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earthquaker devices the warden compressor?
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Hey, are the earthquaker devices really all that?? Ive seen them in the past but never paid much attention to them. But lately, I have been seeing a lot of love for the company here on TB. Im just wondering how the quality is on some of them. If I were to grab a good, rich OD and or dist, which on e would you guys recommend? The monarch?? That Hummingbird look awesome! I know its a trem. I like those too
They have some cool looking stuff for sure. The only problem is that they are guitar pedals that CAN work on bass, and those types of pedals don't always work out for me.
Hey, are the earthquaker devices really all that?? Ive seen them in the past but never paid much attention to them. But lately, I have been seeing a lot of love for the company here on TB. Im just wondering how the quality is on some of them. If I were to grab a good, rich OD and or dist, which on e would you guys recommend? The monarch?? That Hummingbird look awesome! I know its a trem. I like those too
They make some quality gear for sure. Not all of them are bass friendly, but I've been using the Monarch for my light always on grit for a couple of years now and after playing a lot of muff derivatives, have found the Hoof Fuzz to be my favorite.
You guys were totally right, by the way... turning the sustain knob down (and thus raising the threshold) solved the problem I was having. I wish I could find a numerical value for the knobs as I still have a hard time just using my ears with a compressor.
After solving that one issue, I can say this is a pretty awesome sounding pedal.
After solving that one issue, I can say this is a pretty awesome sounding pedal.
I read the positive review of the warden on ovnilabs. Seems to tick many of the right boxes. I could only find little other information about use as a bass compressor. Would love to get some more impressions and experiences from owners...
The Hummingbird IS entirely AWESOME!Hey, are the earthquaker devices really all that?? Ive seen them in the past but never paid much attention to them. But lately, I have been seeing a lot of love for the company here on TB. Im just wondering how the quality is on some of them. If I were to grab a good, rich OD and or dist, which on e would you guys recommend? The monarch?? That Hummingbird look awesome! I know its a trem. I like those too
Goes from standard (though delicious!!!) tremolo sounds to absolutely obnoxious synth-esque tones... it's everything and more than it's supposed to be... IMO an absolute winner in the tremolo category...
Yeah I actually had one for a while. I may pick up an updated version at some point. It's a great trem. Way diverse.
Get it, it's a very good comp. Easily comparable to the Keeley Bassist IMO. Check out @bongomania 's site for suggested settings.
Any setting suggestions. I dont want to squash my sound, only tighten it up. Ive been making fantastic progress on my overall levels playing, however, when i have to "chug" notes i tend to lose the nite definition. Im hoping the compressor will help remedy that to some degree.
Is this any good with super hot active basses? I have an MM Bongo with humbuckers and am worried about clipping the input with the 18 volt preamp. I had a Keeley, loved it, but would get frustrated with it from time to time.
