ziggydolphinboy Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 hi all need a rack or good compressor pedal/ rack for my bass, im used to the dual compressoer on the trace heads now got a thunderfunk head need something to compliment the head any ideas? kindest regards ziggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hi I used to use the EBS Multicomp pedal. It has a 2 band mode from memory, and it used to sound fine to my ears. The DBX rack stuff I believe is good, but I have not used it on bass, I am sure others will advise on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Mark Bass Compressore, rack quality in a pedal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Wazoo - it that a tube compressor one? If it is it will be good - I once had an old heavy first line MB head - it was a silver one, and had a tube compressor in it, and was nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 [quote name='nottswarwick' post='1279230' date='Jun 22 2011, 11:30 PM']Wazoo - it that a tube compressor one? If it is it will be good - I once had an old heavy first line MB head - it was a silver one, and had a tube compressor in it, and was nice.[/quote] yes it has a real EEC83 in there Read this review, very interesting [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/markbass.shtml"]http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/markbass.shtml[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm waiting on the new MXR bas comp. It looks fantastic, but is unlikely to hit these shores until august Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1279226' date='Jun 22 2011, 11:28 PM']Mark Bass Compressore, rack quality in a pedal[/quote] +1 for the compressore, ive one on my rack, its very transparent, loads of good reviews, not cheap mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Rack:- dbx160a Focusrite Compounder (VCA compressor - will give you the most options) TL Audio Ivory Series (tube jobbie this, not that that is particularly relevant) Expensive Rack:- Summit TLA 100a TubeTech C1 La2a (silly money) 1176 (silly money) Pedal:- Markbass Compressore Joe Meek FloorQ TC Electronics NovaDynamics (digital, but it features a multiband comp you may dig) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 +1 for the EBS pedal...good and punchy with minimal sound colouration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 [quote name='JellyKnees' post='1279421' date='Jun 23 2011, 10:10 AM']+1 for the EBS pedal...good and punchy with minimal sound colouration[/quote] good comments guys anyone know about the alesis 3630? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 (edited) [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='1279800' date='Jun 23 2011, 04:47 PM']good comments guys anyone know about the alesis 3630?[/quote] [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/3630.shtml"]ovnilabs is your friend[/url] Edited June 23, 2011 by 51m0n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggydolphinboy Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 [quote name='51m0n' post='1279819' date='Jun 23 2011, 04:55 PM'][url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/3630.shtml"]ovnilabs is your friend[/url][/quote] wow thank you , ok dude ive seen a couple of the focusrite compressors so are they good? ive seen the same mdel that you have in youre avatar just wondered if they are cool . ive seeen the double focusrite one on ebay but i think that will be too complicated , theres also one on here but im thinking it will be too much . im looking at 200 quidish or ill go for the markbass compresssre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The focusrite compounder is an excellent compressor - I got mine for about 250 on ebay. The markbass compressore has the same set of controls for compression as the compounder, it lacks an expander/gate (good if you ahve a lot of background noise, and it is trivial to set up), and the knob that lets you feed some bass around the compressor, and a limiter section (which you need if you are going to set up any serious compression so that you can tame the transient at the leading edge of the sound). If you want to learn how to set up a compressor get a fully featured one, it should have at least the following controls:- threshold ratio attack release makeup gain Preferrable knee as well, and a limiter (IMO). If you arent sure what you are doing then you absolutely must have decent metering, you need to be able to tell how much gain reduction is going on, the input and the output levels. Otherwise you are relying on ears you havent trained to hear something particularly difficult to analyse. No pedal I have seen has decent metering, I would not recommend one to anyone who is inexperienced in setting up a compressor fo rthat reason alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escholl Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 [quote name='ziggydolphinboy' post='1279178' date='Jun 22 2011, 10:46 PM']im used to the dual compressoer on the trace heads[/quote] if you can spare the money, [url="http://www.fealabs.com/products/DBOC-SMX-0001.html"]this[/url] compressor is supposed to be [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/feadualtwo.shtml"]very good[/url]. It's modeled off of the same sort of trace dual compressor you're used to, different circuit design but similar results. has some useful features too, not seen on other comps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 For simplicity and sound it has to be the EBS multiComp for me. I have been a fan of the onboard compressor in EBS amps for a long time. To get it in pedal form has been a blessing. I find it easy to balance gain wise and it really doesnt colour tone at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkglass Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 [quote name='51m0n' post='1279414' date='Jun 23 2011, 11:59 AM']Rack:- dbx160a Focusrite Compounder (VCA compressor - will give you the most options) TL Audio Ivory Series (tube jobbie this, not that that is particularly relevant) Expensive Rack:- Summit TLA 100a TubeTech C1 La2a (silly money) 1176 (silly money) Pedal:- Markbass Compressore Joe Meek FloorQ TC Electronics NovaDynamics (digital, but it features a multiband comp you may dig)[/quote] A friend of mine built couple LA2As and 1176 for his studio here in Helsinki... super silly money, but if one can afford it, they're worth it IMO. Super natural and awesome! Nobody has recommended the Demeter Compulator... one of the most transparent out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voxpop Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 [quote name='Darkglass' post='1282515' date='Jun 25 2011, 09:49 PM']A friend of mine built couple LA2As and 1176 for his studio here in Helsinki... super silly money, but if one can afford it, they're worth it IMO. Super natural and awesome! Nobody has recommended the Demeter Compulator... one of the most transparent out there![/quote] The Demeter is fantasic..... I have one for sale on eBay. Sorry for the plug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finbar Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 I'm actually really interested in the new MXR one that's coming out. It looks pretty cool I'm only just really starting to get to grips with compression after a long time just fumbling with it, and I would agree that depending on what you're using it for, either a compressor with a limiter, or a standalone limiter to accompany it is really useful for shaping a consistent bass sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimal Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) For pedals I definitely recommend giving the Maxon CP9 Pro+ a try. Very transparent if that's what you're looking for, but can get squishy as well with the more extreme ratio settings if you prefer that. Edited July 1, 2011 by Danimal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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