Compressors

[ToastyMagician]

Hi guys,

I'm looking for an affordable but versatile comp that i can use in a bunch of situations, i go all the way from metal to indy/acoustic style stuff and also play some function stuff.

So far im thinking either Joyo Pipebomb or tc electronic forcefield but any other ideas would be welcome!

 

[Gtrjunior]

Compressors

I have a Rothwell Love Squeeze that is a pretty amazing pedal. It does what you need it to and I don't notice any coloring of the sound.
A buddy has the Wampler Ego and loves it. I've never used it so I can't comment on it. But it would be on my short list if I were in the market.

 

[jeremy]

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the only compressor i have is the duncan vise grip and i think its great. i can get all the smush and sustain i could want or something much more subtle. the ability to blend in some direct signal is nice too

 

[Liam1963]

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MXR DynaComp? Affordable and a good compressor...

 

[Aceman]

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Boss CS-3. Perfectly functional compressor. High adjust will help w/ Acoustic. Easy to find cheap.

More important - do you really know how to use one correctly???? I ask because you say you want to use it for metal. Why is that? The natural compression of most amps is way more than enough (and more than an actual compressor). Some guys using single coils and not much distortion might use them for sustain, but thats about it (Basically Blackmoore/Malmsteen).

Talk to us...

 

[Mincer]

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I love the Vise Grip as well, and the blend knob is something I think I will always love on a compressor. For slightly cheaper, there is the BYOC 5-knob compressor, and even cheaper still, is the Danelectro Surf & Turf, which I used for years before I got the Vise Grip.

 

[ToastyMagician]

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Boss CS-3. Perfectly functional compressor. High adjust will help w/ Acoustic. Easy to find cheap.

More important - do you really know how to use one correctly???? I ask because you say you want to use it for metal. Why is that? The natural compression of most amps is way more than enough (and more than an actual compressor). Some guys using single coils and not much distortion might use them for sustain, but thats about it (Basically Blackmoore/Malmsteen).

Talk to us...

Cheers guys!

When playing high gain i'm one of the few metalheads that don't like pointy guitars and titanic amounts of amp gain haha, although i do use a "metal" amp i like having a crunch sound and then stacking pedals. Id most likely put the compressor between my whammey and screamer or instead of the screamer.

That all said it would mostly be for the cleans, i like really sort of bell like cleans.

 

[Aceman]

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What guitar, what amp?

And what do you want the compressor to do?

 

[ToastyMagician]

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Variety of guitars for different bands but my fav is a custom with fishman fluence modern and my amp is an engl e530 & marshall el34 100/100 rack

 

[dystrust]

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I have a MIJ Boss CS-3 on my board; I use it for a compressed '80s style clean like my old ADA MP-1 used to do. It isn't quite the same, but it gets the job done.

 

[Aceman]

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Variety of guitars for different bands but my fav is a custom with fishman fluence modern and my amp is an engl e530 & marshall el34 100/100 rack

Well then, perhaps a very high end and flexible compressor might be the way to go. Or if not high end....think a lot of knobs....

 

[Demanic]

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^^
Keeley 4 knob would do it.

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[Blille]

Compressors

Go to ovnilab.com, check the top articles and recommendations. Then from the "type" you prefer check the specific choices. We can help narrow down from there. Bassed on what you said my first recommendation would be a Ross type with blend knob. There's a bunch of great ones mentioned like the Wampler, I like the Xotic SP. The Vise Grip is different but definitely a good choice too.


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[chadd]

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I like my TC forcefield, but it isn't the most flexible one on the market. The other guy in mg band has a philosopher's tone and it is amazing.

 

[ToastyMagician]

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Cheers guys, ill definitely have a look!

 

[TimmyPage]

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The Vise Grip compressor has a really cool EQ switch, the 'mid' function basically blends back ONLY your guitars mids, keeping your sound really tight with gain.

I find a lot of higher-end compressor pedals tend to have a very full range to them, meaning that gained up sounds get pretty woofy and loose. (which sounds great in the right setting) The Vise Grip alleviates that, giving you all the compression and sustain you want without losing definition, it's a really smartly made pedal. Extremely underrated outside of this forum.

 

[Aceman]

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I still question the fundamental logic of a compressor that blends back original signal.
- If the original is NOT squashed, then it is NOT compressed. Purpose defeated
- If it is, then you didn't blend it back
- If you only want the sustain but not attack mod, then there is a knob for that

 

[dystrust]

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I still question the fundamental logic of a compressor that blends back original signal.
- If the original is NOT squashed, then it is NOT compressed. Purpose defeated
- If it is, then you didn't blend it back
- If you only want the sustain but not attack mod, then there is a knob for that

It's a simplistic form of parallel compression. Instead of having to get your attack and release settings exactly perfect to get the right balance of attack and sustain, you can compress a bit more for the sustain and blend in some clean signal to regain attack.

 

[Joey Voltage]

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Depends on what you want. If you want old school with pumping effect. Go with an opto comp like a mxr dyna comp or a dod 280 etc.. if you want a fairly clean vca, comp go with a good boss unit.

 

[Joey Voltage]

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It's a simplistic form of parallel compression. Instead of having to get your attack and release settings exactly perfect to get the right balance of attack and sustain, you can compress a bit more for the sustain and blend in some clean signal to regain attack.

But the key to that is that the original signal is only slightly mixed in. Otherwise the effect is subtle at best, and the dry signal will mask the the compressed one. The contradiction is that most people intend to use compression in order to subdue big transients in order to even out what ever they are playing, so retaining attack I.e. Big transients seems counterintuitive.