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Origin Effects :: Boutique Guitar Effects Pedals Handcrafted in the UK
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Origin Audio Cali76 FET compressor (1176 inspired)
- Thread starter Fran Diaz
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This thing sounds really good. I know this may sound bad but, I get a similar sound with my old boss lmb3 compressor. But, this one doesn't sound like it takes away any of the clarity at all. The boss does alittle. Anyway, this is a really great piece and I most likely will own one in the not too distant future. Just nice. 
bongomania
Commercial User
IMO it's not so much a question of clarity, but of a subtle extra richness of tone, and a slightly more "fluid" action. But honestly that's while I'm wearing my cork-sniffin' hat.
Yesterday I used my Cali76 live for the first time. 500 seat theater. 7-piece band (percussion, piano, trombone, flute and bass) playing latin music. I didn't bring my amp and plugged my bass to a keyboard amp. I got a lot of compliments and my double bass teacher liked the bass tone a lot. I really enjoy the punch that the Cali76 added to my tone and the fact that on the loudest moments I didn't feel like my sound was lost in the mix, something that I have felt in the past with other comps.
Phantasm
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.
I got mine in yesterday, and I did some experimenting with it. Sadly, I'm more used to setting a compressor for a kick drum than I am for a bass guitar!
I'm really looking to do that Geddy Lee type thing with it - I had read in a lot of interviews that he uses the 1176 to "compress the crap" out of the bass tracks.
I'm still not quite finding what I want just yet, but I should have more time to experiment tonight and this weekend.
I'm really looking to do that Geddy Lee type thing with it - I had read in a lot of interviews that he uses the 1176 to "compress the crap" out of the bass tracks.
I'm still not quite finding what I want just yet, but I should have more time to experiment tonight and this weekend.
bongomania
Commercial User
Be sure to get ahold of an 18v power supply, with the Boss-type 2.1 mm neg-center barrel plug. It would suck to get the pedal and not be able to try out all its features.
Phantasm
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.
I've had mine for a few weeks, and now I get a bill from UPS in the mail for "US Customs Duties" and "Brokerage Charges" on top of the large shipping charge to get it to the US.
Not the mfr's fault, but still, buyers be warned to factor in this additional cost...
Not the mfr's fault, but still, buyers be warned to factor in this additional cost...
Phantasm
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.
Okay, not sure why this thread died out... but after a few months I can say the Cali76 is the real deal. It's a great piece of gear that if it was gone, I'd miss it.
My favorite settings are 8:1, attack/release knobs around 2:00, adjust input until you have about a 10db gain reduction max.
The thing is smooth with how it operates, yet it gives a nice character without sounding fake or synthetic. It's the sound I've heard on albums for years, a subtle dimension that I've looked for but couldn't ever find.
I'd really miss it if it was gone. It was worth the wait, the import fees, and the time to experiment and learn how to use it.
My favorite settings are 8:1, attack/release knobs around 2:00, adjust input until you have about a 10db gain reduction max.
The thing is smooth with how it operates, yet it gives a nice character without sounding fake or synthetic. It's the sound I've heard on albums for years, a subtle dimension that I've looked for but couldn't ever find.
I'd really miss it if it was gone. It was worth the wait, the import fees, and the time to experiment and learn how to use it.
I am expecting mine anytime now. There was a delay due to chasis supply problems but, it's not a big deal.
I think we were all waiting on Bongo to post his review and comparisons to the original 1176...
I love mine.
As Phantasm says, it gives me that tone you hear in many albums. It's also the first time I use a compressor and I don't feel like losing the articulation and attack of the note when I dig in hard.
When I first used it I was going for a soft compression, I just wanted to tame those every-now-and-then peaks and set it to have the compression kicking in only on the loudest notes but the Cali76 preserves the attack, articulation and tone of my bass in such a beautiful way that I've added more and more compression and as a result I got the 'produced' tone you hear in many albums, and by 'produced' I don't mean artificial or over processed but punch and good presence in the mix.
As Phantasm says, it gives me that tone you hear in many albums. It's also the first time I use a compressor and I don't feel like losing the articulation and attack of the note when I dig in hard.
When I first used it I was going for a soft compression, I just wanted to tame those every-now-and-then peaks and set it to have the compression kicking in only on the loudest notes but the Cali76 preserves the attack, articulation and tone of my bass in such a beautiful way that I've added more and more compression and as a result I got the 'produced' tone you hear in many albums, and by 'produced' I don't mean artificial or over processed but punch and good presence in the mix.
bongomania
Commercial User
And a great review it was. I re-read it many times and it's one of the main reasons I put in an order.
I think this thread went idle because the Cali76 isn't an overdrive pedal. Compressors are one of the unsexy "effects", it just doesn't get as much press. And it seems to me that there are far more people willing to spend gobs of cash on dirt pedals and flip them and flip them and flip them.
I liked the demo of the SlideRig. It seemed like a great way of getting an overdrive sound, without an overdrive.
I liked the demo of the SlideRig. It seemed like a great way of getting an overdrive sound, without an overdrive.
bongomania
Commercial User
Just spent some more time playing with the Cali tonight, and A/B'ing it against various other comps I have on hand, and I have to say the Cali just kills it. Running it into my H&K Blues Master delivers just about the best bass tone I've ever gotten.
