Daz39 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Wow - that's a lot of stuff in a small box, the larger unit looks great too. Colour me curious. Any idea on prices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just now, Daz39 said: Wow - that's a lot of stuff in a small box, the larger unit looks great too. Colour me curious. Any idea on prices? CompIQ MINI Pro Compressor Pedal for Guitar & Bass £128 CompIQ PRO Stella Compressor Pedal for Guitar & Bass £223£188 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, funky8884 said: CompIQ MINI Pro Compressor Pedal for Guitar & Bass £128 CompIQ PRO Stella Compressor Pedal for Guitar & Bass £223£188 The price seems reasonable for the amount of functions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Might be worth taking a punt on the Stella. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Manual here...https://becosfx.com/product/compiq-pro-stella-compressor-pedal-for-guitar-bass/ The mix of tape saturation and parallel compression should give a few tone options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 That's what has piqued my interest although I should say I'm very happy with my current comp this might add an extra dimension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, Opticaleye said: Manual here...https://becosfx.com/product/compiq-pro-stella-compressor-pedal-for-guitar-bass/ The mix of tape saturation and parallel compression should give a few tone options. Wow - that is fully-featured, innit! Reading the tilt-eq thing: is that a similar sort of thing to the VPF/VLE Markbass use: moving some freq up while attenuating others? Sounds v.useful, esp with the H/L switch to tailor it to Guitar or Bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, Opticaleye said: Manual here...https://becosfx.com/product/compiq-pro-stella-compressor-pedal-for-guitar-bass/ The mix of tape saturation and parallel compression should give a few tone options. This could see me moving on my Rane DC-24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 My simplistic understanding is a Tilt eq has a 'set point' and like a seesaw when you favor one side or the other the tone is effected at that set point to more bass or treble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 They also do one of these: https://becosfx.com/product/midi-enabled-analog-overdrive-and-amp-channel-switcher-pedal/ Midi-switchable OD pedal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, krispn said: My simplistic understanding is a Tilt eq has a 'set point' and like a seesaw when you favor one side or the other the tone is effected at that set point to more bass or treble Sounds not dissimilar to how a tone pot might operate on a passive bass, just from its likely effect on the tone from what you're saying. Edited March 4, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krispn Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Not quite. A passive tone pot rolls off only where as a tilt eq servers a different purpose. Think a tone pot with pivot set at say 400Hz and the ability to boost low or highs. I have one built into my amp which is labelled room Balance. It allows for additional ‘tuning’ of the eq around this pivot to accommodate dark or bright sounding rooms in my amp. Googke tilt eq or you tube and you’ll find more eloquent descriptions than mine 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Given that I'd never heard of a Rane DC-24 pedal, tilt EQ, tape saturation and parallel compression, I'm going back to the comfort zone of my TC Spectracomp 'out of the box' set at between 2 and 3 out of 10...😄 Btw "room balance" sounds much more user friendly than "tilt EQ". I actually do like what the TC does in putting a 'sheen' on my tone whereas my Keeley Bassist is very flat, which is absolutely fine for my use of it as an end of chain limiter, to protect against filter pedal signal spikes, but it doesn't float my boat as a compressor. Given that the Becos is aiming to be in the same family as the Keeley, I'd be interested to see if it was similarly "flat". I could still see me using the smaller Becos pedal as an end of chain limiter, (assuming the Stomp doesn't also make that redundant!), with a smaller form factor and greater functionality than my Keeley Bassist . Well all is about to be revealed as Ordep now has one... Edited March 4, 2019 by Al Krow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Given that I'd never heard of a Rane DC-24 pedal, tilt EQ, tape saturation and parallel compression, I'm going back to the comfort zone of my TC Spectracomp 'out of the box' set at between 2 and 3 out of 10...😄 Btw "room balance" sounds much more user friendly than "tilt EQ". I actually do like what the TC does in putting a 'sheen' on my tone whereas my Keeley Bassist is very flat, which is absolutely fine for my use of it as an end of chain limiter, to protect against filter pedal signal spikes, but it doesn't float my boat as a compressor. Given that the Becos is aiming to be in the same family as the Keeley, I'd be interested to see if it was similarly "flat". I could still see me using the smaller Becos pedal as an end of chain limiter, (assuming the Stomp doesn't also make that redundant!), with a smaller form factor and greater functionality than my Keeley Bassist . Well all is about to be revealed as Ordep now has one... Where do you buy Rane DC-24 pedals ? Are they good for metal ? Edited March 4, 2019 by funky8884 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, funky8884 said: Where do you buy Rane DC-24 pedals ? Are the good for metal ? Well you're the one who brought them up in your earlier post! 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just now, Al Krow said: Well you're the one who brought them up in your earlier post! 😎 Where ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, funky8884 said: This could see me moving on my Rane DC-24 This 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky8884 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 minute ago, Al Krow said: This 😂 I cannot see where I wrote "pedal" "Rane DC-24" doesn't mean "Rane DC-24 pedal" Am I missing something ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Just now, funky8884 said: I cannot see where I wrote "pedal" "Rane DC-24" doesn't mean "Rane DC-24 pedal" Am I missing something ? Aha - well that just further proves my ignorance then! But methinks we have identified a gap in the market between us. And suitably tweaked I KNOW it could be great for metal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 The Tilt EQ would be similar to the Diamond Compressor's (or, if you have a Zoom B3n, the Glam comp model). It seems very fully featured for it's size. I'm happy with my Markbass Compressore and Basswitch Dual Band comp but this is speaking to me. 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I've been notified that the Becos Compiq Stella is now available to order. I have ordered mine. 😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Tilt EQ is similar to Quad's stereo preamps (models 34 & 44) or some older Steinberger basses (with EMG electronics). There is certain center frequency, here 330 / 1k. When you boost bass, you cut treble and vice versa. You can not use that EQ as a booster (both full) so "smile" type of equalization is not possible. I like it because it gives lots of power in one single knob without overdriving the amplifier. http://www.quadrevisie.eu/quadrevisie.html Have to say that the Stella ("Star") is interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 derrière! There I was happy to have determined that I need to be getting an ovnifx smoothie to replace my rack comp moving forward. Now the bigger one of these really does look rather like my personal wet dream of a compressor (if only it was optical, that would be it, kidney selling time).... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 2 hours ago, 51m0n said: derrière! There I was happy to have determined that I need to be getting an ovnifx smoothie to replace my rack comp moving forward. Now the bigger one of these really does look rather like my personal wet dream of a compressor (if only it was optical, that would be it, kidney selling time).... Although I might not regard you as a leading light on D class amp choice 😂 when it comes to comps, that's another matter entirely. Very unhelpful (on my wallet) to see you getting so excited about this piece of kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 11 minutes ago, Al Krow said: Although I might not regard you as a leading light on D class amp choice 😂 when it comes to comps, that's another matter entirely. Very unhelpful (on my wallet) to see you getting so excited about this piece of kit! Teehee, you should hear the rig matey, last rehearsal was such a blast, gobs of power, and so so clean (nomnomnom). But I digress, I'm excited to see something that is so well specced, if I had any say I would move the ickle switches and knobs well away from the main footswitch though - I am far too likely to utterly trash it all in a stompy moment of madness - other than that it looks like a great clean sounding compressor; I like those LEDs a lot! The bigger version really floats my boat though, because I like having proper control of attack and release (honestly once you 'get' compression you start to realise that the real power is in the attack/release curves). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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