EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job vs Electro-Harmonix LPB-3
The EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job and the Electro-Harmonix LPB-3 are both pedals sharing bright, mid-forward. The Electro-Harmonix LPB-3 leans transparent and clean boost. Current prices: $159 vs $98.74.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.57% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- bright
- mid-forward
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$159via Reverb
$98.74via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Tone Job is an EQ and volume boost pedal from Akron, Ohio boutique manufacturer EarthQuaker Devices, delivering a three-band active EQ (Bass, Mid, Treble) with a Volume control for signal level boost or cut. The Tone Job provides active EQ shaping for live tone correction, studio frequency adjustment, or adding midrange presence for cutting through a mix. True bypass.
The Electro-Harmonix LPB-3 Linear Power Booster expands on the original LPB-1 circuit with the addition of a three-band EQ section including Bass, Mid, and Treble controls alongside the Boost control. This allows frequency shaping alongside the transparent signal amplification, making the LPB-3 useful as both a pure clean boost and as a tonal enhancement tool for compensating for different guitar, cable, and amplifier frequency responses. Suited to blues, country, rock, and any context where clean signal boosting with tonal control is needed.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- Blues
- Rock
- Country
- transparent
- clean boost