Best small pedal compressor for bass ?

[Inconnu]

I'd like your thoughts. I heard good and bad stuff from the EHX Soul Preacher (I'm a EHX fan) but otherwise, what's good these days ?

[jimmyb]

Ebs multicomp.

[NickRich]

Take a look at Bongomania's reviews, the Soul Preacher is there :
http://www.ovnilab.com/

[krafty]

Yep, great reviews. I'm leaning towards a Rothwell Love Squeeze.

[Slaine01]

Aphex Punch Factory - been using it for a while and loving it

[TXLawDawg]

From what I've read on here and from Bongo, I'm wanting the Aguilar TLC. On the cheap side, the BBE Opto-Stomp is supposed to be heck of a comp for the price.

[IPS]

For a great bang for your buck and simple pedal compressor, the BBE opto comp has been great for me. I want the EBS eventually but I found the BBE for really cheap

[FromTheBassMent]

The Rothwell Love Squeeze is VERY subtle. If you're looking to use compression as an effect, this one won't do it.

The Markbass Compressore is supposed to kill, but it's huge, and no one seems to be able to actually get one.

The Aguilar is terrific, if you're knob twiddler... it's got lots of adjustable parameters.

Me, I absolutely love my EBS Multicomp. It doesn't sound squashy, but it does a good job of lightly evening out transients and giving me a little more singing sustain. It's especially killer on fretless. Plus, it takes up very little real estate on my pedal board.

I'd personally advise against a Ross type compressor (like a Keely or an MXR Dynacomp). I have a Retro-Sonic for my guitar rig, and it's brilliant for chicken-pickin on my Gretsch guitars. But it sounded crap in my bass rig... too much pumping, too effecty. For bass I think that the more transparent and hi-fi you can afford to go, the happier you'll be. I like the EBS so much that I just leave it on all the time. It's an integral part of my tone, and dialed in properly it's truly set-it-and-forget-it. The only time I notice it is if I turn it off!

Oh yeah, like others have said, read Bongo's reviews.

[Jazzdogg]

Based in large part of reading Bongo's Ovni website, I bought a Demeter Compulator and have been exceedingly happy with its performance. I don't use as an effect, per se, but as a gain booster that also thickens up my sound when called upon to do so. Simple, quiet, effective, and I don't even think about having it on - until I turn it off for awhile. I don't use it on every song, just when I think it's appropriate.

[chuck3]

EBS Multicomp for me as well. I like EBS pedals generally and this comp does the job in a subtler way than others. That said, in my setup it just compresses the effects and is blended thru an Xotic wet/dry back into the overall signal which includes a lot of dry. I don't compress the whole thing.

[kesslari]

Another big plus on the EBS Multicomp. I never liked compressors before playing through that one.

[NickInMesa]

I applied Ovni's mod to a BOSS CS-3 and I love it. Can't push the sustain pass 11OC but that's fine besides that.

[diechris]

I've used a Boss LMB-3, Alesis NanoComp, DBX 166a, Demeter Compulator, and a Maxon CP9+. the only one that worked with my playing style is the Maxon... the boss and alesis were neat.. but once i started noticing the limit break clip.. i got annoyed.. the DBX seemed a bit boxy.. and the demeter's attack was a bit odd. the Maxon was the most natural for my playing style.. i think a lot has to do with your finger/pick attack..

[jimmyjames77]

Originally Posted by jimmyb

Ebs multicomp.

+1

[Crabby]

I am a huge fan of the Diamond compressor. There is a bass version available but for a 4 string player, the guitar version works very well.

[TrevorOfDoom]

Demeter Compulator!!

[N.F.A.]

Demeter Compulator

[Slaine01]

Originally Posted by FromTheBassMent

The Rothwell Love Squeeze is VERY subtle. If you're looking to use compression as an effect, this one won't do it.

The Markbass Compressore is supposed to kill, but it's huge, and no one seems to be able to actually get one.

The Aguilar is terrific, if you're knob twiddler... it's got lots of adjustable parameters.

Me, I absolutely love my EBS Multicomp. It doesn't sound squashy, but it does a good job of lightly evening out transients and giving me a little more singing sustain. It's especially killer on fretless. Plus, it takes up very little real estate on my pedal board.

I'd personally advise against a Ross type compressor (like a Keely or an MXR Dynacomp). I have a Retro-Sonic for my guitar rig, and it's brilliant for chicken-pickin on my Gretsch guitars. But it sounded crap in my bass rig... too much pumping, too effecty. For bass I think that the more transparent and hi-fi you can afford to go, the happier you'll be. I like the EBS so much that I just leave it on all the time. It's an integral part of my tone, and dialed in properly it's truly set-it-and-forget-it. The only time I notice it is if I turn it off!

Oh yeah, like others have said, read Bongo's reviews.

I have the Markbass Compressore but its huge and doesnt run off batteries, which isnt a bad thing but I prefer running my pedals off batteries and not having to run extra power cables across the stage, it sounds great but to be honest the Aphex Punch-Factory sounds just as effective to me IMHO

[bongomania]

Originally Posted by Slaine01

I have the Markbass Compressore ...but to be honest the Aphex Punch-Factory sounds just as effective to me IMHO

No way. Unless you are playing through an amp/cab that colors your tone so much that the pedal's tone is wiped out, and you have the MB set to very light compression.

[slyderhodge]

I used the BBE Opto Stomp for years and love love loved it. Cheap and clean. I kept in on 80% of the time.