Compressor

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  1. jorgemg1984
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    Hi!

    I am looking for a compressor and I think an optical one would be a good choice. My main goals are 1) making notes more even - softening hard notes and giving strength to soft notes 2) give me a little more sustain 3) hide the pick attack a little 4) my original sound as unaltered as possible.

    Any suggestions? The Carl Martin Opto Comp seems like a good and cheap choice - and has an attack button which seems great. A guy here can build me a Demeter but it doesn't have an attack control... The FloorQ seems great but its a little expensive for a compressor.

    Thanks in advanced!

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  2. gleepglop
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    For what it's worth, I think it is more effective in the long run to develop your right hand technique to do the things you mention. Using a pedal will color your sound and it's an extra thing to carry around and deal with. I have a Carl Martin compressor (it's very good), but I rarely use it anymore.

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  3. jorgemg1984
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    Yes you re right - control on the right hand is essential and I need to work on that. But a compressor can help you that and I happen to have a free slot in my pedal board so... I really want one! But when I practice I wont use it - just for gigs.

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  4. guitarmageddon
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    Optical compressors are the most transparent.
    BYOC does a nice optical compressor that can easily be modded to have a 3-way attack switch and a release knob.
    I'd be happy to build it for you if you didn't want to do it yourself too!

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  5. jorgemg1984
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    yes I already have decided myself on an optical one... The BYOC seems interesting! I might get a Demeter Pro for a good price here...

    Thanks so much for your offer - I am not able to build one! My hands are only good for playing guitar... But I have a really nice tech here that will build me one and just charge me the parts! :)

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  6. jbroad
    Member

    the best one i've ever used is the barber tone press. it's very transparent and also has a mix control

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  7. jorgemg1984
    Member

    Its on my list... Kurt used one right?

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  8. jbroad
    Member

    i'm not sure. i'm not really caught up on kurt's gear

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  9. jorgemg1984
    Member

    Does it helps with the things I have mentioned in the first post? The tone press is on the top of my list right now...

    • Posted 6 months ago
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  10. jorgemg1984
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    Update: Got the Fromel Velvet Vice - cheaper than most other compressors, small footprint, optical compressor and I loved my Shape EQ from Fromel.

    At first it was tough to get used to it but I discovered I should put the compressor first and the EQ second. Now it's sounding good - the compressor takes a lot of low end which is good with my Fender M80. You can dial a very dark sound withou getting boomy or muddy. The mids became very clear and present (specially because I am using Tornado speakers, which are very flat on the mids). The highs were a little strong at first but when i reversed the pedals order everything was perfect on that department.

    I still have to learn how to use it better and record / gig with the pedal. Right now I miss some parts of my uncompressed sound when it's on and some parts of my compressed sound when it's on. I also need to use it with my jazzmaster ultralight which is my main amp but is at my tech right now. Oh and the pedal is just beautiful. I am also using it as a clean boost and if I decide I don't want the compressor I will get a clean boost pedal because it really helps me with my low ouput PAFs.

    • Posted 4 months ago
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