Recent content by marcja

To be clear, the noise issue is present without the compressor, but I agree that it may be making it worse in this higher-gain situation (despite the Unit76 being a mild, parallel compressor). Note that I don't agree with the "_always_ put any compression before distortion circuits" edict...

Thanks for the discussion. Re the function of the +20 dB switch, here's what the folks at Damnation Audio said when I asked them about it and the noise issue when I first bought it: > It really depends on how you have the gain knob set. Don't think of it as a boost switch. Think of it more like...

Haha. True on both accounts. ;)

Does anyone here have firsthand experience comparing the Damnation Audio MBD2 and the Jam Pedals Rattler Bass? I've had the MDB2 for a while now, and while it sounds fantastic, it gets too noisy whenever I try higher gain via the +20dB switch. For my current use case, the MDB2 isn't quite enough...

Any recommendations for sometimes-on distortion for punk/alt that isn't too over-the-top (maybe with clean blend) and plays well with my existing B15-esque tone? I've got a bass tone I love for most things, built around a classic B15 slightly overdriven tube sound. I use a Fender PJ, mostly...