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Diamond is BACK baby!!
- Thread starter mmbongo
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Ordered mine this morning - no notification on the website or in email that these are sold out. Excited for sure to check it out - decided a while back that I wanted an optical comp for my utility board and was thinking about pulling the trigger on a used Diamond.
I didn't realize that Diamond went away. It's a crowded bass compressor market nowadays. Glad it takes more friendly power sources.
There are differences between this new pedal and the original. Notably, the Mid dial in addition to the Tilt EQ dial and the addition of a 3-way toggle with option for center point at 500Hz.
I'd like to try this one. However, the Lusithand Alma is a real contender here and fixes much of what people had issues with in regard to the original Diamond. Notably, headroom and parallel compression. https://www.compressorpedalreviews.com/post/lusithand-alma-comp-review
I'd like to try this one. However, the Lusithand Alma is a real contender here and fixes much of what people had issues with in regard to the original Diamond. Notably, headroom and parallel compression. https://www.compressorpedalreviews.com/post/lusithand-alma-comp-review
I’m surprised they didn’t add a clean blend
I love my Diamond. I went through a ton of compressors before settling on the original BCP-1, and it's been on all my boards ever since. Absolute tank, in addition to sounding great and having the most intuitive control layout ever.
I was hoping that they would come back strong, and this ticks off all my boxes:
I was hoping that they would come back strong, and this ticks off all my boxes:
- It offers useful new features that weren't in V1
- It's more power supply-friendly
- The form factor is easier to deal with
- They didn't go for the "everything has to start at $450" boutique pricing model
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Love my Diamond, but I play my hotter Stingrays these days and the Diamond "squishes" the tone a bit too much, even at lower settings. Ive been considering switching to the Alma.
I'm in the camp that likes hearing a demo (a good one...) first. I'll have to keep my eye out for one
I didn't think it was bad at all. I'm pretty sure that I paid about $225 for my BCP-1, and that was years ago.
...Have you priced a Cali 76 lately?
Yeah I’m referring to the “Drive” pedal.
Funny thing is the new SGFX launch of Diamond may drop the resale value of the older Diamond Bass Comp.
Loved the Diamond with some of my basses, but had the same problem: too much squish with my hotter basses even at min Comp. I will confirm that the Alma should solve that problem. Even with dry blend at zero, it behaves MUCH better than the Diamond with hotter basses. Also, I took my hottest bass and cranked the onboard EQ to max (note: I never actually run it that way). Under that extreme condition, the Alma got squishy even at min comp... however mixing in dry signal solved that problem nicely.
I wonder if the new Diamond plays better with hotter basses than the previous ones?
Press release for those interested: Diamond Pedals & SolidGoldFX
I believe Diamond used to be based out of Dartmouth, NS.
Internal voltage doubling should help. Not sure that the original had that feature, but I didn't really follow the Diamond that closely.
Great to hear, I also love simplicity and as few knobs as possibleLoved the Diamond with some of my basses, but had the same problem: too much squish with my hotter basses even at min Comp. I will confirm that the Alma should solve that problem. Even with dry blend at zero, it behaves MUCH better than the Diamond with hotter basses. Also, I took my hottest bass and cranked the onboard EQ to max (note: I never actually run it that way). Under that extreme condition, the Alma got squishy even at min comp... however mixing in dry signal solved that problem nicely.
I wonder if the new Diamond plays better with hotter basses than the previous ones?
So overall you like the Alma, worth it, etc?
