Members DylanWilde Posted September 10, 2007 Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 I hear it's quiet, transparent and a good boost. . .plus it's cheap. Can anyone verify this? Also, does it work well on bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Seth Bean Posted September 10, 2007 Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 ive used one a couple of times....i like the way it sounds eneough...good for the money.....but i have to tell you...my favorite one ever was a broken one that i found at music go round....if you turned both knobs all the way up it gave off this crazy like pscyo fast tremolo sound...it was like really cool....i loved it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 10, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mark7171 Posted September 10, 2007 Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 it sucks fat distended asshole... i wouldnt use junk like that. transparent ? that doesnt describe it ? quiet ? no! turn the ratio up and it hisses like your ma' its the sadest excuse for compression. check craigs list and ebay for a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted September 10, 2007 Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 it's not great....and no I wouldn't recommend it for bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 10, 2007 Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 I see that you already have a DOD in your rig. I have a DOD FX80-B, and I highly recommend it. You can get them super-cheap on eBay: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&fstype=1&satitle=dod+compressor+%28fx80b%2C+fx80-b%29&sacat=619%26catref%3DC6&floc=1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=32803&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=2%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 10, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzball Posted September 10, 2007 Members Share Posted September 10, 2007 I see that you already have a DOD in your rig.I have a DOD FX80-B, and I highly recommend it. You can get them super-cheap on eBay: http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&fstype=1&satitle=dod+compressor+%28fx80b%2C+fx80-b%29&sacat=619%26catref%3DC6&floc=1&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=32803&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=2%26fsoo%3D2&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search I wish I had thought of that, I bought the new one.....it is decent at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alivegy Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I really like the guyatone st2 for compression. Best compressor under $150 in my opinion. As transparent and quite as you want it to be and it lets you mix back in the original signal over the compressed one. Not crazy about the switch and grommet on the bottom but i love it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guit30 Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I use a guyatone st2 too, I'm having an orange juicer made for country stuff, but it's hard to beat The guyatone ST2, love mineJIm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spentron Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I like it. Some of the parameter choices make it seem slightly subtle, but the frequency response/sound is slightly better than my Ibanez and way better than any Boss. Not as nice as using a ADA MP-1 but that's unfair due to the EQ. The Ibanez's attack knob would be enough to win over the Dano though if the switch weren't screwed. Not as intense or good as dbx 160X of course. I haven't tried boutiques. Of course you can get noise, you can get a lot of compression. If you only hear the noise and not the compression, it's definitely good enough to say compression is probably not for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzball Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 Very true, many people just don't understand how to use compression. Compression should not be an effect that is applied like a sledge hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I am thinking of applying the compressor as a "leave on" subtle effect to my natural tone, which is either my Aria LP copy or Hohner Tele copy running into my old tube traynor combo on about 8, which yields the whole "clean when lightly picked overdriven when hit hard" sound. I am thinking the compressor wold just, in general, give me a bit more sustain and even out my sound so that my pick attack and those subtle traits don't get too lost in the mix with my band. Yet when I hear about people using the compressor for sustain and slight subtle evenness, they seem to always refer to their clean tone. Is it just redundant for my situation, with the a lightly overdriven sound, since I am already getting some natural overdrive and sustain from the amp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzball Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 It can work for that too, just don't apply too much it will get noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alivegy Posted September 11, 2007 Members Share Posted September 11, 2007 I think it could work well for you. Compression only seems to get lost in very high gain situations, in those cases the overdriven tubes usually have already compressed and clipped the hell out of the sound anyway. Have to recommend the guyatone again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DylanWilde Posted September 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 Cool, thanks for the responses. But back to the Dano, since I am just interested in basically trying out a compressor cheap. . .anyone else want to chime in? Especially about the bass idea. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 I had a Surf & Turf and to be brutally honest it was the worst pedal I have ever owned. I'm assuming mine was a QC miss, but it picked up AM radio stations and was very noisy. No other pedal has ever done that on my rig. You can get a better compressor in the same price range - maybe the Behringer CL9 or a used Marshall ED-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members autopilot Posted September 12, 2007 Members Share Posted September 12, 2007 is very good (i had one), is in the same style as the dynacomp, also gives a nice boost, works better with SC guitars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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