Has anyone tried one of these yet ? Just came across it and didnt remember hearing anything about it here, Search turned up nothing
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seymour duncan studio bass compressor
- Thread starter AdamR
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- Sep 9, 2007
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- Endorsing Artist: Eventide, GHS Strings, G&L Guitars, NS Design, Tsunami Cables
I've had one since December; not sure if it's immediately available yet, but it was unveiled at NAMM.
What would you like to know? For me, the wet/dry blend and frequency switch (mid/full/low to allow what portion of your dry signal is blended) seal the deal for me on this. It's a very polite compressor, and one of the few that I really don't know it's on until I turn it off.
What would you like to know? For me, the wet/dry blend and frequency switch (mid/full/low to allow what portion of your dry signal is blended) seal the deal for me on this. It's a very polite compressor, and one of the few that I really don't know it's on until I turn it off.
- Sep 9, 2007
- 5,309
- 4,977
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Eventide, GHS Strings, G&L Guitars, NS Design, Tsunami Cables
They just released this video, which should give you a good idea of what it can do.
I'm looking forward to a bongo review on this. I'm in the market for a pedal comp and this one meets all requirements but one: glowing Bongo review.
It looks versatile in compression and tone, has rear in/out and is compact. I'm looking for a firsthand report on tone and quality.
It looks versatile in compression and tone, has rear in/out and is compact. I'm looking for a firsthand report on tone and quality.
bongomania
Commercial User
bongomania
Commercial User
My Seymour Duncan Studio Bass Compressor arrived yesterday 3/18/2015. I've been playing with it at home on my practice. My conclusion is that it is a very good compressor for my purposes. I already owned 3 compressors MXR, MXR M87, and Effectrode. I like the SD Studio Compressor the best. I'm very happy with it. It's easier to use than the M87 or Effectrode.
The Blend knob is very nice. It's almost like using two amps... a clean amp (no effect), and a second effected amp. You can Blend them together.
The Frequency switch works in conjunction with the not effected sound on the Blend Knob. The Frequency switch has 3 settings... High, Mid, Low.
I preferred bringing in more of the non effected Low end.
The Attack Knob is very good to have. You can set it so that you hardly hear any picking/finger attack. This sound kind of like an electronic keyboard where you hit the not, but you don't hear any hitting/plucking attack. I like to hear my fingers hitting the bass string just before the compression starts. This helps to give a forward motion to my playing.
The Compressor Knob is real good. The tone of the compression is very nice. I set it at about 2 o'clock because I don't want to squash the sound of the notes.
The True Bybass is not completely true. When I shut off the SD Studio Compressor and then move the knobs, I can still hear the pedal making subtle low volume differences. The sound of the pedal when off is still very good.
The power supply is flexible because it accepts 9v to 18v.
It's also a quiet pedal.
I am very particular about my bass tone.
I like the SD Studio Compressor a lot.
That's my impression too. I've had the DoubleBack and liked it a lot; the Studio does seem to have exactly the same features in a new box.
bongomania
Commercial User
SD never responded to me. I just a minute ago bought the new pedal, so I'll be able to answer questions soon enough.
Yes! I'm curious about it. I'm interested in small pedals with back jacks that sound good (to me). In a compressor, I need something that evens out my playing because frankly, I'm not terribly good, and I feel like I need a compressor to fix my mistakes without sounding stupid (I guess that's "transparency").
With that in mind, I want to know how the SD Studio Bass stacks up against the Wampler Ego (now in back jacks) and the EQ Warden.
bongomania
Commercial User
Today I emailed them to ask about specific differences between the Vice Grip and the Studio Bass. I mentioned that some differences were clear from the published specs, but that I wondered about any other details such as frequency range that might be different between them.
SD responded: "both of them are compressors; one is for guitar and the other is for bass".
Gee thanks!
SD responded: "both of them are compressors; one is for guitar and the other is for bass".
Gee thanks!
Strange response, since your reviews show a multitude of compressors that you like, and not all are dedicated for bass (like the Warden). I wonder if guitar compressors are made to be just good enough for guitar, and if bass compressors are good for everything, since you mentioned that bass compression seems to be more finicky endeavor. So really good guitar compressors are really just good compressors, and maybe bass compressors just work fantastic for guitar. I'm not expert....
Excited for this also. wondering if it will be good peak limiter, character rich or transparent and low in noise.
I'm not a great fan of Dan's reviews, but the pedal seems to work exactly the way my DoubleBack did.
bongomania
Commercial User
I'll post a proper review this week, but my quick rundown would be that the Vice Grip is the same as the old Doubleback (see my review), and the Studio Bass is the same except its sidechain toggle has Mid and Low settings instead of Mid and High. Also the bass one has a narrower range of attack time, and less available makeup gain--though both are still "plenty".
The pedals are Boss size, slightly bigger than MXR.
The pedals are Boss size, slightly bigger than MXR.
