IndyWS6
Well-known member
It's a little noisy, but not terrible all things considered... I use it to add some sustain and to smooth out my lack of skill at controlling dynamicsBrokenFusion":1vggqrrt said:
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Anonymous
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fusionbear":1wea0kp3 said:
Just to clarify, I only use it for certain of my tunes. It is mostly off. But, it is a very adjustable tool....
lordriffenstein
New member
It hasn't been mentioned yet so here's a vote for the Barber Tone Press
It's the pedal that I have owned for the longest time and I use it plenty!
It's the pedal that I have owned for the longest time and I use it plenty!
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Cirrus
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I've used a CS-2, which is great for smooth warm sustain. Have a Visual sound comp now which is much more tonally transparent and has a bit more obvious squash.
I don't tend to feel the need for them. There's one original song in our set where in the verse my playing is very sparse with a clean tone and I like a compressor to give me sustain between the notes where it'd otherwise appear empty sounding. But that's one original song out of 30.
I guess the thing is for most people you've got pickups that compress, maybe an overdrive pedal or something that compresses, then you run it through a bunch of preamp tubes that compress, a power section that compresses, an output transformer that compresses, and speakers that compress. All depending on how loud you run it of course. But for most guitarists, there's enough compression in there that you shouldn't need more.
I don't tend to feel the need for them. There's one original song in our set where in the verse my playing is very sparse with a clean tone and I like a compressor to give me sustain between the notes where it'd otherwise appear empty sounding. But that's one original song out of 30.
I guess the thing is for most people you've got pickups that compress, maybe an overdrive pedal or something that compresses, then you run it through a bunch of preamp tubes that compress, a power section that compresses, an output transformer that compresses, and speakers that compress. All depending on how loud you run it of course. But for most guitarists, there's enough compression in there that you shouldn't need more.
nevusofota
Well-known member
MXR Custom Comp on cleans only.
Use it to balance string volume and increase sustain.
Use it to balance string volume and increase sustain.
Michi
Active member
Don't use one either. Never really found any use for a compressor.
FWIW my guitar sound's only compression comes from a Boss SD-1 or MXR ZW-44.
FWIW my guitar sound's only compression comes from a Boss SD-1 or MXR ZW-44.