Nothingman

Damn wish I had seen that, would've had it.

Cheers man. As per rest of my replies I’m going to pick one up to experiment with but prob not needed for main band in reality. My other projects will need this where I am switching more.

Thanks for that. After other comments and a night of experimenting (!) I’m going to take the rat out the chain and replace it with a preamp then get a comp pedal (nice simple one as you Al have suggested) and experiment from there. I have probably been looking at things from the wrong angle and although my other bands require a compressor it’s probably not needed for my main set up. This said I’m still going to keep an eye out for one secondhand so I can add that to my arsenal, should it be needed.

No that is a help. MAYBE I’m looking at things wrong (strong possibility with some of the comments after yours) and @ahpook mentioned messing with EQ. So I spent last night playing with my head and some amp sims on my computer last night. Seemed to get somewhere. So might go for a cheap preamp pedal ad some eq and drive, get rid of the rat from the board and see how that goes. Then can pick up simple comp to experiment with. plus, kudos on the JC love.

I’m the OP and yes it’s a JC, tone up, vol up, impedance selector switch st 500. Lots of output into full on fuzz. If that is ‘hot’ then this mother is burning.

What do you mean by ‘hot’?

I got this last year for mine. Really good for the price. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004LAE7SG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yeah, I have watched that about 10 times as it is one of only 2 vids I can find about Lou Barlow's set up/playing style. I do have serious man crush on him. But enough bout my sinister obsession. Thanks for your help. 100% awesome.

It does sound 'kin awesome - to me anyway I know that style is evil to a lot of purists! I started the first half of rehearsal last night via the studios TC Electronics Blacksmith, because it had the built in Super Compressor thing. That seemed to help but my-oh-my I do not get on with that rig. Clean, clinical and too cold for me. I like it simple....and cheap (Lou Barlow ethos ) I had no Idea about comp before so throwing Parallel into the mix is mind blowing, but ultimately really helpful and interesting. I am a fat handed fool so soldering etc is best avoided so will need something off the shelf. Also intrigued by the EQ note. I play with Treble at 10/11 o'clock, Mid whacked right up and Bass at about 3 o'clock. Thats the best I usually get when borrowing amps or playing through my own. Thanks for your input. Really appreciated.

Hey techie chatters, I could do with some of your esteemed knowledge to help me. I am trying to work out if I need a compressor and if so where to start and how to use it. As I say in everything I post, since returning to playing I am not an equipment guy and just like what I like. Tech knowledge that I had back in the day is a distant memory. I play a Jack Casady bass through an Ampeg 350 PF going into my Roost 1x15 cab. The effects I am running are below: Line selector into a RAT Clone and Big Muff. These are both on constantly (in my main band). It used to be a chase of I would switch between them depending on what I was playing (hence the line selector) but now after a few gigs just leave them on. This is because we are a loud fuzz punk trio and the noise and loudness are our thing. - On a side note I am now looking at sending both pedals through one channel and blending the dry sound in via the other.... My playing is very much strumming like a guitar on 5ths, mixed with a lot of high end stuff and therefore there is quite a range in the dynamics. However I have never used a compressor pedal in my previous playing days or since I got back into it 18 months ago. My question is, with this style i have badly described (think Lou Barlow, Lemmy only rubbish) would a compressor help or hinder? And where should I start looking at a decent but budget friendly option? Do I leave it on? Do I need analogue/digital/hybrid? I am completely at a loss. All I do know is that if I am strumming then go to 'single' notes the bass playing can lose its beef. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Will

Awesome stuff! Love a good custom story. Looks really nice, classic but with a modern twist.