Members jb1911 Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 Here's my current board: Keeley TS-9 > Keeley BD-2 > Boss CE5 > Boss DD3. Where would you put a Barber Tone Press in this lineup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danut Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 At the very beginning, as per general consensus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phishmarisol Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 Yeah before the TS-9. It can be put after dirt but it will alter your tone more, make it darker. You may like that however. The only thing I put before my Keeley compresser is my EQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim gueguen Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 Putting it first is also likely to be quieter. Compressors can amplify any noise going into them, so people tend to put pedal compressors first so as not to amplify any noise their other effects create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jb1911 Posted May 12, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 I did try it after the ods and it was kind of noisey. I had heard the TP was a quiet comp so that was surprising. I'll try it first as soon as I get home from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jb1911 Posted May 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 I've been playing all day and I like it like this: Barber Tone Press > Keeley TS-9 > Keeley BD-2 > Boss CE5 > Boss DD3 This TP sounds so good, I am very happy. I can't stop playing it. With the RK TS-9 it sounds so sweet, I've been playing old Cream songs all day and driving my wife crazy. I like the TS-9 so much that I just bought another one on ebay for $100 with free shipping! I'm gonna replace the BD-2 with a second TS-9, one for a bit of grit and the other for mega dist, almost fuzz like tone. I'm really having a blast with these pedals. The Tone Press is just what they say it is, a compressor for people who hate compressors. I can only tell that it's on because the sound is sweeter and the sustain is greatly enhanced. No squash or funny noises or anything. Strike a chord hard and it sounds very even, no squash, just smooth. It's hard to explain, but I know what I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamison162 Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 Hey JB, what other comps did you try out or were you considering? I can't decide between: -Barber Tone Press -Demeter Comp-1 -Diamond Comp -Keely Comp -Analogman Bi-Comp -T-Rex CompNova -Toadworks Mr. Squishy -Maxon CP101 If I could just narrow the field to 3 to try out, I just started my search however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blungo Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 Not using a comp right now, but when i do, i like to place it after fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnalogJunkie Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 straight up...trey anastasio puts his tube screamers right after his wah and whammy pedals.. the Ross compressor is on the rack way way after the ts-9s...thats the way i do it.. and it sounds much better than using the keeley first.. IMOunless im missing something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnalogJunkie Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 i want a bi comp tho... getting rid of my keeley.. nothing against it.. i just want mike pieras circuits... seem to be better in my setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jb1911 Posted May 14, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 I had an old Ross compressor a while back and then a Dyna comp. I recently tried a Keeley and it was really nice, but it had the same problems that the others had. There was a kind of click, or pop or something when I struck the strings and the signal got squashed at the begining of the attack. It sounded unnatural to me. There is none of that with the Tone Press. Hit a chord hard and the attack is very even and smooth, no funny noises, very natural sounding. The only way you know you are playing through a compressor is the sustain is greatly increased. It doesn't squash your signal, it just smooths it out really nice. I can't say enough nice things about this thing. Go buy one. For $139 from the manufacturer, it's an insanely good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evilbuttmuncher Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 well when you think of pedal chains the last pedal affects the tone of the ones before it. so if u want to compress your amps tone put it at the beginning if you wanna compress all of your pedals tones put it at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terrorizer Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 Exactlly!I like to iron out my tone as I leave my compressor on always.Doing this allows me to put it after my noise gate and not have to worry about bringing up noise also, gives me a consistent clean level going to the amp... ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stereotypy Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 Originally posted by jamison162 Hey JB, what other comps did you try out or were you considering?I can't decide between:-Barber Tone Press-Demeter Comp-1-Diamond Comp-Keely Comp-Analogman Bi-Comp-T-Rex CompNova-Toadworks Mr. Squishy-Maxon CP101If I could just narrow the field to 3 to try out, I just started my search however. -Barber Tone Press-Demeter Comp-1-Diamond Comp-Keely Comp-Analogman Bi-Comp those would be the ones i would struggle between. for softer compression:tone press, diamond demeter i don't know and for more compression:keeley or analogman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terrorizer Posted May 14, 2006 Members Share Posted May 14, 2006 Get one of these http://www.carlmartin.com/product_compressor.htm and it will do what all of the others can and more because it offers controls for Ratio (Comp), Attack (Resp), Threshold, and (Level) Make-up gain.More headroom too, needs 110v --- NO Batteries! ;) ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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