I've got a Retro-Sonic compressor on my guitar pedal board that I love so much with my Gretsch hollow body that I pretty much run it all the time. I pulled it from the board the other day to try it with my Stingray 5, and the results were not good. If I used any eq boost (which I typically do) and turned the volume on the bass up past 50%, the input to the compressor was overdriven (and not in a pleasant way, at least to my ears).
So, my question is, if I'd like to add a compressor for a bit of sustain to my signal path, are there any out there that can handle the output of a SR5 with the lows and mids slightly boosted without breaking up? Or will I be stuck forever running my bass below half volume?
Oh, and I'm looking for a stomp box and preferably something under $250... I don't want to get started down the whole rack-mount path (I'm sure there are plenty of $1k+ rack-mount units that could handle my bass without any problems whatsoever).
And yes, I've read Bongomania's excellent FAQ! I just don't have time to read all of his reviews!
Yep. What you want to look for especially is a comp that either has an input level control, or runs at higher than 9VDC. Both of those contribute to being able to handle high instrument levels.
