Members Elliott Damage Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 LTD Black at 18 volts. Hell yea!!!!!!!!!!! gil, do you have a gainster too? i'm wondering about the gainster/ltd combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 so are you saying you can get voxish type OD out of this thing? if so.. i'm FUCKING SOLD on it.. We are witnessing Weems go broke. I love it!!!! At least you can blame it on the cold medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 so are you saying you can get voxish type OD out of this thing?if so.. i'm {censored}ING SOLD on it.. It can get a good compressed, chimey cord thing going. Not like the Fizzy Vox distortion, but like the cord Beatles kind of thing. Byrds. Like Tom Petty, maybe? Not like Kinks or Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 gil, do you have a gainster too?i'm wondering about the gainster/ltd combo. I don't have a Gainster. I'm tempted to try it, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 It can get a good compressed, chimey cord thing going. Not like the Fizzy Vox distortion, but like the cord Beatles kind of thing. Byrds.Like Tom Petty, maybe?Not like Kinks or Queen. im thinking radiohead warm OD.. and i'm not going broke.. all i do is spend my money on guitar stuff.. its what i enjoy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dysorexia Posted February 1, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 hah, if I had a better job I'd just buy them all today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 It sounds like it's worth trying for you. I do think they have that return policy, so .... I really suggest the MOD PCB with it, though. Lots more control. And Elliot's right - 18 volts, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Weems-PM'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 and i'm not going broke.. all i do is spend my money on guitar stuff.. its what i enjoy.. I hear ya. You've made some sick purchases lately. Oh, the envy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freqdaddy Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 It can get a good compressed, chimey cord thing going. Not like the Fizzy Vox distortion, but like the cord Beatles kind of thing. Byrds.Like Tom Petty, maybe?Not like Kinks or Queen. Oh, my ass, what are you guys smoking? Have you ever owned an AC30?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 I hear ya. You've made some sick purchases lately. Oh, the envy!!! yea, well that has been due to saving and being very picky as to what i buy. as well as i sold off a guitar and got in like $1100 on top of what i already had saved.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wood Chuck Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 yeah those are the two I wanna pickup most, but I can't decide if I want the gainster over the Small Fry gainster is a lot thicker, less gain on tap, more bass available, I have the LTD, great for chord work,direct drive, small fry, and the C/Barber Gainster. I use them all, great stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Oh, my ass, what are you guys smoking? Have you ever owned an AC30?? Well, one of my main amps is a TopHat Club Royal, which is a boutique build AC30 style amp. Very similar. And I worked for 4 years at a music store, played Voxes plenty. I go for a bit warmer Vox tone than many, but the LTD has a lot of the thick compressed tone I go for. Voxes get a lot of different sounds. Might not be what you think of as Vox, but the LTD has a chime and squash that brings that description to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 gainster is a lot thicker, less gain on tap, more bass available, I have the LTD, great for chord work,direct drive, small fry, and the C/Barber Gainster. I use them all, great stuff! Oh, yes. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 you say to get the black ltd with the mod PCB. where do you get that one at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 you say to get the black ltd with the mod PCB.where do you get that one at? Barber site. He sells them direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Barber site.He sells them direct. I'm having a hard time finding it. I remember you mentioned the mod pcb when I was thinking about getting mine. Now I want to try it out. Am I missing something? Do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phishmarisol Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 what kind of amp do you use? Fender hot rod deluxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Barber site.He sells them direct. do you have to email him for it.. or what..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freqdaddy Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Well, one of my main amps is a TopHat Club Royal, which is a boutique build AC30 style amp. Very similar.And I worked for 4 years at a music store, played Voxes plenty. I go for a bit warmer Vox tone than many, but the LTD has a lot of the thick compressed tone I go for. Voxes get a lot of different sounds.Might not be what you think of as Vox, but the LTD has a chime and squash that brings that description to mind. Well, I won't bring you down, party on with your LTD. I would never consider the LTD as a thick, compressed tone. Sort of an irritating conjested mid type thing. I love Barber pedals but this was the one that I couldn't even stick on my pedal board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phishmarisol Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 do you have to email him for it.. or what..? Dave prefers to communicate with his customers via carrier pigeons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrweems Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 i'm stuck on the barber ltd and OCD at the moment.. is there any comparrison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wood Chuck Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Well, I won't bring you down, party on with your LTD. I would never consider the LTD as a thick, compressed tone. Sort of an irritating conjested mid type thing. I love Barber pedals but this was the one that I couldn't even stick on my pedal board! Man! what are your settings?? Mine sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freqdaddy Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Man! what are your settings?? Mine sounds great! I hate to be glib but ...all settings??? My current gig/studio rig is a 58 Deluxe, Strats, SG, Barber Tone Press, BOR, frankly I find that a lowly, perhaps underated DOD Juice Box kicks the LTD's ass all day long... Believe me I have quite a few OD options. Boutique doesn't always mean better. But I respect that there are many different tone recipies and everyone has their preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brett Valentine Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 While the Silver Kiss displaced the black LTD from one of my boards (didn't fit as well with the current lineup) it is still one of my favorite pedals and will find its way onto one of my other boards (once I can make room for it). The descriptions are pretty accurate. It is definitely a warm sounding pedal. Its smoothness is definitely an asset. I tended to use it at a level just below breakup. I think it sounds great for "clean" leads. Into Fender type amps, it can add warmth and thickness via a subtle compression which feels more like an amp being pushed hard to its dynamic limit but not yet breaking up, and with a mild level boost, it sounds great for leads. With a clean boost in front of it, it's breakup is a little more touch sensitive than if you boost the gain knob. . . definitely in that Robben Ford camp, but not "Zen Drive." Adding the compressor (Tone Press) gives you a low gain, sustaining lead that almost feels "searing" but with little or no clipping (if you've got the LTD set up that way). With the clean boost and compressor, you can cover an entire night's worth of music (if you only need lower gain O/D). At higher voltages, it becomes even more dynamic. I wouldn't call it "transparent" (a better term would probably be having a flat response EQ) as it does have a mild warmth in the mids, but I would call it a very clear pedal as chords tend to mantain their definition (which, for me, makes it a good companion to the BB Preamp). With just a touch of clipping, chords really do jangle especially with single coils. Its strength is its tone, and that you have detailed control of the low to low medium gain range. Interestingly enough, the MI Audio Tube Zone also does a great, very dynamic low gain pedal, and when run @25v, is also supposed to make a pretty intense boost pedal as well. Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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