I never found this to be the case. I've always thought it was rather tight and focused in all registers, with no notable preponderance or exaggeration of frequencies.
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Markbass compressore??
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I never found this to be the case. I've always thought it was rather tight and focused in all registers, with no notable preponderance or exaggeration of frequencies.
I've decided on one of these as well but they are impossible to find at the moment. Hopefully MarkBass is making a huge batch of them.
Looked all over the web with no luck. Was surprised to find out my local GC (Sacramento) had one! Picked it up for $189 with the President's day sale!
I was originally very excited about the Compressore. Now not so much... I got a good deal on a used Demeter Compulator. The Compulator makes my third compressor, and I am completely satisfied with it. Compressore-mania has been a positive thing for me since it drove down Compulator resale prices.
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Just curious, but are you not excited by the compressore because of the price compared to the compulator; or the functionality?
I'm sure the Compulator is a wonderful pedal, I'm just curious. Thanks!
I'm sure the Compulator is a wonderful pedal, I'm just curious. Thanks!
I _was_ very excited bout the compressore and have always been a big fan of tubes. But when I started to read bongo's site i became curious about some others, especially the Demeter. When I saw one at a good price I grabbed it since I was sick of waiting for the compressore. It really does everything I need it to. It tames an aggro style, it fattens the overall tone, all in two knobs. I'm satisfied.... Until GAS pains return. 
I too am curious about the MB comp.....however, I only need a comp to even out spikes from an env filter and a distortion/fuzz pedal. I am wondering if the MB comp is "too much" of a pedal for my needs as I am looking for a "set and forget it" type function. Maybe the Maxon, Diamond, or Demeter would suite me better?????????
The Demeter is great at controlling spikes from an envelope filter or even a string striking the pickup. The other thing I love is the small size. My gig bag swallows my bass, lmIII, pedals and all necessary cables. LOVE IT!
bongomania
Commercial User
As much as I honestly love the Compressore, I do think it would be "too much" for a lot of users. Especially for what you describe, just a set-and-forget item to control some peaks--the Demeter, Maxon, or Aguilar might be better choices for you. The Diamond is wonderful but not for controlling big peaks.
One thing I am curious about is being a tube pedal, after say 2 hours of playing or recording, does the pedal start to sound more crunchy?
Not sure if that makes sense, but while tracking guitars recently we had to switch amps because we couldn't get a "clean" sound anymore with the tubes blazing hot on the amp.
Not sure if that makes sense, but while tracking guitars recently we had to switch amps because we couldn't get a "clean" sound anymore with the tubes blazing hot on the amp.
I would have to say no.....the only credit I have to answer your question is from the use of tube preamps. The tube pre's I have owned were 12AX7 loaded from Demeter, Kern, and Alembic. Neither of those pres sounded any different (to my ears) from the time I turned the power to the time I turned power off.
bongomania
Commercial User
Agreed, I have never had a tube preamp that changed tone (audibly) no matter how long it was left on. I sometimes forget to turn off my rig at night, and when I come back the next day I've never noticed any difference in the tone of the various tube preamps.
Excellent, thanks guys. The rig in question was a Fender hot rod deluxe I think. I know a totally different beast than pre-amps, but figured it was worth checking. Thanks again.
I was on a waiting list for months but saw a used one pop up last week here so I jumped on it. I really like it a lot! I don't have anything to add really beyond Bongomania's excellent observations... but I will underscore that the main thing that floors me about this pedal is the lack of noise. You could really boost the signal with hardly any noise--unlike most any other "bass dedicated" device on the market IME, and more like expensive studio rack gear--the way it should be!
It only took me about 2 minutes to dial in the settings I was looking for. I have had many other brands of bass compressors over the years, but even with the good ones, I eventually grew tired of the simple settings and desired more tweakability. I really would not describe myself as a knob tweaker; I'm more of a "set it and forget it" kind of guy, but every few months I do wanna hear a different sound, and get bummed out when I turn knobs and not much happens, or even worse--wishing I could turn knobs that aren't there! ;-)
The Compressore pedal seems to be exactly what I was looking for as a transparent "limiter" with the ability to add just a touch of color without any noise.
It only took me about 2 minutes to dial in the settings I was looking for. I have had many other brands of bass compressors over the years, but even with the good ones, I eventually grew tired of the simple settings and desired more tweakability. I really would not describe myself as a knob tweaker; I'm more of a "set it and forget it" kind of guy, but every few months I do wanna hear a different sound, and get bummed out when I turn knobs and not much happens, or even worse--wishing I could turn knobs that aren't there! ;-)
The Compressore pedal seems to be exactly what I was looking for as a transparent "limiter" with the ability to add just a touch of color without any noise.
