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Compressor Questionare

Squawk

Squawk

Feb 19, 2014
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Louisville, Kentucky
#1
Anyone willing to give me input, I appreciate it. I have room for two more pedals. One being a compressor. The other TBD.

Anyways here are my questions:

What compressor do you use currently?

What compressor(s) have you used?

What type of music do you play with current compressor?

Thanks
 
#3
Compressor owned in the last 2 years.

Mark bass compressor
Empress
Fea db cl
Fea opti feta
Mxr m 87
Rane dc 24
3 leaf pwnzor

Current use and love Cali 76. And onvilabs smoothie.

Play rock
 
#4
Currently - plain ol' Boss compressor
Have used - Fat Man, EH Black Finger, DBX 160 & 166, LA-2a, 1176
I've never had much luck with onboard comps that are featured on a lot of amp heads.

If I use compression at all, it's usually for pop or pop/rock.
 
#5
MarkBass Compressore.

Settled on it after trying the EHX Black Finger and the JoeMeek FloorQ.

I'm playing it in/have played it in psychedelic, stoner/prog, prog/metal, heavy alt rock, and thrash metal projects.
 
#8
Squawk said:
I have room for two more pedals.
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Well, I would vote Markbass Compressore, but it's gonna take up both of those spaces. :hmm:

That said, it's a warm, full-featured compressor that kills anything in its price range, IMHO.

I play fusion, and have also used the pedal for prog-rock. Actually, I've used it a little bit for straight hard rock too. I don't hear it as a genre-dependent pedal. I bought it to use for slapping, but ended up liking it so much I just leave it "always on".
 
#9
Squawk said:
Anyone willing to give me input, I appreciate it. I have room for two more pedals. One being a compressor. The other TBD.

Anyways here are my questions:

What compressor do you use currently? Aguilar TLC

What compressor(s) have you used? EHX white finger, EBS multi comp, MXR dynacomp , Carl Martin compressor, Ehx metaphorse (total waste of money)

What type of music do you play with current compressor? I use it for all the styles i play ... metal thrash funk rock alternative jazz ....

Thanks
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de nada :)
 
#12
What compressor do you use currently?

Xotic SP - compact, transparency, blend.

What compressor(s) have you used?

(1) Digitech Bass Squeeze - poor.
(2) Boss CS3 - lost low end.
(3) Mooer Blue Compressor - good dynamic control & sustain but colours the sound too much.
(4) Keeley 4-knob - I was very happy the sound of this one, and would recommend it. I only switched to the SP as it gave me a similar sound in a smaller package.

What type of music do you play with current compressor?

A variety, but nothing too heavy, nor 'slap' styles. I'm looking to increasing sustain and smooth levels.

Have you checked out the Ovnilab website?
 
#15
I use Cali76 now (basic version, non-transformer, I'm going to upgrade to it though). Tweakability, great sound and action, no noise, awesome metering.

In the past I've used:
MXR Super Comp
MXR M87
EBS
Demeter Opto-Compulator

of which Compulator was my favourite. In fact I still have it and cannot think about selling, it has one (for me) usable setting, but it is great.

I play mostly jazz/fusion and heavy rock.
 
#16
Markbass Compressore, EBS Multi Comp, MXR M87

Just went back to the Compressore as it does sound best to me, even though powering it can be a beech on a pedalboard but I vowed not to make compromises because of that anymore.

The EBS is easier to use but tends to do too little or too much, I couldn't really find my sweet spot with it. It does sound good but rather on the "too little" end of its spectrum.

The MXR was good but not really that rock type of a compressor. It sounded very cold compared to the Markbass.

Other than that I've tried the Compressors in the Boss ME50B (awful) and GT6B (a tad better) but I wouldn't recommend those today anymore. Hope that helps.

Edit: Forgot the genres. It's rock/metal. No treble stuff! :D
 
#18
Start here http://www.ovnilab.com/faq.shtml - http://www.ovnilab.com/index.shtml then I'd be inclined to checkout bongomania's new OVNIFX Smoothie compressor http://www.ovnifx.com/

PS: I've tried several compressors, and I'm currently using an Xotic SP, but I think the MXR M87 had the most control - however, I found the MXR's LED’s distracting, plus personally I'm really into Nano (1590a) size petals right now.

EDIT: Tip - you may want to stay away from EBS - http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f36/ebs-service-1043059/
 
#20
I used the Boss LMB-3 for a while (got that one quite cheap), and then shelled down a decent amount for a MXR M87.
However I must admit I don't feel I find the M87 worth the price. It's not bad, but I don't feel it offers that much more than the cheap Boss LMB. Attack and release controls don't offer that much extra I feel (OK attack maybe a little).
 

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