Members 667 Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 i've been on a compressor hunt for about 2-3 years to help squeeze out some fingerstyle country-esque lines and the occasional "funk in E" jam....the last one that almost made the grade was an Analogman minibicomp. I really liked the OS side, but the Ross was too transparent for what i wanted...'same thing with the Keeley...but don't get me wrong, they are excellent pedals.....i just don't use the "turn it on, leave it on" approach with compressors. I want them as an effect...soooooo i came across my old Boss compressor that i bought in, like, '95 (and thought i lost years ago) and guess what (?)...the damn thing actually did the job!!! NOT TOO CLEAN, NOT TRANSPARENT, but definitely "clucky" and "plucky".....I can see why most compression freaks hate this pedal, but for my needs...........well........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brokent0ne Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 ever tried an EMMA TransMorgrifier? I have only heard one briefly but if you want an "effecty" comp ive heard none more "out there" if you have the settings right. at more sedate settings you will get the more transparent, not a 'leave it on' type though by any stretch. im on the hunt for one right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blaghaus Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'm selling one if anyone is interested. make me a decent offer. Big muff NYC too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonny guitar Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 I hate to be a nasty bugger but I think the CS-3 is horrid. It is very sterile sounding with a too metallic ring to it...it really takes away the sound of the guitar. I do however agree that most people don't like this pedal and I am happy that you found a decent match for what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by jonny guitar I hate to be a nasty bugger but I think the CS-3 is horrid. It is very sterile sounding with a too metallic ring to it...it really takes away the sound of the guitar. I do however agree that most people don't like this pedal and I am happy that you found a decent match for what you want. +1. If you want a nice sounding comp for country/funk effects, get a pre-LED MXR Dynacomp or a Boss CS-2. They smooth out the harsh top-end of a Strat's brigde pickup. Boss CS-3 is too bright, although that might work with humbuckers. But why would you want to play 'classic' country or funk with humbuckers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 667 Posted November 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Thanks for the info, guys. While i would love to try another comp, cash is so tight right now (i had moved from Providence to New Orleans 12 days before Katrina and relocated to Athens, GA) And i actually agree with the previous post---the CS3 is, in fact, pretty horrid sounding for probably 99% (ok, maybe that's a bit harsh) of applications.....but somehow that 1% that it works for is exactly what i needed it to do...it baffles me, too! Maybe i'll get to try out the Emma one day,.... or maybe this is just a passing phase and i'll ride it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sh333 Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by jonny guitar I hate to be a nasty bugger but I think the CS-3 is horrid. It is very sterile sounding with a too metallic ring to it...it really takes away the sound of the guitar. I do however agree that most people don't like this pedal and I am happy that you found a decent match for what you want. I hate to be a further downer, but technically 668 is the Neighbour of the Beast. 667 would be the across the street neighbour of the beast which doesn't really carry the same weight in terms of Evil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by sh333 I hate to be a further downer, but technically 668 is the Neighbour of the Beast. 667 would be the across the street neighbour of the beast which doesn't really carry the same weight in terms of Evil. I was thinking the exact same thing. I live on '18', my neighbours are 16 and 20. Is there a short word in English for "across-the-street-neighbour" by the way? In Dutch there is. Neighbour = Buurman (there's no UU sound in English, so I can't write it down phonetically.) across-the-street-neighbour = Overbuurman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sh333 Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by Speeddemon I was thinking the exact same thing. I live on '18', my neighbours are 16 and 20. Is there a short word in English for "across-the-street-neighbour" by the way? In Dutch there is. Neighbour = Buurman (there's no UU sound in English, so I can't write it down phonetically.) across-the-street-neighbour = Overbuurman. Yeah...there was a actually a cool record by My Dog Popper from Montreal called "668 the neighbour of the Beast". Cool, I am totally going to try and work both of those new words into my daily verbiage Hi Buurman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by sh333 Yeah...there was a actually a cool record by My Dog Popper from Montreal called "668 the neighbour of the Beast". Cool, I am totally going to try and work both of those new words into my daily verbiage Hi Buurman try to pronounce it like "Boormuhn" or "Boorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sh333 Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by Speeddemon try to pronounce it like "Boormuhn" or "Boorm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 667 Posted November 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Damn! Da wit 'round heah is honed to a razors edge today, boys.....'thanks for the astute observations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sh333 Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 Originally posted by 667 Damn! Da wit 'round heah is honed to a razors edge today, boys.....'thanks for the astute observations It is very cool that me and Speeddemon will be the only ones who know how cool your sig really is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ECFan Posted November 10, 2005 Members Share Posted November 10, 2005 If you get the CS-3, put the Monte Allums mod in it. It sounds awesome. For $20 and 30 minutes you've got yourself a great sounding compressor. Monte Allum's DIY Pedal Mods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Speeddemon Posted November 11, 2005 Members Share Posted November 11, 2005 Originally posted by sh333 It is very cool that me and Speeddemon will be the only ones who know how cool your sig really is! And if you wanna call someone a 'dirty faggot', say "vuile flikker" [Vai-l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sh333 Posted November 11, 2005 Members Share Posted November 11, 2005 Originally posted by Speeddemon And if you wanna call someone a 'dirty faggot', say "vuile flikker" [Vai-l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 667 Posted November 11, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 11, 2005 All this info just from a post about the crappy CS3!.........wait till i post how awesome i think the DOD Grunge pedal into Dano Sitar Swami combo is!!!! (always run into a ss Gorilla combo, of course)LOL....we'll all be fluent in Dutch by next week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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