Compressors

[Newbie]

What are some good compressor pedals for live usage?

Recommendations will be very appreciated! Thank you.

Rgds,
Newbie

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

if u're on a budget, a simple boss cs-3 will suffice. new for about $110, 2nd hand for about $70.

 

[eieio]

i just start trying out boss cs3 too,
its ok, its so so but good enough for me but need to find the sweet spot

 

[Breen]

Get a MXR Dyna Comp in script.

Or our very own Gsonique Citrus. <--- Converted me to keep a compressor on my board regardless the situation. Sold a Analogman Comprossor for that~

But then again compressors are different, depending on the circuitry. Some suits some playing styles, some suit different players wants. So you gotta go try some and hear some. Ain't no one answer gonna help you out in my opinion.

 

[Newbie]

Thanks for all the inputs.

Is there a more 'generic' one for strumming of chordal stuffs (pop and funk) so on?

 

[fretless6]

Diamond Compressor is fantastic, T Rex Comp Nova is excellent too. Not crazy about the MXR comps.

 

[dudelove]

i use a barber tone press for "generic" stuff like strumming and chords for church. i set it really subtle and the magic lies in the blend knob. its more of a feel thing rather than a tonal change. for chords it sucks to play without my tonepress on.

and for pedal steel licks or country type licks it squashes very very musically also. too noisy? the blend knob is there to work its magic. its one of the only few compressors i can actually bond with.

 

[jskadiang]

I highly recommend the Barber Tone Press too. It was the only compressor pedal that worked well for me, after having tried the Diamond, Analogman and Boss, the others seemed to colour my tone in unfavourable ways (this is of course my own opinion). The price of the tone press is also very reasonable.

 

[eieio]

ah thats the term, color my tone in unfavourable ways
it means like change the original tone too much too your liking right?

 

[jskadiang]

Yeah I want a compressor to well..compress my sound. Make it punchier and sustain longer. But most of the compressors I've used add their own sound to my original tone and changes it. This can be a good thing, but it was not.

 

[Newbie]

Hi all.

Thanks for the great inputs.

I need something more compact than the Barber Comp. Got a PT Jr only. Something as good as the barber comp but smaller or more compact in size perhaps?

 

[Godspeed64]

There's not many parallel compressors around so the Tone Press is your best bet!

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

a clarity mod on a 2nd hand cs-3 might work too. those can get pretty transparent. i've tried the monte allums cs-3 opto plus mod and it doesn't change the original tone much.

http://www.monteallums.com/pedal_mods.html#cs3optoPlus

 

[dudelove]

I need something more compact than the Barber Comp. Got a PT Jr only. Something as good as the barber comp but smaller or more compact in size perhaps?

there is something like the barber. which is smaller, but costlier.

check out wamplers ego squasher. it has that blend knob too.

 

[superpotato_30]

To add to dudeloves post, Mike at Standard Value sells them for about $325 i think..

V Sweet compressor. I wanted one.