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New ones into set are I Predict a Riot Roll with it Place your hands Sandman

Indeed we both agree and find different needs for one or not in my case as I get minor compression from different sources ie All Valve Amp and drive pedal. There is no right or wrong if it works for each and one of us

I don’t slap or pop so no need for any worry about notes sticking out !! I do fully appreciate for certain times and techniques it has a valuable use but I’m still not sure I personally would gain anything using one.

And for bands that play small venues and no sound engineer ? Again I see no evidence a compressor is needed in a typical pub band scenario!

Yes I appreciate the understandings and getting it right but playing live as a bass player I question the real benefit that a fingerstyle player in a loud rock band would hear / feel. Granted it’s crucial in recorded music and studios and PA rigs but I still say it’s debatable for a basic gigging band if it’s really necessary ( I would stand corrected if there was real evidence to the contrary) but for players who have decent technique and dynamics I still ask is it really worth it ?

I would be curious if most bass compressor uses are playing slap ? Not sure standard fingerstyle playing with good technique really needs it before the amp or in the amp ? What says you guys ?

Another vote for Peach Awesome store and great staff

Omg I couldn’t be having that !! I like my rig to look cool and sound cool that doesn’t do it for me it’s way too much ocd territory! I would at least turn the cabs but I suspect even then they are not wide enough

Dave Green is still the designer but he is perhaps stuck in the past I feel. Great guy but he is definitely old school in mind and design I think Time to move into the modern era or get left behind

I’ve never played a pure clean tone preferring the tone from an all valve amp. Just added the Darkglass Alpha Omicron pedal for light overdrive and it sounds better with the band and our rock set In isolation I like a cleaner sounding bass but in context with the band I prefer a slightly overdriven tone ( very slight bit of grind ) This tends to sit better in a distorted guitar based band sound

I’ve discovered I don’t need a compressor at all as I found it added nothing and took away always something !

Ampeg Opto Comp Low cost and simple and sounds warm and tube like

I find it works really well, tend to keep growl button out as it added too much bass but bite IN really helped the notes pop out ! Compared to the earlier Boss BB-1X there is no comparison!

My settings as below, bite switch engaged

Decided to see what all the fuss is about with Darkglass products and got a new pedal the Alpha Omicron Using nothing else and running it into the front of my Ampeg V4B was a great success This pedal set with a mild overdrive and the bite switch enabled created a very pleasing and clear tone with grind ( for rock ) Didnt get it for the way out fuzz or extreme overdrive but this pedal just works so well as a mild to medium overdrive pedal with blend control Setting it up before the band played I thought it sounded harsh ( with bite engaged ) but in the context of the band it created a clarity and clank and growl that I had never achieved playing finger style Very impressed ( also paired nicely with my Magellan 800 )

This is about to go into the set. Dont like his vocals but it’s a fun bass line

With that kind of money I would be booking a visit to Peach Music and it would be worth the drive ! A quality shop with great stock and good staff. I’ve been into and used most of the big named stores and none come close to Peach, maybe Anderson’s is second best for an actual store but that’s too far away PMT are probably the worse and I wouldn’t think of going to them unless I was desperate for some strings ! The stock and QC is woeful in my experience and I’ve used them on and off over the last ten years

Since I purchased my American Performer PBass the difference in tone from fingers to pick is less. I assume this is down to better pickups and the superior tone control ? I’ve also added a Darkglass Alpha Omicron pedal to bring out a bit of clanky grind on low settings and with fingers I get a more pronounced attack on each note before I added the pedal

I think I would add the Darkglass Alpha Omicron pedal Really liking what it does in front of a tube amp on low / medium drive

Just added the Darkglass AO pedal and on low drive settings it’s sounding very nice and more attack Compressor off the board as that didn’t help !

I have and I didn’t like them at all I need the zing from RW

Starting to find a solution, plucking style, lower action and incoming a Darkglass AO pedal to add a bit of bite and growl !!

yep it was this one that convinced me

Any users of this DK pedal on here ?

Update .. I was too hasty !! I tried the BC-1X with a new BB-1X set on low drive and it’s a very nice pairing . Playing with a pick and PBass they work well together with the BC-1X adding a little more depth to the picked note and the BB-1X adds a tiny bit of grit and the EQ with added bass fills the pick tone out nicely