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Ridiculous Compression

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danqi

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May 21, 2001
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#1
First of all, let me tell you that I don't feel comfortable asking a "What pedal should I buy?" type of question, but I just don't know a lot about compressors since I have succesfully ignored them until now. Also, I don't really have the opportunity to try out a lot of stuff where I live and searching did not really help me that much. I will try to be specific.

I am looking for a compressor stomp box thats under 200$. I want it to be capable of delivering ridiculous compression that cuts through flesh like a battle axe.(I did not just write that, did I..., whack :smug: ) Maybe something along the lines of what Tony Levin did to his sound on "Secret World" by Peter Gabriel. I want it REALLY punchy.
Also, it would be nice, if it could also produce a usuable "normal" sound, for the times when I don't want to injure anyone with my playing. :)

I don't want to use the EBS compressor, because I have only made bad experiences with them. And I, of course, also don't want to use anything by Boss.
 
#2
orthanc said:
I am looking for a compressor stomp box thats under 200$. I want it to be capable of delivering ridiculous compression that cuts through flesh like a battle axe.(I did not just write that, did I..., whack :smug: ) Maybe something along the lines of what Tony Levin did to his sound on "Secret World" by Peter Gabriel. I want it REALLY punchy.
Also, it would be nice, if it could also produce a usuable "normal" sound, for the times when I don't want to injure anyone with my playing. :)
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Not within your budget, but close, is the AnalogMan BiComprossor. Essentially 2 comps in one... one is good for smooth/transparent, the other is good for adding serious thump. You could also buy each one (i.e. each half of the BiComp pedal) as a separate pedal from Analogman, they're both good.
 
#3
A FMR RNC would fit nicely in your budget.
You can get it for 175 us$ and it's a much better quality than a stompbox.
It works fine for bass and can be powered with a standard 9 V power supply.
If you want to be able to switch it, you could use a Loooper or something similar.
 
#15
Yes I do like the Digitech, I don't think it's capable of ridiculous levels though.

I dunno what's up with Tony Levin, except that he can make anything sound good. :) Maybe he also has a xover and just uses the CS-2 on the highs? I will never trade away my CS-2 because it sounds so great on guitar, and I was very excited to try it on bass, but it was a big disappointment. YMMV
 
#16
jondog said:
Yes I do like the Digitech, I don't think it's capable of ridiculous levels though.

I dunno what's up with Tony Levin, except that he can make anything sound good. :) Maybe he also has a xover and just uses the CS-2 on the highs? I will never trade away my CS-2 because it sounds so great on guitar, and I was very excited to try it on bass, but it was a big disappointment. YMMV
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I'm kinda thinking about the same thing. The CS2 would have only been for really extreme compression, as he still had the Retrospec comps on his board (this would be the BaBoom/Thrack Attack era).
 

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