Members thom's thumb Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Should I get one? I certainly don't want to add any artificiality to my sound. I want to keep my guitar and amp sound as natural as possible. See my sig for what I'm running. Looking for kind of a Band of Horses, Explosions in the Sky type of clean sound. I realize some like comps and some don't. It's cool if you don't but please say why you don't. Here are some potential candidates:-Barber Tone Press-Diamond Comp-Keeley Comp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LSDis4me Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Check out the MI Audio Compressor, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crohny Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 If you want it to be natural why would you want to compress it?! You're being silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 What're you trying to do with a compressor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom's thumb Posted May 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 What're you trying to do with a compressor? I don't really know. I guess I am a big silly. I suppose increase sustain of clean notes? Fatten up clean playing? School me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 School me. I don't wanna! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevenglass Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Philsophers tone. Very transparent endless clean sustain on notes too. I love it! Grit knob is practically useless though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I like the Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone but I am looking to try out a Barber Tone Press at some point this summer. I think you can probably get by without it, but personally, I like that it adds some extra clarity at times. I need to futz around more with the PT though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Grit knob is practically useless though. what makes u say that? i thought it did what it says Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faldoe Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I tried a Phil Tone and found that the Gain saturation was always present - even with the knob all the way off, if kinda bled through. Also thought it was too squishy. Barder is damn good as is the Diamond. I use a compressor to add sustain - good for swell chords into pitch shifting effects.Good for tapping, evens out the notes and makes them a little sharper. I use a DOD FX-80b that is pretty sweet, no blend control but still pretty transparent. They can be had for pretty cheep too. Not too noisy either for a budget comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevenglass Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 what makes u say that? i thought it did what it says It does do what it says. It adds a really farty sounding distortion over your clean signal. It's not usable at all IMHO. The philosphers tone germanium might be a different story, but all around i stay away from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CaliStyle Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I like compressors for a kind of boosted clean lead tone sometimes. My first one was the Guyatone ST-2 and that was a cool compressor and a lot of people seem to like them. If I were you I would go for an mxr Dyanacomp over a Keeley cuz I think the Keeley is just too subtle. Dyanacomps have been an industry standard for years. That way you can check out a decent compressor and then decide if you want something less squishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crohny Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I don't really know. I guess I am a big silly.I suppose increase sustain of clean notes? Fatten up clean playing?School me. Ebow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom's thumb Posted May 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I play mostly clean stuff and I have a space on the board. Just weighing options. I was toying with the idea of running vocals through one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stevenglass Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I play mostly clean stuff and I have a space on the board. Just weighing options. I was toying with the idea of running vocals through one as well. pm's bro. check em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 It does do what it says. It adds a really farty sounding distortion over your clean signal. It's not usable at all IMHO. The philosphers tone germanium might be a different story, but all around i stay away from it. Agreed. I have yet to find a useful application for the dirt one this puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members renula Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Tonepress for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooki3monster Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 If you want it to be natural why would you want to compress it?! You're being silly. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Firebrand Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Wampler ego comp allows you to mix in the amount of compression to your dry signal. A couple of my friends swear by the Diamond comp. I also have a Philosophers Tone and when I back off the grit there is no trace of it in my sound. Mine also has a factory-installed germanium mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members arthurdent'd Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Black Finger is my always on effect, a feel thing mostly, it suits my style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToneWickerMan Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I use a DOD FX-80b that is pretty sweet, no blend control but still pretty transparent. They can be had for pretty cheep too. Not too noisy either for a budget comp. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Amigo Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 pBOR3isdIOg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom's thumb Posted May 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 I was trying to make this a pro-comp vs anti-comp discussion with thought out contributions. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 Barber Tone Press hasn't left my pedalboard for years. Everything that Barber makes is very transparent. I use the Tone Press to enhance the percussiveness of clean tones, add sustain and to smooth out and add sustain to distorted stuff. My experience with comps is limited to mostly vintage stomps (and my Joe Meek British Channel in my home studio). I've owned a Ross Compressor, MIJ Boss CS-2 and a DOD Milk Box. The Barber beats 'em all by a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted May 14, 2012 Members Share Posted May 14, 2012 CS-3 for me. Thin sounding, noisy and really squishy when you want it to. I use it as an effect, not as a subtle "studio" tool, and I don't wanna spend $$$ on an analogman bi-comp or Wampler Egocompressor. I had a Pigtronix ADSR Attack/Sustain for a while, which is overkill (both in features as in price) when you just need a compressor (which it does really well actually), and very meh if you want a good SG-1 type clone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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