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06-12-2008, 12:23 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | Two-knob comp pedal
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How many two-knob compressor pedals are there? I would love to have a compression pedal that only had two knobs: compression and gain. The compressors I've had in the past have been pretty full-featured - attack, release, knee control, threshold, etc. Ideally I could have a pedal with one big knob labeled "Compression", but I imagine you need some sort of level control in there.
What are some low-knob-count compressors that don't suck? |
06-12-2008, 12:29 PM
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06-12-2008, 12:41 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Austin, TX | | | Demeter Opto-Compulator!!
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06-12-2008, 12:47 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | Seems like the vast majority of pedal comps have just two knobs, Comp and Level. Everyone has a different idea of "suckage", of course, but I would say:
Demeter
EBS
T-Rex CompNova
TC Vintage Comp
BBE OptoStomp
CAE V-Comp (good luck!)
Guyatone ST2 and BL2
Certain custom Orange Squeezer or Ross clones. (Quality, knob count, and bass-friendliness will vary depending on the customization.) |
06-12-2008, 12:54 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | I guess there are more than I thought. How about one-knobs? Any one-knobbers out there?
(That Nano Soul Preacher looks pretty sweet.) |
06-12-2008, 12:56 PM
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EXAR pedals rep for North & Central America | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX, OR | | | While some Orange Squeezer clones have only one knob, I wouldn't recommend it unless you are comfortable using an external gain stage (even the input gain of your amp's pre) to bring your signal levels back up post-compression. |
06-12-2008, 01:28 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | | When I would be using said compressor it would be an "always-on" unit that would sit on top of my cab next to my head (soon to be a Shuttle 6.0), so I could just adjust the gain at the front of the amp, as you said. I'm not one to switch a compressor in or out while I'm playing, so once I set it up it would probably be ok. |
06-12-2008, 01:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Quebec | | | I bought (and just reviewed) the BBE OptoStomp and it is a good, simple comp, especially if you want to set it and forget it. I'm planning to do the very same thing. |
06-12-2008, 02:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | Different strokes, I guess. I wouldn't be happy without the extra control on my comp, attack/release, gain/threshold, and of course compression, and output level.
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06-12-2008, 02:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tampa, Florida | | | The ART Levelar has 2 knobs and stays on all the time.
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06-12-2008, 03:45 PM
| | Notes we play > Gear we play them on | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Wisconsin | | Quote:
Originally Posted by BillyRay  I bought (and just reviewed) the BBE OptoStomp and it is a good, simple comp, especially if you want to set it and forget it. I'm planning to do the very same thing. | e
After reading a few reviews, it seems like that might be the one for me. The price is certainly right! Maybe one will pop up in the classifieds soon... Quote:
Originally Posted by RickenBoogie Different strokes, I guess. I wouldn't be happy without the extra control on my comp, attack/release, gain/threshold, and of course compression, and output level. | At this point I'm trying to minimize the amount of knobs and tweaking in my rig. I've had compressors with all the controls I could ever want, and they just were more to deal with than I care to. Considering my live rig is very often bass -> amp, I didn't need all the bells and whistles on a unit I used occasionally. An affordable, good sounding comp that I can plug in and turn one knob is what I'm after at the moment. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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