The Limetone Audio LTV-500H is a mono volume pedal built into a BOSS volume pedal enclosure. Limetone Audio keeps the enclosure and moving parts to BOSS's original specification, which the maker says preserves high durability, and uses BOSS's original pedal mechanism: neither the common gear type nor a string type, but a structure the maker describes as stable1. Players familiar with the Boss FV-500H will recognize the footprint and feel immediately.
Connections and use
The pedal has three mono jacks: INPUT, OUTPUT and TUNER OUT1. The tuner output is the practical difference from a basic two-jack volume pedal: a tuner can sit on its own feed and keep tracking your signal no matter where the pedal is set, while the OUTPUT carries the level you set with the treadle. It is a mono pedal throughout, so it takes a single instrument signal rather than a stereo pair.
Size and weight
The LTV-500H measures 110 mm wide, 289 mm deep and 72 mm high, and weighs approximately 1.6 kg1. That is the full-size BOSS volume pedal format, larger than compact mini pedals such as the MOOER Leveline or the DOD Mini Volume, and in the same family as Limetone Audio's other BOSS-enclosure models like the Limetone Audio LTV-500L and the smaller Limetone Audio LTV-30H.
Buying one and the LTV-500H-MR version
Limetone Audio sells the LTV-500H only through its own web store, listed at 21,450 yen including tax1.
The LTV-500H-MR is a separate version, also exclusive to the Limetone Audio web store. It adds an illuminate connection jack alongside INPUT, OUTPUT and TUNER OUT, and is listed at 22,550 yen including tax2. Limetone Audio also makes related illuminate-equipped models such as the Limetone Audio LTV-500L-ilm and the Limetone Audio illuminate box mini.
For more on how pedals of this kind work and how they compare, see the Volume Pedals type page.
Questions
Does the Limetone Audio LTV-500H have a tuner output?
Yes. Alongside INPUT and OUTPUT, the LTV-500H has a TUNER OUT jack, so a tuner can stay connected and always see your signal while the pedal controls what reaches your amp. All three jacks are mono, and the tuner output works the same way on the LTV-500H-MR version.
Is the LTV-500H mono or stereo?
The LTV-500H is a mono volume pedal. Its INPUT, OUTPUT and TUNER OUT jacks are all mono, so it suits a single guitar signal path. Players needing stereo volume control would look at a stereo pedal instead.
Where can you buy the Limetone Audio LTV-500H?
Limetone Audio sells the LTV-500H exclusively through its own web store. The LTV-500H-MR version is also a Limetone Audio web store exclusive.
What is the LTV-500H-MR?
The LTV-500H-MR is a version of the LTV-500H in the same BOSS volume pedal enclosure, with an extra illuminate connection jack alongside INPUT, OUTPUT and TUNER OUT. It is sold only through the Limetone Audio web store and is priced higher than the standard LTV-500H.
How much does the Limetone Audio LTV-500H weigh?
The LTV-500H weighs approximately 1.6 kg, according to Limetone Audio's product page. The LTV-500H-MR weighs the same.
Sources (2)
- LTV-500L/H, Limetone Audio, 2024
- LTV-500L/H-MR, Limetone Audio, 2024
