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{GEAR} Compressors and crying
#1 · October 26, 2003, 1:25 am
Posted by: AcesThumpBass <AcesThumpBass@...>
Waahhhhh, sniff - My Yankees lost ;-( However, everyone knows that they are still a great team and the only standing dynasty in all of sports. But don't just hate the Yankees, the Lakers know how to stack the deck as well.
Compressors: I still like the Auto comp series by Behringer. Yeah, yeah, I know and yes, I am on the con Behringer side of the fence. I had one of the older German made units a few years ago that worked really well. I also had one of the newer models. I got that just before MARS music went out of business. Both units performed very well. However, both were more complex than I needed. Both units are more suited for live and recorded sound applications.
Once, I tried switching back to the old tried and true DBX 163 - Still okay for what it is, just not enough variation for slap style playing. So, I switched to an Alesis Micro compressor. Actual name? I just know that it is the 3/4 rack deal. I was very happy with the Alesis until I switched back to a Trace Elliot SMX head. The Trace Dual compressor (comps the High and Low side separately) is easily the best comp that I have used for bass, live and studio. If you can find the old discontinued SMX Dual Compressor pedal for bass, you will have something very cool and useful. The pedal also offers the EQ knob, which will allow you to go from a DUB Reggae sound to a Chris Squire, early Yes, Rickenbacker type of tone, with the turn of a single knob.
Marc Miller wrote:>>>"Stay away from anything with a "DOD" or "Digitech" stamp- they are garbage."<<< I have an old DOD 607, Analog Flanger. It is a huge stomp box, AC powered deal. I have used this thing to death for just about everything. I generally stay away from effects, if I can help it. If I feel the need for one, I dig out my old DOD flanger. This thing was made in 1987! Yep, a dinosaur for sure. Yet, it is quiet enough for studio usage and live you don't get that swirling, swooshy noise. This thing is a bright orange colored 7"X5" metal box, 4 knobs and a LED light that blinks along with the swoosh ratio. Much like Marc, I find the newer DOD stuff and battery powered stomp boxes to be very noisy. I had an old DOD/Digitech rack effects unit from the early 90's. All I can say is it produced an incredible amount of noise. Enough so, that I have sworn off DOD stuff. Well, besides this old flanger.
Oh well, gotta go and lick my wounds double time. 1) because the Yankees lost 2) I had two gigs lined up in North Carolina this weekend, that just got cancelled last night. The other poor side of the deal is, I passed on some things locally to take the NC gigs. Now I loose out on both of them. Naaahhh, I did not have a contract signed for the NC gig but I wish that I did now. Waaaahhhhh!!!!!
Ace
http://hometown.aol.com/acesthumpbass/myhomepage/index.html
Compressors: I still like the Auto comp series by Behringer. Yeah, yeah, I know and yes, I am on the con Behringer side of the fence. I had one of the older German made units a few years ago that worked really well. I also had one of the newer models. I got that just before MARS music went out of business. Both units performed very well. However, both were more complex than I needed. Both units are more suited for live and recorded sound applications.
Once, I tried switching back to the old tried and true DBX 163 - Still okay for what it is, just not enough variation for slap style playing. So, I switched to an Alesis Micro compressor. Actual name? I just know that it is the 3/4 rack deal. I was very happy with the Alesis until I switched back to a Trace Elliot SMX head. The Trace Dual compressor (comps the High and Low side separately) is easily the best comp that I have used for bass, live and studio. If you can find the old discontinued SMX Dual Compressor pedal for bass, you will have something very cool and useful. The pedal also offers the EQ knob, which will allow you to go from a DUB Reggae sound to a Chris Squire, early Yes, Rickenbacker type of tone, with the turn of a single knob.
Marc Miller wrote:>>>"Stay away from anything with a "DOD" or "Digitech" stamp- they are garbage."<<< I have an old DOD 607, Analog Flanger. It is a huge stomp box, AC powered deal. I have used this thing to death for just about everything. I generally stay away from effects, if I can help it. If I feel the need for one, I dig out my old DOD flanger. This thing was made in 1987! Yep, a dinosaur for sure. Yet, it is quiet enough for studio usage and live you don't get that swirling, swooshy noise. This thing is a bright orange colored 7"X5" metal box, 4 knobs and a LED light that blinks along with the swoosh ratio. Much like Marc, I find the newer DOD stuff and battery powered stomp boxes to be very noisy. I had an old DOD/Digitech rack effects unit from the early 90's. All I can say is it produced an incredible amount of noise. Enough so, that I have sworn off DOD stuff. Well, besides this old flanger.
Oh well, gotta go and lick my wounds double time. 1) because the Yankees lost 2) I had two gigs lined up in North Carolina this weekend, that just got cancelled last night. The other poor side of the deal is, I passed on some things locally to take the NC gigs. Now I loose out on both of them. Naaahhh, I did not have a contract signed for the NC gig but I wish that I did now. Waaaahhhhh!!!!!
Ace
http://hometown.aol.com/acesthumpbass/myhomepage/index.html