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I just received my SpectraComp. Love it!

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by bdplaid, Aug 4, 2016.

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  1. Aug 4, 2016 #1
    bdplaid

    bdplaid Supporting Member

    Aug 31, 2007
    florida
    I just received my SpectraComp. Love it! And I'm usually not a fan of compressors, and usually don't use one.
    What's different about this one is that, being 3-way multiband, it is a tone enhancer. With the editor, one can get inside the settings and tweak till the cows come home, go out, and come back again.
    There are 2 things I like most about it: 1) it is a one-knob comp. Does everything with one turn. And the default setting is really good, if a good bit hot.
    B), Because it's 3-way multiband, and there are so many settings, one can also use this as a tone-tweaker. I'm always fighting the tweeter in my cabs and if I lower the x-over of the high range to like 4K, I can totally squash out the entire upper range. Same with the low end to tighten things up. Makes it something of a bandpass filter.
    This is a killer pedal. $99. Incredible.
     
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  2. Aug 4, 2016 #2
    gregmon79

    gregmon79 Supporting Member

    Dec 20, 2012
    Chicago IL
    You're not helping haha. I was really curious about this lil guy when it hit. I'm not a big comp guy but what you're describing is sorta right up my alley. I like the sound of that. Good to know, thanks!
     
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  3. Aug 4, 2016 #3
    bdplaid

    bdplaid Supporting Member

    Aug 31, 2007
    florida
    me either - not a comp guy. but this one I like.
     
  4. Aug 4, 2016 #4
    jimfist

    jimfist "Cling tenaciously to my buttocks!" Supporting Member

    Mar 28, 2011
    Boston, MA (USA)
    Yup. Got one. +1
     
  5. Aug 4, 2016 #5
    veryvery

    veryvery

    May 23, 2016
    CA
    +1
     
  6. Aug 4, 2016 #6
    Rev J

    Rev J

    Jun 14, 2012
    Berkeley, Ca.
    I'm loving mine! I use the "Smooth and Funky" preset. It kind of gives the sound that Stanley Clarke/Marcus Miller "Hard Plucked" sound with out hard plucking. The tone I'm kind of going for now is like a Death Metal kick drum in the low end and a jazz guitar in the highs and this seem to do the job perfectly.

    C/S,
    Rev J
     
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  7. Aug 4, 2016 #7
    Rip Topaz

    Rip Topaz

    Aug 12, 2005
    Willow Street, PA
    Got one this week. Loving it so far.
     
  8. Aug 4, 2016 #8
    Bassmunnky

    Bassmunnky

    Jul 3, 2004
    New York and Philadelphia
    Endorsing Artist: Ernie Ball MusicMan Guitars
    +1

    The price makes it even easier
     
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  9. Aug 4, 2016 #9
    hintz

    hintz

    Jun 5, 2014
    wahiawa, HI(Oahu)
    Hmmm, this sounds interesting!!
     
  10. Aug 5, 2016 #10
    crguti

    crguti

    Feb 14, 2011
    Scandinavia
    digital compressor pedals are getting better :thumbsup:
     
  11. Aug 5, 2016 #11
    TimboZ

    TimboZ

    Jan 4, 2009
    South of Buffalo
    I'm also digging the Sandberg California VM4 that Ida is playing in the demo video.
     
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  12. Aug 5, 2016 #12
    triviani

    triviani

    Oct 23, 2010
    Is it a good limiter as well? I want a transparent limiter at the end of the chain.
     
  13. Aug 5, 2016 #13
    btmpancake

    btmpancake

    Aug 5, 2015
    Apollo beach, Florida
    Thanks bdplaid, I've been waiting on someone I trust instead of a YouTube video to really tell me about a one knob compressor, and I had my doubts but for $99, its worth a shot.
     
  14. Aug 5, 2016 #14
    chumbo73

    chumbo73

    Nov 8, 2012
    Looks really good, whenever I want to buy a compressor I think this one will be.

    Do you think using it with an active MM STINGRAY will have some noise issues?
     
  15. Aug 5, 2016 #15
    13lues

    13lues

    Jan 6, 2015
    Birmingham, Alabama
    I have a TC combo and I love the "Dirt'n'Comp" setting.
    I'm not sure if that's one you can load on the pedal, but if so, it's worth a shot.
     
  16. Aug 5, 2016 #16
    _godspeed_

    _godspeed_

    Jan 5, 2009
    Victoria, Canada
    My favourite toneprint is ToneBooster with knob at between 9 and 11
     
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  17. Aug 5, 2016 #17
    veryvery

    veryvery

    May 23, 2016
    CA
    Coincidentially that's more-or-less what I've been using thus far: ToneBooster with the knob around 11. But I haven't had it for very long either and haven't had a chance to try the editor yet.
     
  18. Aug 12, 2016 #18
    Winston TK

    Winston TK Hairpiece Adventurer

    Oct 8, 2001
    Burnaby, BC Canada
    I purchased one of these a little while ago after seeing the ad from NAMM. So far, I am very impressed. So much so, in fact, it is pretty much permanently in my signal chain for my online session recording rig! I still haven't experimented with any of the TonePrints, though. I'm sure once I get into that whole thing, it will be even more impressive.
     
  19. Aug 15, 2016 #19
    lermgalieu

    lermgalieu Supporting Member

    Apr 27, 2000
    Austin, TX
    Just got one of these suckas and am digging it. Have only been able to try it through headphones, but I like what some of these toneprints do for my p bass....
     
  20. Aug 22, 2016 #20
    gregmon79

    gregmon79 Supporting Member

    Dec 20, 2012
    Chicago IL
    Man I REALLY want to try this comp!!!
     
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