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Has anyone ever used or played with these pedals before. I was looking the Love Eternity, and just wondered how it sounded. thanks
http://www.musictoyz.com/guitar/pedals/lovepedal.php
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thegearpage.net is full of people who love their eternities...
do a search there...but you'll mostly just find quick posts that just say "Eternity!"
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ooohhhh I love pedals too!
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The eternity is a great, great pedal. Smooth overdrives that can really cut thorugh the mix with the treble tone control. I've found it to great for picking and strumming...a very natural overdrive without fizzing. Instead, it's got a very warm aroma about it. Plenty of mids without sounding at all like Tubescreamer and a good balance across the frequencies when soloing. Very good tone. I like it from the start and I favored quite a bit of treble. I just love the bite!
I've actually also just received my Klon after the wait. And...I'm really surprised at how similar these two pedals sound. I can dial in very similar sounds on both pedals and it almost becomes indistinguishable. The Klon also has an awesome overdrive sound too....but your tubes have to be cooking for this to work right. It helps to have a hot bias and an attenuator. Anyway, the difference to me was the Eternity seemed to have more bass/low mids than the Klon. But this is probably becuase the Klon's treble control has a wider range and can make your guitar sound even brighter. However, too much can make your guitar sound nasally. Also, the drive/gain knob on the Eternity gives the gain to your sound real quick...about 20% up the dial, you're at the max distortion sound and any higher just adds compression to the sound. On the Klon, the gain is more functional and gradually adds more hair as you turn the knob.
In the end, I think I prefer the Klon. Just more flexible and the sounds I get are slightly more my taste than the E. The Klon seems to be a bit more clearer and a bit smoother as well. Both of these pedals have lots of sustain and great sound...can't go wrong with either. Also, they're priced in about the same ball park...so up to you. Actually, I didn't notice that Musictoyz is selling the E cheaper than getting it direct from Love. I paid 289 for my E. Good luck with your choice!
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I too have heard excellent things about the Eternity(TGP... ), and I'm beginning to think that there's more to this one than just the usual "pedal of the week" type thing.
Albuht, It's interesting that you find the Klon similar to the E. How to they stack? Have you put them together? Are you playing singles, humb's, or both? The Klon looks like alot of fun, but I just haven't been able to pull myself together and order one. I've also heard incredible things about the Klon's buffer. I was sort of under the impression that they both were more low to mid OD's, but wasn't sure. Is this correct?
On that note, anyone else try/own anything else from Lovepedal? Church of Tone (COT) possibly?
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Originally Posted by omensixaxe I too have heard excellent things about the Eternity(TGP... ), and I'm beginning to think that there's more to this one than just the usual "pedal of the week" type thing.
Albuht, It's interesting that you find the Klon similar to the E. How to they stack? Have you put them together? Are you playing singles, humb's, or both? The Klon looks like alot of fun, but I just haven't been able to pull myself together and order one. I've also heard incredible things about the Klon's buffer. I was sort of under the impression that they both were more low to mid OD's, but wasn't sure. Is this correct?
On that note, anyone else try/own anything else from Lovepedal? Church of Tone (COT) possibly?
I have tried stacking them together in both combinations. It just doesn't sound good to me. The combination just saturates the sound way too much and the guitar sounds suppressed. I mean, you get lots of sustain, but it doesn't sound wide open and exhilarating. I much prefer the Klon and Fat boost together (with the Fat boost after the Klon). The Klon sets up the overdrive and the Fat boost adds more thickness to the sound. I also turn up the gain slightly on the Fat to give it slightly more hair around the edges...kinda like a finishing touch.
The Klon does have an excelllent buffer. I also have an axess bs-2 buffer and I still keep that early in my chain since the Klon comes later. Both have great sounds from them but I haven't really had the drive to compare the buffer sounds from each of them since I have no complaints about how my setup sounds right now.
The Klon and Eternity pedals can range from zero to tons of gain...distortion like. It's a very common misconception that the Klon is just a clean boost/low overdrive. This is mostly because people's setups don't allow them to get the full potential of the pedal. I'm going to be putting a full review of the pedal of thegearpage.net later on when I get a chance. I've kinda already explained the difference in the gain knobs in both of these pedals and I totally prefer the Klon because of the functionality and clarity in sound! Definitely keeps each note separately heard even with aggressive open strumming. I was floored by this pedal for sure.
My overdrive setup used to be: Keeley TS-9, OCD, Eternity, Fat boost. Now, it's just Klon, OCD, Fat boost. The OCD is just there for a more Marshall type of distortion...high gain only. The Klon takes care of EVERYTHING else.
If you guys are thinking about an Eternity, I would definitely give Klon a look because there isn't that much of a difference in price between the two. Also, give Bill at Klon a call and he'll tell you exactly how to get the most out of this pedal.
Have fun!
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Interesting...I truly wish I could find me one to screw around with before making any decisions. I've had bad luck in the past, buying on impulse. Anywho, the OCD is also intriguing as well. It's on the list too, so I'll have to see. Thanks for your input, and keep me posted on that TGP review.