i have narrowed my choice down to 3 compressors, now which???????

jamesbenario · #1 07-13-2008, 07:01 AM

ok, so i have decided that i am either going to get a....

digitech bass squeeze

robert keeley compressor

electro harmonix soul preacher

i know that only the digitech is a bass compressor, but i have read (and heard) the that the other two are ok with bass if you adjust the EQ accordingly on the amp.

i have a fender rumble 60 and an ibanex btb400

which should i go for, or have i overlooked any obvious ones?

jamesbenario · #2 07-13-2008, 07:06 AM

btw, i also really like the Aphex 1404 Punch Factory

Jazz Ad · #3 07-13-2008, 07:32 AM

It really depends on what you're looking for in a compressor.

jamesbenario · #4 07-13-2008, 07:37 AM

basically, volume levelling, so that i can switch from slapping to fingerstyle in one song as i cant yet control the volume with my technique.....

dannybuoy · #5 07-13-2008, 07:59 AM

You've overlooked all the obvious ones IMHO, I wouldn't chosoe any of the ones you mentioned. Faves around here are:

Demeter Compulator
EBS Multicomp
BBE Opto Stomp
Maxon CP9 Pro

Read http://www.ev-b.com/compressors.html if you haven't done so already, lots of good reviews in there, focussing on use on bass.

jamesbenario · #6 07-13-2008, 08:07 AM

thanks a lot, i will look into them!

vbsurfer3001 · #7 07-13-2008, 08:07 AM

EH Black Finger

pickles · #8 07-13-2008, 08:08 AM

Maxon

chicago_mike · #9 07-13-2008, 08:15 AM

The one I will suggest is not cheap, but might be one of the better investments, as a good compressor always is.

Joe Meek has a compressor pedal comming out, I dont know if street is 199 or if that is retail, but its a full Joe Meek.

But out of the above mentioned, I would try out the maxon ( ibanez ) and the demeter.

OlSkewl56 · #10 07-13-2008, 08:27 AM

You should do a search for Bongomania's comressor reviews.
covers just about any question you may have.

Marill · #11 07-13-2008, 10:26 AM

I have a digitech bass squeeze. despite so much bad reviews about it, I never encountered any noise problem with it.

It's not a transparent compressor - i don't think it was meant to be. With it being multi-band compressor, you have a knob to tweak the crossover frequency from low to high band, and have individual compression settings for each high and low band. Which is plenty of control to tweak compressions separately.

the one and only problem I have with this compressor is that it eats 1 battery for breakfast and 2 for lunch - you'll have to use the AC adaptor to save battery $$.

Gintaras · #12 07-13-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jamesbenario

btw, i also really like the Aphex 1404 Punch Factory

I have had the Bass Squeeze and know I have the Aphex. Really like the Aphex because as one of the reviewers said. "It is the compressor to use if you don't want people to know that you have a compressor".

I have also realized that you get what you pay for when looking at pedals except for some of the Behringer clones. Twice I have been pleasantly surprised. The BDI21 and the Ultra Flanger

**Eric Perry** · #13 07-13-2008, 10:43 AM

I have a 166XL that I love. It's a rack mount though.

bongomania · #14 07-13-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jamesbenario

i know that only the digitech is a bass compressor, but i have read (and heard) the that the other two are ok with bass if you adjust the EQ accordingly on the amp.

First, as you'll have seen in my reviews, I don't recommend any of those three to bassists (each for different reasons). Second, the Digitech is straight up crap. I know there are people who use it and like it, but there are people who eat at McDonald's and like it too. Thirdly, I do not recommend trying to use an EQ to "fix" a compressor that loses low end. You'll usually just end up with super-boomy low mids, and probably some extra noise. It's much better to just choose a comp that doesn't lose any low end in the first place.