Which compressors do you guys use? Pedal or rack? Im thinking about adding one, I will want to use it in my rack but I can accomadate a pedal as well. Also do you use it in the effect loop? I have a GK 1001rb. Thanks
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Which compressor do you like?
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As far as my favorite compressor, it would have to be the Demeter Compulator. Follow the link above for a review on it and many many many other compressors by Bongomania who is a member here.
I built a little optical compressor a few days ago and its really really nice. The thread for it is at freestompboxes.org.
I don't use a compressor regularly and tend to borrow someone's when I need one, but I really like the Demeter Compulator, Aguilar TLC, and T-Rex Squeezer.
I guess I was too loud that night. I only wish I had " Getty's" chops
Seems as though nobody knows that bass is the root of all Evils.
I've owned a few, including dbx 160a, 166xl, 266xl, EBS Multicomp, Demeter Compulator, Aphex Punch Factory, and Maxon CP9 pro+. The dbx 160a is hard to beat for mild compression. The EBS did great, as did the compulator. When I later got the Maxon CP9 Pro+ I thought I was in heaven. It is a GREAT compressor.
But....
I recently got an Aguilar TLC, and I have to say it kills all the pedals, including the Maxon, and even bests the dbx units. It doesn't get shy on low notes, including the Low B, and over squeeze things at all. It's fat, fat fat. For practical compression in the 2:1 to 10:1 range with a practical threshold setting, it absolutely smokes. Anything more, and of course it becomes more like an effect, as any compressor does. At that point, the effect becomes subjective. But for usable compression, I'd sell two Maxon's for a TLC if I had to. It's that good.
But....
I recently got an Aguilar TLC, and I have to say it kills all the pedals, including the Maxon, and even bests the dbx units. It doesn't get shy on low notes, including the Low B, and over squeeze things at all. It's fat, fat fat. For practical compression in the 2:1 to 10:1 range with a practical threshold setting, it absolutely smokes. Anything more, and of course it becomes more like an effect, as any compressor does. At that point, the effect becomes subjective. But for usable compression, I'd sell two Maxon's for a TLC if I had to. It's that good.
EBS MultiComp. Small footprint, three modes with internal trim pots for bass and treble in multi mode, dead quiet even in squashy settings (which I don't use).
Although I have to say I'm not really using multi mode... the TubeSim mode is making me a happy camper... very soft and furry. Hard limiting is not really available, but I love the relatively slow attack that doesn't cramp my right-hand style (I play fingerstyle). It's warm, transparent, and as Bongo notes in his review, a little bit boring. But that's what I wanted... sustain, some evening of attack, and no "personality." I only notice it when I turn it off.
Although I have to say I'm not really using multi mode... the TubeSim mode is making me a happy camper... very soft and furry. Hard limiting is not really available, but I love the relatively slow attack that doesn't cramp my right-hand style (I play fingerstyle). It's warm, transparent, and as Bongo notes in his review, a little bit boring. But that's what I wanted... sustain, some evening of attack, and no "personality." I only notice it when I turn it off.
