Andy_L Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Hi Folks, I've just been gifted a Boss CS3 compressor pedal by our guitarist. Can anyone suggest knob settings? It's my first and only pedal so I don't have a clue. Setup is Precision with flats into a Tonehammer 500, playing country rock. Thanks, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 I don't want to pi55 on your chips but the CS-3 isn't really a suitable bass compressor - unless you want that super squashed compression as an obvious effect type of sound. I used one for a while years ago but quickly moved it on as it was too heavy handed even at minimum settings for what I look for in a compressor. You might get away with it if you have a way of running it in parallel with some of your dry signal, or you might just enjoy it for what it is, but you can't argue with the price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_L Posted December 30, 2023 Author Share Posted December 30, 2023 Cheers, interesting to hear. It was a freebie so nothing lost if I don't use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Depending on how much you love your guitarist you have next year's Christmas present sorted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Some useful info here: http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/bosscs3.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_L Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Downunderwonder said: Depending on how much you love your guitarist you have next year's Christmas present sorted. Ha! It was well intentioned on his part. A bit of research online suggests I need to encourage him to buy and subsequently donate a Cali 76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_L Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, Gwilym said: Some useful info here: http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/bosscs3.shtml Thanks Gwilym 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Try and swap or sell it for the Boss LMB 3, a much better option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAdder60 Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 31/12/2023 at 13:41, skidder652003 said: Try and swap or sell it for the Boss LMB 3, a much better option. Or the Ampeg Opticomp .. superb low cost pedal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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