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02-19-2010, 08:27 PM
|  | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | sustain issues
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'Evening again.
Changed a Boss CS-3 compressor in favor of an EBS Multicomp. Sounds much better (tubesim) but not getting as much sustain as with the Boss unit, no matter what settings I use. I sort of liked that sustain, had it usually set at 1:30 or 2 o'clock.
Is it me or is it the unit ? Even thought of adding something like the EHX Soul Preacher, but the unit I tried in the shop was a little too noisy for my taste.
There's also a compression dial on my amp head (Hartke 5500) that is usually set around the 11 am - noonish mark. I get some annoying clipping if I don't use it. Also used it with the Boss pedal and sustain wasn't an issue at that point, so I'm figuring that ain't the problem.
Thoughts, anyone ?
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02-19-2010, 09:46 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Sustain from a compressor is a result of a medium-to-high ratio and a medium-to-low threshold. The CS-3 is designed that way inherently, while the EBS is not, and neither of them offers a whole lot of control to dial in the response. So that's the difference you're hearing. What you want is a comp that either has ratio and threshold controls, or that happens to be inherently designed similarly to the CS-3 in that way. There are many options, at a variety of price points, but I am first going to recommend the Pigtronix "Philosopher's Tone". I bet it will suit you fine. |
02-19-2010, 09:56 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | Thx Bongo, I'll check it out ASAP.
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02-20-2010, 04:09 AM
|  | Jack Grundle and Chad Choad
Builder for FUZZROCIOUS PEDALS | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mount Laurel, NJ | | | Look into the Demeter Compulator as well. I used to use the compression on my head to handle nasty clipping, but the DC is 1,000,000 times better than head compression any day of the week.
Silent, easily tweakable, and has GREAT limiting too that doesn't have that "swallow up my tone quickly" sound.
I bought it upon Bongo's review and haven't been this happy with a pedal EVER before buying one. |
02-20-2010, 05:03 AM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | | Demeter, huh... never thought about this one, but I'll be checking out reviews
thx
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Fender Jazz 4 str. / Peavey Grind 5 str. / PT-2, DC Brick, Planet Waves cables > TU-2 > BEF > BSW > Blow Torch > Phase 90 > Stereo Chorus > LMB-3 > PBDDI > Hartke 5500 & 215vx
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02-20-2010, 06:09 AM
| | Jack Grundle and Chad Choad
Builder for FUZZROCIOUS PEDALS | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mount Laurel, NJ | | | Hit the link in Bongo's sig. It's a vast database of comp reviews. The Demeter is one of the highest ratings. |
02-20-2010, 09:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rhode Island, USA | | | The Pigtronix PT has studendous amounts of sustain. I could mount it to my board with cement, because it ain't goin nowheres |
02-20-2010, 02:55 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by rratajski  Hit the link in Bongo's sig. It's a vast database of comp reviews. The Demeter is one of the highest ratings. | Done. Interesting gadget indeed.
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Fender Jazz 4 str. / Peavey Grind 5 str. / PT-2, DC Brick, Planet Waves cables > TU-2 > BEF > BSW > Blow Torch > Phase 90 > Stereo Chorus > LMB-3 > PBDDI > Hartke 5500 & 215vx
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02-20-2010, 03:00 PM
| | Mostly french, not really fried | | Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Somewhere near Montreal, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bigchiefbc The Pigtronix PT has studendous amounts of sustain. I could mount it to my board with cement, because it ain't goin nowheres | .
So I've found out in the last 24 hours...
I just bought the Multicomp and am really happy with the tone and versatility. So now I'm having crazy ideas about ADDING something like the PT or the EHX Soul Preacher (although I am weary of its noise-generating capacity, as outlined by Bongo's review and comments on Harmony-Central) just to benefit from the sustain feature.
Where's my shrink when I REALLY need her...
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Fender Jazz 4 str. / Peavey Grind 5 str. / PT-2, DC Brick, Planet Waves cables > TU-2 > BEF > BSW > Blow Torch > Phase 90 > Stereo Chorus > LMB-3 > PBDDI > Hartke 5500 & 215vx
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