Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: sgmypod on October 23, 2011, 12:23:47 AM
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New to compressors.....so what are good ones and why......but not in the silly money range
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MXR Dynacomp.
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I really like the rothwell love squeeze. It doesn't seem to colour the tone but just squishes it in a nice way.
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Well, I got the big brother of the MXR Dynacomp, the supercomp (which has one knob added) and it is great.
Not super cheap, but good value for money in my book.
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MXR Dynacomp.
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Your compressor search ends here, I got one again about 6 months ago after not having one for a few years and don't know how I managed, they're just perfect. I will say however that I don't use mine in the way most probably would - I whack the output up full and the sensitivity around 10 o' clock for a solo boost, really makes single notes stand out and fattens things up.
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Rockman Guitar Compressor if you can find one on eBay! Maybe not as adjustable as the MXR but the sound is just incredible.
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plus 1 for the Rothwell Love Squeeze. Particularly useful when playing with others, sits you in the mix better so you can always be heard but without being too loud [until it's time to be loud of course] 8)
David
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I quite like the orange squeezer - subtle but really nice. Also quite partial to the saffron squeeze/ross/dynacomps
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Another one to check out is the CMATMODS comp. I had a keeley 4 knob but never really got on with the super squishy sound but then I don't play Country or with a really clean sound. I sold it and got a CMATMODS 4 knob Signa Comp and it's fantastic, it's a pedal I can leave on and still get the benefit of a balanced sound and sustain. The other great comp is a Barber Tone Press, it was between those 2 for me.
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I've used a Visual Sound Comp 66 for a while, i actually preferred it my old dyna comp, purely because of the tone control. You can really tailor it to your needs. Also the tone control can be switched out of circuit putting it in the dyna comp area.
It's not getting any use at the moment, it's mint and boxed etc
Yours for £45 posted :)
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Thanks all lot to think about, may go try some
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Another +1 for the love squeeze. I replaced a old boss compressor a couple of years ago. The love squeeze is great!
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what are the cs-3 like especially with the full body mod...anyone tried these
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I use a Telenorndia Kompressor. 3 knobs. It does a grand job. Another one to look at would be the HBE one.
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When did we stop discussing silly money products here?
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never but reality kicked in lol
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CS3 was not too bad a pedal. Though totally different than the love squeeze. It would give you compression but add a little colour to it. So I would saw if you wanted to use in conjuction with a overdrive or distortion it was not too bad. However if you want to just keep everything clean but with a little compression I found the CS3 lacking. The Rothwell love squeeze does that nicely ( Sure there will be other good ones that I have not tried too).
The CS3 my mate had used to squeak from time to time too. Though cannot say I have ever had that problem myself.
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i found the stock cs-3 to be deeply average, and hard to set up.
theres a monte allums mod though which really turns it around and makes it pretty wonderful to be honest.
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MXR Dynacomp.
^ +1
Your compressor search ends here, I got one again about 6 months ago after not having one for a few years and don't know how I managed, they're just perfect. I will say however that I don't use mine in the way most probably would - I whack the output up full and the sensitivity around 10 o' clock for a solo boost, really makes single notes stand out and fattens things up.
This may be just what I'm looking for! Does the noise (hiss, feedback, etc.) tend to hinder your playing/tone at all? I hear compressors can be a bit of a bitch with that.
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I picked up an Aphex Punch Factory optical compressor a few weeks ago as a last ditch effort to find a good comp. I guess it's marketed for bass, but the instructions refer to both bass and guitar. It's extremely transparent and smooth sounding, no noise and has a built in DI out which can also run the comp on phantom power if needed. It's fast as hell, but doesn't kill the attack. The release seems to be a happy medium. Keeps the note going a while longer, but not so long that all you're left with is hiss by the end of things. Very usable. So far I'm really liking it for solos and clean stuff. I got it used for less than I'd have spent doing up a clone of one of the more popular comps.
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i found the stock cs-3 to be deeply average, and hard to set up.
theres a monte allums mod though which really turns it around and makes it pretty wonderful to be honest.
Thats what I've done to mine, sounds ace now
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Has anybody compared the Dynacomp withe Supercomp?
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i found the stock cs-3 to be deeply average, and hard to set up.
theres a monte allums mod though which really turns it around and makes it pretty wonderful to be honest.
Thats what I've done to mine, sounds ace now
monte once told me in an email that its by far his most popular kit