Always On!

My compressor is absolutely always on. I find that not only does mine compress, but it beefs up and brings out the bass in a way that makes it super punchy! ( I use a Taurus TUX Wojtek Pilichowski ) But besides my comp, if im not playing with an amp, or playing with one that is not exactly to my taste I will keep my preamp pedal on and connect through the FX loop ( Markbass MarkVintagePre )

 

Lately I've been playing ampless, just DI to the PA, so I have an SVT simulation always on (Zoom B3) for a little compression and grit.

and I'm playing 5 string more so I was experimenting with a slight octave up always on, for a slight 8 sting flavor, or a 10 string in this case?

 

Compression, HPF/LPF, drive

 

Always on: Effectrode LA-1A with Southampton Fifth Gear v2 close behind.

 

My setup is stupid simple: passive bass, tuner, Xotic RC always on, JDI to FOH. No muss no fuss. For certain gigs I'll swap in an Xotic BB for the RC, again always on.

 

When I had a gigging board the compressor was always on, and the last stage of the board was a SAPBDDI and one of the three presets was always on.

 

Always on… Limiter to tame slap peaks but not compress. I could turn it off for non-slap songs but I just leave it on. Parametric EQ to shape the tone a bit.

 

Diamond bass comp at the beginning, always on, just doesn’t sound right without it
Love that compressor!

 

I don't use a compressor as an 'effect per say, it's part of my tone shaping... Always on Compressor + Always on Tone Stack pre (either SV Pre or Silver Deluxe) + Always on Messenger Preamp (HPF/LPF), I switch between the SV Pre and Silver Deluxe depending on the genre or style, the Terraformer gets kicked in when I needs a bit mo'grit'n'bite. Board's good for live or recording.

 

Compressor, lpf, hpf

 

Broughton Monocomp and Secret Preamp always. If I’m playing through a solid state amp, either a Barefoot Queen Bee or a Spiral Electric Fx Yellow Spiral Drive to give a little character. Into my V4BH I don’t need it. If I’m feeling real spicy I might use a Rat in a Filter Fx Loop as the always on dirt, into tube or SS.

 

Keeley Compressor Pro, Tech 21 Bass Boost Chorus, Wampler Ethereal Delay & Reverb, Peterson StroboStomp HD, all on, all the time.

Love the tone, with my Fender MIJ fretless Jazz Special, through a Gallien-Krueger Legacy 800, into CX410 & CX210 cabs.

 

Just the compressor (Analogman Juicer) and my Pete Cornish Line Driver, which isn’t so much an effect as a tool to compensate for long cable runs.

 

You bathe with shoes on? To each their own, I guess.

 

MXR compressor lightly, Broughton HPF and just a touch of overdrive from the SansAmp Bass Driver.

 

Nothing is always on of 10 or so pedals on my main board, because "Nothing on" is a good and usable option.

But a compressor is on more often than not - which one varies, altho' the last jam was the MXR with the fancy lights, or I might swap in an Ampeg Opto, a Meek, a Pigtronix, a Toadworks ...

 

I always keep my Cali76 Compressor on and running through my Shift-Line Olympic; everything else is sprinkle to taste

 

Big board: Nightowl Edison (just awesome), Broughton Messenger (do-it-all clean pre)
Small board: Fdeck HPF, SLOIII (tube pre)

 

Well from your statement, it didn’t seem obvious to you.

The obvious answer here is to run more dry signal thru it.

 

For me, it's the Empress Compressor, Empress ParaEq, Way Huge Pork Loin (with different amounts of dirt dialed in) and the Eden Glowplug.