Barber LTD. Perfection for me.

[TT100]

I wanted a OD pedal that would just give a little hair to the P90 Les Paul / Pro Reverb combo. The amp is great and once past 5 (Loud) breaks up really well on it's own. I needed something to get a little breakup at a lower volume without messing around with attenuators.

The LTD is a "low-gain" box that suites my needs perfectly. Great for blues, R&B and classic rock. Chords and leads come through perfectly.

YMMV.

TT100

[MarkM]

I can see how this could be a good bluse pedal for a Les Paul with P90's but for a Tele with single coils it just didn't work for me.
Keeley's Modded Boss BD-2 is great with a Tele for a little Twangy Country OD tone.
Just an opinion though!

[slack]

I've had an LTD for a long time. Compared to other ODs like the Red Snapper it paled. Very nasal for a 'mild' or 'clean' OD, though not as midrangey as great 808 style pedals like the Blues Devil or TTS.

Just got another LTD and it's great. Blows the first away. It's not a matter of the internal trimpots, it just sounds much, MUCH better than the other LTD.

Used with Teles into Brown and Black Fenders. Usually hitting it with a Keeley Comp. Btw, having several vintage P-90 guitars, I'd be much more likely to mate the LTD with a Tele.

[Rob DiStefano]

Yeah, LTD's are great all by themselves ... and, yes, you *might* hafta dial in the internal trimpots to get the tone and OD to suit yer tastes.

Anyhoo, just got a Clark-Barber "Gainster" - a bit different than the LTD - perhaps, PERHAPS, a bit more "transparent"? Gotta spend more time with this li'l feller ...

[telel6s]

Picked up an LTD based on all the good comments around here. It definitely suits me as I've never been into big, full-on distortion.

My little nit-picks with it have to do with the internal trim pots....why not make them external? (cost, space, etc. I know).

First, initial setup of the trim pots was a bit of a hassle because the sound I hear and like in my family room is not necessarily what I hear and like with a band. But it's none to easy to mess with the trim pots in the middle of a gig whereas I can move the outside pots in the middle of a song.

Second, I'd love to be able to roll back the presence for playing slide or smokier blues but keep it up for most other things.

Third, trim pot settings I like with my 5E3 clone are different from my Super Reverb. Seems a hassle to unscrew the bottom, change the trim pot positions, and screw the bottom back on just so I can bring a different amp out.

Again, love the sound of the pedal. Just wish I could more easily tweak everything that is tweakable.

[Brad J]

How does the Gainster compare to the LTD?

Is it halfway between the LTD and DD gain wise?

[boogaloo]

so don't be afraid to tell me "Go start yer own thread", but has anyone here (reading this) compared the LTD to a Keeley Bluesdriver? I have a Keeley Bluesdriver and like it a lot but am intrigued by the comments on the LTD- I am not a big, full-on distortion fan. Any comments/comparisons appreciated. Would it be beneficial to have one of each or are they quite similar?

Thanks!

Brian