG..

Uh you're forgetting the goop and the fragile paint jobs. Theres gotta be tons of goop and paint chips.

[gitpicker]

Hey Dave!

My "TS" comment comes from 2 sources (both located between my ears...):

1) I owned both the Black and Silver LTD's (which I bought new and recieved within 3 days each from the wonderful folks at Pedal Geek - they rock!) - they both exhibited a mid-hump to my ears - which the TS, and lots and lots of other pedals, have popularized. I guess I group all pedals that have that "hump" as TS-type pedals. As far as the circuit, I am not a builder, and I have no idea if your circuit resembles an actual TS circuit in any way.

2) I have a somewhat vague recollection of a thread where you said that they were, in fact, based on a TS. If this is not, in fact, the case, I will respectfully, and with apologies, withdraw my earlier comment.

All that being said, I liked the Black version a little better than the Silver one - sounded a little more raw and rockin' to me. I have been thinking that I need to get myself another "mid-humpy" OD to compliment the my current line-up of OD's, and the Barber pedal is at the top of the list - just a great pedal at a great price. Since I already own an Eternity, I feel confident in my earlier assessment of the two pedals being "apples and oranges".

Now go ahead and beat me up some more....

[Blues Wail]

I have both and they are both great pedals, and different!