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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: choucas09 on November 25, 2011, 02:56:03 PM

Title: New comp day
Post by: choucas09 on November 25, 2011, 02:56:03 PM

My Seymour Duncan Double Back compressor arrived this morning (used from the States). I've never a guitar comp before and I'm very, very pleased. The double back knob allows you to feed back a varied amount of the uncompressed signal and has three eq settings; full range, mid hump and high. Everything does what it should and in summary it's a very useful and musical device. I'll try and do a demo clip later.

Oh and these things sell at Thomann for £147, this one, which is mint, cost £69.95 including shipping. Unfortunately for the first time when buying from the USA I got caught for duty, only £4.21, but the post orifice took a further £8 "handling fee". Still that added it still only cost me £20 more than a Dynacomp.


(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc119/jage7/DSC02624.jpg)

Title: Re: New comp day
Post by: schenr on November 25, 2011, 04:43:35 PM

Nice steal! I've only just brought out my compressor from the cupboard with great success and don't know how I did without it before (I use it more as a boost/ sustain pedal tho).
Congrats

Title: Re: New comp day
Post by: Mr. Air on November 25, 2011, 08:56:16 PM

Congrats with the new pedal! I have never owned a compressor before, but there's an Emma Electronics compressor up for silly money close by me so I'll might have to give it a shot.

Convince me that I should by it  :D

Title: Re: New comp day
Post by: gordiji on November 25, 2011, 09:00:59 PM

good catch, compressors are great for clean strat solo's (i'd go as far as essential).have fun with this and your tokai 8)

Title: Re: New comp day
Post by: Front Towards Enemy on November 25, 2011, 09:10:49 PM

Congrats!

Title: Re: New comp day
Post by: choucas09 on November 26, 2011, 01:25:45 AM

I just watched a couple of demos of the Emma, basically Mr Air just buy it. It seems extremely transparent and having the ratio knob ups the game. I've had a great day messing with this thing. I spent an hour or more jamming with assorted tracks on Spotify and I've never heard my guitar fit in so well with the recording. I'd say a good compressor is a fantastically refreshing experience.

Title: Re: New comp day
Post by: Telerocker on November 26, 2011, 03:31:56 AM

Congrats! Nice pedal. (and yes, Emma pedals are fine tools)

Title: Re: New comp day
Post by: choucas09 on November 26, 2011, 10:49:53 AM

For anybody interested in compressors the following website is very useful. The guy only reviews compressors. There must be about 200 reviews here.....http://www.ovnilab.com/