A Series of Utterly Pointless Pedal Demos

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The discontinued version of the Diamond Bass Compressor Jr.

 

I have it running at 18v, I maybe notice a slight difference between 9v and 18v but it felt quite heavy handed with the compression so I upped the voltage.

 

Listening back I think it sounds great, I can still hear that envelope of attack to the compression.

 

I’ve since been able to get similar out of my Punchline but I can also get more subtle limiting with that.

 

It’s definitely something I’d consider owning again but at the moment I’m not a huge fan of compression outside of a studio setting and if I need it for tonal purposes then the Punchline scratches that itch (and sooner or later I’m going to stop trying to replace it 😅)

 

[tayste_2000]

Origin Effects DCX Bass

 

 

With the flat wounds this is a very subtle effect with very little being affected in the high end (mainly because I don’t have any).

 

I quite like the eq mode, od mode doesn’t really do it for me, but it’s a pleasant enough transparent drive.

 

I have another video I’ll try and post tonight where I use it to really push the Diamond compressor and get some really squished tones with a bit of grit and that’s really nice.

 

And that’s probably the thing, on its own it’s a bit uninspiring but it plays well with others if that’s your thing.

 

With the other stuff I had lying around I’d grab the Kasleder Freaky Stone for it’s eq over this and the Beta or Beta V for overdrive sounds.

 

So all in all 🤷🏻‍♂️ yeah