StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hey I'm after a new compressor to go with my rack gear but I only want it as a temporary one as I'm saving up to buy a DBX 160VU compressor (the old 70's one) Thing is, I do need it to have a noise gate built in to it and I need it to be around £100. This may be a bit of a big ask but yeah, I am getting quite desperate for one. I've had a Samson SCom Stereo Compressor/Gate which I sold on so I don't want another one of those. Actually, the noise gate isn't all that important but it would be nice if it had one built in. I'm currently only using a 4u rack case too so i'd prefer it to be 1u (as my head is 2u and my tuner is 1u) but if it's any bigger i'll just have to get the new case now. Cheers Stevie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hi Does it have to be a rack comp? Can't you just simply get a pedal and keep it stored in the 1U space until you get the funds to purchase the one you realy want? £100 would get you a 2nd hand multicomp that'll serve you very well! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 A pedal that will be of interest is the TC Electronic Nova Dynamics. It has 4 compressors and two noisegates and you can pick 'em up for about 100 quid. I have one and it's brilliant! Also love the Multicomp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassPimp66 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I own a JoeMeek VC3 , it's about half a rack (but no rackmount). It sounds REALLY old school. They sell on ebay between 70 - 100 GBP. No noise gate though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hi guys, thanks for the recommendations of the pedals, but the problem with me is if i get one pedal, it'll lead to 2, to 3, to 4 and so on and i don't want to go using pedals as I prefer my rack setup. I may have got one sorted as long as i can get the money together (and a bigger rack case) but other recommendations are still welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 I understand your pain... that's why i sugested keeping the comp stored in the 1U rack space available instead of a nice and shiny pedalboard... a nearly empty pedalboard... with lots of space to store new sounds... it, it wouldn't even weight too much! It's just one more pedal and it's so small and light! Surely one more won't make a diference... GAS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEACEOFBASS Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 i like the dbx266xl, ~drive the feck out of it...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 Ghost_Bass... STOP IT! You're doing weird things to me! I'm starting to want the array of pedals I wanted a few years back... MUST... RESIST... PEDALBOARD... LOOKS... SO... NICE... I really would end up totally disregarding my rack setup so I could buy loadsa pedals which isn't a good thing because I have now got an EXACT rack setup that I want to get. Admittedly, not getting it all yet but who goes spending 1.2k on stuff in one go when they haven't got a job right now. TheAceOfBass... I've heard they're pretty good so i'll keep my eye on one, cheers for the post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 [quote name='StevieD_FenderP2009' post='1084977' date='Jan 10 2011, 10:49 PM']Hi guys, thanks for the recommendations of the pedals, but the problem with me is if i get one pedal, it'll lead to 2, to 3, to 4 and so on and i don't want to go using pedals as I prefer my rack setup. I may have got one sorted as long as i can get the money together (and a bigger rack case) but other recommendations are still welcome [/quote] In that case, the TC C300 is the equivalent to the pedal with more features. I've recommended it on other compressor threads before with more details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Will this be of any use to you?: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JOE-MEEK-JOEMEEK-VC6-MEEKBOX-PREAMP-COMPRESSOR-1U-RACK-/130473814529?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Outboards_Effects_MJ&hash=item1e60d86a01"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JOE-MEEK-JOEMEEK-VC6...=item1e60d86a01[/url] or this?: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOSS-RCL-10-COMPRESSOR-LIMTER-NOISE-GATE-RACK-JAPAN-/270681556855?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Outboards_Effects_MJ&hash=item3f05e0c777"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BOSS-RCL-10-COMPRESS...=item3f05e0c777[/url] Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieD_FenderP2009 Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for those 3 recomendations. The 2 ebay links from Ghost Bass are being watched now and the I will check out the one Dood recommended in a minute Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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