MTD USA (or similar) players, what compressors are you using? Anything else in the signal chain?

Hello everybody,

My bandmates are having some issues adjusting to this bass' voice range. Also, my technique is telling right now and I have to address it for our live venue.

Any other MTD USA players, or similar designed bass users, I would love to hear your recommendations.

MTD 634 (roasted ash body, maple top, wenge neck/fb) NTMB pre amp, 18 volt.

I'm kind of inexperienced with compression or signal chain setups...thanks in advance.
Tray

 

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Yeah, they are extremely powerful. I was as playing at a church using their Beringer system and the MTD was clipping the input when I was digging in.
My organ player told me "I was allowed" to only play on my E and B strings, because he couldn't feel enough of bass presence on my A, D, G and C strings. That conversation didn't go over well. I didn't buy a six string bass to learn to play only on the two lowest strings. So I've been studying up on those compressors that can take 18v inputs and some multiband compressors.

 

Yeah, you are absolutely right!! But right now, I need something to get me through the services I'm playing for currently, while my technique catches up, LOL!. My fellow band mates don't understand the learning curve with this instrument nor do they have much patience. I have to admit, coming from a Smith BT5, to a MTD 6 has been a lot harder than I thought.

 

Thanks for that information! I truly appreciate it. My technique has to improve no matter what, but I'm hoping a compressor will give me some added punch too.