Can anyone recommend a compression pedal that adds some punch? (attack)

[rubbadubdub]

You need to try as many out as you can get your hands on. Compression is one of the hardest things to describe and quantify. You can talk about attack and decay, threshold and soft versus hard knee til the cows come home but compressors all have their own sound. You will waste a lot of time and money buying and selling compressors on other peoples recommendations.
Sound quality is subjective at the best of times and even more so with compression. Dbx compressors are 'industry standard' with pa companies but is that for punch or for gain control? You should avoid alesis 3630 comps for anything bass related though. Awful with bass drum and guitar.
For a good reviews of bass comps check out ovnilab.com
Still subjective but a good place to get in the right ballpark for your own testing.
You will know as soon as you hear the 'right' comp for you. Good luck.

 

[Jaycephas]

I have a Milkbox and love the tone and punch (and really love the price) but the noise was a little too much for in-ear play. But I just picked up a Diamond BCP-1 and can honestly say it is magical compressor. My great Sadowsky tone got better and even more thick and punchy - and the noise floor is virtually invisible. Bongo's review sold me and he was dead on - one great pedal and a tone improver.

 

[GrooveGuardian]

You should be able to find a Markbass Compressore within your budget - I just bought a used one for $119 from Guitar Center's used gear section.

 

[Hipshack]

I'm currently selling an EBS compressor pedal. $100

 

[caligula]

The EBS has been my choice for years, I never leave home without it.
Its basic sound is rather subtile, not too extreme (no "Sledgehammer" tone), but it gives all my basses that extra punch while maintaining a very natural tone.
Especially in a busy mix the EBS is my secret weapon.

 

[taurus1]

the old Ibanez BP-10 Bass Compressor is one of the only ones I've owned that adds punch

 

[totallyfrozen]

BOSS bass limiter enhancer (lmb3 i believe). You can get exactly the sound from the youtube clip with the threshold set low and the ratio cranked up high.

+1 Exactly.
I'd roll the Enhance between Min and about 7:30 too.

 

[johnk_10]

....................... I just picked up a Diamond BCP-1 and can honestly say it is magical compressor. My great Sadowsky tone got better and even more thick and punchy - and the noise floor is virtually invisible. Bongo's review sold me and he was dead on - one great pedal and a tone improver.

+1!

 

[totallyfrozen]

Looks like those Diamond BCP-1s are about $200 new. That seems to be about average for a decent compressor pedal these days.

 

[Ewo]

You should be able to find a Markbass Compressore within your budget - I just bought a used one for $119 from Guitar Center's used gear section.

And I got one in mint condition here on the TB classifieds a while back for only a couple bucks more.

+1 to Bongomania's point (he's the compressor maven, for sure) that you prolly won't be completely happy unless you have the full complement of compression controls to tweak. The Compressore's got that.

 

[Ewoe21]

I use a Maxon 9 series. I think this may be the pedal you're looking for. I found a used one on here for $150. They go for $245 new.

 

[eddododo]

markbass compressore

hands down

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[eddododo]

^ seriously, its amazing, but ESPECIALLY the fat punchy attack sound? fugeddaboutit, compressore fits the bill, including pricewise!

 

[totallyfrozen]

I've been Jonzin' for a Compressore for awhile. I still haven't had a chance to go play with one. They seem to keep their resale value pretty well so I may just pull the trigger on it. Now, it's just a matter of having $200 spare change lying around.

 

[eddododo]

shoot, round these parts, they've been going for 140-160 used lately