which compressor?

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Keeley 2 knob version

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Keeley 4 knob version

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: which compressor?

Why are you hung up on the Keeley

[jeremy]

Re: which compressor?

i hear tell of a very cool new compressor coming out soon. it might even let you blend your unaltered signal into the compressed signal so you can still get the attack and unaltered shape of the note along with the compression and extra sustain

[Mincer]

Re: which compressor?

Like this one?
BYOC 5 knob

Yeah, its better than both Keeley's I've tried. And I built it with my limited skills.

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: which compressor?

Bah blend sucks on guitar comps imho!

[J Moose]

Re: which compressor?

Like this one?
BYOC 5 knob

Not so much but sorta. I know of what Jeremy speaks... was in on the beta testing. It's a VCA design, not optical. Couple three days ago I was told it was in production but probably won't be available for another several weeks... probably after NAMM? I have no idea...

Tell 'ya though... one of my favorites for guitar is the old standby Dynacomp. I've also heard & tried the analog man Bi-Comp in an A/B with guitars & various keyboards... and that off the shelf Dynacomp is plenty fine.

The other compressor... the blendable one is a whole other thing though. Worked pretty well on all kinds of things besides guitar. Handled bass & Moog synths well without folding & chopping all the low end out.

[d1dsj]

Re: which compressor?

I had a 4 knob Keeley... don't know why but I just didn't like it. I recently got a CMATMODS 4 KNOB Signa Comp.... it's excellent, more of a natural sound. I can leave it on... I could never do that with the Keeley. Chad Matthews (CMAT) also does a 2 knob version and a Ross clone which I believe would be closer to the Keeley? Anyway... it seems CMATMODS aren't common knowledge yet... but I'm sure they will be!

[StrangeSound]

Re: which compressor?

The 2 knob version should do the job. A friend of mine uses it and it's pretty good. I went for the Barber Tone Press compressor and like it a lot, it has a blend knob, though.

If I were you, go for the 2 knob version. Easy to use and quite effective.

[Tor]

Re: which compressor?

i hear tell of a very cool new compressor coming out soon. it might even let you blend your unaltered signal into the compressed signal so you can still get the attack and unaltered shape of the note along with the compression and extra sustain

The Barber Tone Press does exactly that.

[BloodRose]

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the tone Im trying to get is often a blend of compressor, delay and tube screamer. But.. Every time ive tried a comp, I cant tell any difference..

Mincer, how is the DIY kit?? Ive been curious about those..

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Had a few comps temporary modded with blenders....was awful with guitars.....might as well not use one.
As long as I can control the release and the attack...or if the comp is setup well for guitar...I am happy.
Blend is most useful for timebased effects...well as far as I am concerned.

[Mincer]

Re: which compressor?

the tone Im trying to get is often a blend of compressor, delay and tube screamer. But.. Every time ive tried a comp, I cant tell any difference..

Mincer, how is the DIY kit?? Ive been curious about those..

Super easy and fun to build. When you are done, you have a boutique effect without the price, and you can paint it any way you want, so it is unique to your taste....the BYOC guys know what they are doing. Next, I am building the overdrive.

[J Moose]

Re: which compressor?

Had a few comps temporary modded with blenders....was awful with guitars.....might as well not use one.
As long as I can control the release and the attack...or if the comp is setup well for guitar...I am happy.
Blend is most useful for timebased effects...well as far as I am concerned.

I tend to abuse parallel compression on things like drums & vocals... and yeah, even guitars. That's on big mixing consoles though...

The Pigtronix Attack Sustain is a pretty rad compressor... love the volume swell tricks, especially with reverse delays!!!

To be honest, I rarely go for "guitar" compressors in pedal form. Most are too heavy handed... even the Dynacomp I use mostly as a boost rather then for compression.

[drpietrzak]

Re: which compressor?

4-knob.

Pedalboard

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Re: which compressor?

I ended up going for the 2 knob version...

they had both versions at Sam Ash, so I tried both through an AC30 w/ alnico blues using a PRS SC se (most similar to my LP). I initially wanted the 4 knob mostly because of the ability to shape the tone a little more, and then I tried the 2 knob version. Right out of the box i liked the 2 knob better. Nothing was wrong with the 4, but the 2 sounded better to me. And it was cheaper...so what the heck!

I also picked up some George L cables, and some strings for acoustic and electric... my christmas present from my father to me... I'm happy

now i just need to get back to texas to try it all out on my gear...
those BYOC pedals seem interesting, I'd love to build one sometime!