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11-02-2009, 12:26 AM
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Hi,
I'm looking for a good compressor (+sustainer?) pedal for my MM SR 5. Nor necessarily a budget one, but a pedal rather than a rack-mountable device.
Can anyone recommend a killer pedal? I've seen a few offers on T-Rex Squeezer on eBay, has anybody used it on a bass? Any good?
Many thanks
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11-02-2009, 12:28 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Portland | | www.ovnilabs.com
Markbass compressore, EPS Multicomp, Maxon cp9+, Demeter Compulator, FEA Dual Band or SMX.
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11-02-2009, 12:31 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia | | Wow, that was quick 
Very helpful website, thanks a lot. |
11-02-2009, 12:32 AM
|  | that video LIES | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California | | | I have an old DOD Milk Box that I love. It gets a decent rating in Bongo's review, and can be found for $40 or so.
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11-02-2009, 02:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay, FL | | | I have an old Trace Elliot SMX Dual Compressor. Not a good choice for someone looking for hardcore limiting, but for someone looking for something that's gonna save your speakers and still preserve your tone fairly transparently. I love it, it's just enough to save your dynamics and not enough to drastically color your tone. To me, it does the job that most compressors don't do, but that's just me.
If it broke tomorrow I'd half to go the other way and try that monster Markbass Compressore.
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11-02-2009, 02:51 AM
| | | | i use an EBS multicomp. it's my first compressor pedal so i can't really compare it with other compressors but i really like it though. the tube sim mode is awesome imo. the bass sounds really full no matter how much compression you put on it. |
11-02-2009, 04:47 AM
|  | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | I have the Boss CS-3 and am looking to change for the EBS multi-comp. The Boss does an decent job, but from what I read in the thread (and the stickys), the EBS seems more adapted to bass. There are other as well, but the EBS fits my sound, board and budget 
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11-02-2009, 05:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Grand Rapids MI | | | For the money I think the BBE opto stomp is one of the better ones. It's very transparent, and easy to use, plus you can get them dirt cheap used. |
11-02-2009, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Morning Beer For the money I think the BBE opto stomp is one of the better ones. It's very transparent, and easy to use, plus you can get them dirt cheap used. | The opto is great, but I've been through several comps now and reading Bongo's reviews I've finally come to realize that you need the right comp for your particular application and style.
I finally settled on a Toadworks Mr. Squishy. |
11-02-2009, 06:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Grand Rapids MI | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmy rocket The opto is great, but I've been through several comps now and reading Bongo's reviews I've finally come to realize that you need the right comp for your particular application and style.
I finally settled on a Toadworks Mr. Squishy. | Very true I had a DBX rack comp for a while and never got what I wanted out of it, I know alot people really like them but it just wasn't for me.
The opto is very subtle and gave me just the right amount of comp that I wanted.
I firmly believe you get what you pay for, but sometimes you don't need to pay as much as you think you do.
Definitely explore all your options. |
11-02-2009, 06:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | EBS Multicomp for sure. |
11-02-2009, 06:46 AM
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11-02-2009, 07:11 AM
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11-02-2009, 08:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | The Trex Squeezer is a bit complicated, but when dialed in just right, is an amazing comp. The EBS MultiComp is much simpler and easier to get a great sound from, but, imo, not as great as the Trex. It's a trade-off.
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11-02-2009, 08:49 AM
|  | keepin' the beat since the 60's | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Studio City, SoCal, USA | | | Don't forget the Aphex compressor pedal. Totally transparent and made with their pro audio experience. Use this one for invisible gain riding, not for an effect.
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11-02-2009, 09:00 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ventura, CA | | | The CP9 Pro+ is head and shoulders above the rest IMHO. |
11-02-2009, 09:05 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Nova Scotia | | | I use a Keeley.
True bypass, transparent, easy to set up, and not really expensive for a boutique pedal.
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11-02-2009, 09:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashvegas | | | gio- what does invisible gain riding mean? |
11-02-2009, 09:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: melbourne victoria australia | | | i use a Guyatone BL-2 (discontinued), poweful, compact, punchy as hell.
or an MXR Dynacomp (from the 70's), clear sounding and snappy, gainy. |
11-02-2009, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by insain what does invisible gain riding mean? | Gain means "how much your signal increases or decreases". He's saying it's good for keeping your levels under control without any other changes to your sound. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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