Looking for a compressor
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solspirit
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Blille
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That may color your tone. Lol
I’m a compressor nut and have played a bazillion of them. One that is great value and surprised me in a positive way is the ampeg optocomp. It is what I’m currently using.
I also really like the MXR Studio comp or bass compressor (same circuit). I would generally avoid MXR dyna comp/ Ross circuit that are not designed for bass because you will lose low end.
Check out www.ovnilab.com it’s a bit outdated but a good resource.
And I would encourage you to buy used from talkbass.com folks
I’m a compressor nut and have played a bazillion of them. One that is great value and surprised me in a positive way is the ampeg optocomp. It is what I’m currently using.
I also really like the MXR Studio comp or bass compressor (same circuit). I would generally avoid MXR dyna comp/ Ross circuit that are not designed for bass because you will lose low end.
Check out www.ovnilab.com it’s a bit outdated but a good resource.
And I would encourage you to buy used from talkbass.com folks
solspirit
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I wasn't sure where to post it, so I hit both.
LRS
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You beat me… I was about to ask if the preference would be either positive displacement or centrifugal. I guess engineers have a sick kind of humor ;-)
beaubrummels
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I use a Keeley Limiting Amplifier. Designed for bass but I use it on guitar. One of the only ones where you can control the ratio, threshold and make up gain. Studio quality.
ErikH
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I will add to this recommendation. The Plus or the Mini. Can't go wrong. Either will work fine with bass. I know the Plus works well as I have tried it with my bass.
Demanic
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Like I said. If it slays on guitar, it should do the same or better for bass. Something like this is worth the bucks.
moshuajusic
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+1
I had the Diamond bass comp. Got the Maxon. Sold the Diamond. (Diamond rocks, but the Maxon is more transparent imo.)
Yes it is. It's like the dead opposite of my Boss CS-3.
beaubrummels
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solspirit
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It would look strange on anyones pedal board.
it sure looks like a nice piece of equipment though.
I had sincerely thought about going mostly rack mount when I used to drool over the Carvin catalogs and create imaginary guitar builds.
donaldr
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OP has not specified that it must be in a pedal format.Trying to picture that on Solsprits pedal board.
NegativeEase
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Here's the trick. I cheap sub or at $100 compressor will do the trick if you don't want to makeup all of the gain or go above unity -cheaper compressors get noisy quick at or above unity -The Boss CE and MXR Dyna Comp are the best in this category.
So if you doing basic compression on the bass and can increase the gain later (like at the amp) and it sounds good you are good
then you can get into mid grade stuff like the Keeley or JHS Whitey Tighty which are excellent -but purposefully lack some features for simplicity and are great
then you can get into high end like the Greer Lamplighter, Empress and Origin 1176 which are incredible but break the bank.
I suggest for bass just getting a decent one, or actually a $25 Behringer is tempting -I mean if it sucks it was only 25 -Lil Pigbacon, probably knows about it.
So if you doing basic compression on the bass and can increase the gain later (like at the amp) and it sounds good you are good
then you can get into mid grade stuff like the Keeley or JHS Whitey Tighty which are excellent -but purposefully lack some features for simplicity and are great
then you can get into high end like the Greer Lamplighter, Empress and Origin 1176 which are incredible but break the bank.
I suggest for bass just getting a decent one, or actually a $25 Behringer is tempting -I mean if it sucks it was only 25 -Lil Pigbacon, probably knows about it.
