I (thought) I liked this pedal after years of use on stage. It was my standard issue. Few weeks ago I somehow forgot to take it it with me on a gig. And while playing this gig I was pleasently surprised with the dynamics in my play. I am not saying this pedal is not good. Maybe I used it the wrong way all along. I only suggest that you now and then remove your pedals out of the chain to refresh your ears. Kind regards, J.
Thank you for demoing this with a pick!!! I think your review is the first I've seen, where picking was demonstrated. I have been on the fence about which compressor pedal to get; I am currently playing bass in a metal band, and needed something simple to improve my tone, without having to buy a pedal board (or a new amp, as I already have 2...); you have effectively demonstrated its applicable capabilities, and have sold me on this pedal. Thank You!!!! It's a shame you won't get a commission; let me know if there is else anything I can do (other than following/subscribing/liking) to see you get some sort of credit for that. From one professional to another, and with no offense intended, as you are clearly better than I am: a guitar-dominant instrumentalist, but can hold my own (if not better than), in estimable company, on bass: Clearly, you finger your bass [that's what she said!]; I recommend learning some thrash metal guitar; strengthen your thumb up a bit; your upstrokes are significantly more refined than your downs, which tells me you have very strong fingers. As a thrasher, and a bowler (Yes, bowling regularly will improve your picking, sadly; COVID virtually destroyed my thumb strength, and my calluses; I am known for making guitars scream to high heaven!), I can tell you that having a good balance between thumb and finger strength, is invaluable; if you can effectively finger-pick on guitar (classical, flamenco, jazz), the possibilities are boundless! Lately I have been working on strengthening my 4&5th fingers, to accommodate a combination of pick and pluck; the band I am currently playing with uses a lot of drop-tunings, and it sounds better to ride the open strings when you can, plus; having to split my time between three instruments usually enables me to into using shortcuts, bad habits, and LOT'S OF PICKING! lol. Anyway, I'm rambling; thanks for the demo man!!!
I know this an old video but an excellent demo. FWIW Planetshakers bassist played a PJ bass until just a couple years ago. PJ basses can be great slap funk machines.
I just picked up one of these, used. To be honest, I don't know if I'm stupid or what. On my passive bass, I need to crank the input knob nearly all the way before I start seeing the LEDs light up. Whether the compression ration is minimal (4:1) or maximal (20:1), when I play a note over and over from soft to loud, they sound the same -- the LEDs indicate compression is in effect, but I can't hear much difference. I have other compressor pedals; while all of them have different control knobs and thus can't be directly compared, I can tell that all of them are doing something reasonable (cali76, keeley bassist, mooer yellow comp). The M87 (at least the one I have) seems to be nothing more than a boost pedal -- the input and output knobs make the output quieter or louder, but the other three seem to do little if anything. A minor complaint is the manual for the M87 seems to be confused about how the attack and release knobs work. The attack description is this: "Rotate the ATTACK knob clockwise to increase reaction time of compression or counterclockwise to decrease it." Increased reaction time means slower reaction. But in describing compression, it says the opposite: "To accentuate the sound of your attack, dial in a slower attack time (CCW)..." Looking at the meter, it is clear: CCW means slow (longer time) attack and release, CW means fast (shorter time) attack and release.
throttleup thanks for your kind feedback bro!! The song in the intro was partially a slap line from Lakland’s website that I turned into a lengthier piece of music. It’s a fun line to play!
I'm running a '95 Mexi Jazz and the B7K is the very next pedal in my chain after the MXR lol. This is subjective, but I have the squeeze almost all the way down and the attack almost wide open with fat grunt on the B7K and flat attack, drive at around 1 o'clock. The rest is flat, give or take if I need more clang or whatever. Hit it hard with a pick and it's the cleanest albeit crunchiest bass tone I've ever been able to get.
I currently have a TC electronics spectra comp and I hate it The toneprint design is an awful idea Anyway I'm returning it and getting one of these With my current set up, I use a dual overdrive pedal (the ehx hotwax, it's really nice and gives a warm tube amp kind of sound) and then also ehx big bass muff deluxe, which I use more for almost like a saw wave fuzz and a volume boost It gets incredibly loud, but I want to still be able to have my clean bass tone cut through which is why I've been looking for a good compressor Would you suggest running my bass through the compressor first to do that?
I have it currently where my bass runs through the overdrive first so I can choose whether or not my drive kicks in or not depending on how soft or hard I dig in Then the compressed signal is going through my muff Works really nicely cuz I can get a lot of really versatile tones out of it now
I hate to say it but this compressor isn’t NECCESARILY/KINDA/SORTA gonna really change your tone that much. It’s really about controlling the dynamics of the harmonic content that’s already there
For some reason my meter only lights up when I have input on full. Anyone else run into this issue? Literally just took it out of the box, so it might be a user error issue.
So I've read that the attack and release knobs on this unit work a little differently than your typical comp pedal. I've heard that a shorter attack time is clockwise and a longer attack time is ccw and I think it was the same for release. Did you find this to be true?
3 years has past and this is still the best demo video for this pedal. Explained well. Great video.
That is very kind, and I appreciate it! Thank you! I’m glad this video has been helpful.
Agreed, extremely helpful. Thank you.
I (thought) I liked this pedal after years of use on stage. It was my standard issue. Few weeks ago I somehow forgot to take it it with me on a gig. And while playing this gig I was pleasently surprised with the dynamics in my play. I am not saying this pedal is not good. Maybe I used it the wrong way all along. I only suggest that you now and then remove your pedals out of the chain to refresh your ears. Kind regards, J.
every once i a while i come back to this video for some tone inspiration for this pedal. Best review on youtube!
Wow, thank you so much!!!
Thank you for reviewing this pedal! This is the Bass Compressor pedal I purchased!
Awesome. I hope it works great for you!!
You killed, my man. Great video.
0:08Intro bass playing with pedal off
0:17 Bass playing continues with pedal on
4:50 Tone 1 sound demo
5:36 Tone 2 sound demo
6:35 Tone 3 sound demo
Thank you for demoing this with a pick!!! I think your review is the first I've seen, where picking was demonstrated. I have been on the fence about which compressor pedal to get; I am currently playing bass in a metal band, and needed something simple to improve my tone, without having to buy a pedal board (or a new amp, as I already have 2...); you have effectively demonstrated its applicable capabilities, and have sold me on this pedal. Thank You!!!!
It's a shame you won't get a commission; let me know if there is else anything I can do (other than following/subscribing/liking) to see you get some sort of credit for that.
From one professional to another, and with no offense intended, as you are clearly better than I am: a guitar-dominant instrumentalist, but can hold my own (if not better than), in estimable company, on bass: Clearly, you finger your bass [that's what she said!]; I recommend learning some thrash metal guitar; strengthen your thumb up a bit; your upstrokes are significantly more refined than your downs, which tells me you have very strong fingers. As a thrasher, and a bowler (Yes, bowling regularly will improve your picking, sadly; COVID virtually destroyed my thumb strength, and my calluses; I am known for making guitars scream to high heaven!), I can tell you that having a good balance between thumb and finger strength, is invaluable; if you can effectively finger-pick on guitar (classical, flamenco, jazz), the possibilities are boundless! Lately I have been working on strengthening my 4&5th fingers, to accommodate a combination of pick and pluck; the band I am currently playing with uses a lot of drop-tunings, and it sounds better to ride the open strings when you can, plus; having to split my time between three instruments usually enables me to into using shortcuts, bad habits, and LOT'S OF PICKING! lol.
Anyway, I'm rambling; thanks for the demo man!!!
Great bass playing, I really enjoyed the groove. thanks from Jacksonville FL
Thanks so much!!
I know this an old video but an excellent demo. FWIW Planetshakers bassist played a PJ bass until just a couple years ago. PJ basses can be great slap funk machines.
I’m with you bro! Glad you liked the video.
I'm thinking of getting a compressor pedal, once again, you already demoed it. Love the intro playing also. thanks for sharing this with us.
Constantine Isslamow thanks so much brother that’s super encouraging. Always great to hear from you. Keep up the great work with your channel.
Another great review, and that tone is always so awesome!! Thumbs up from Fort Myers!!
Mark George thanks so much, Mark! I appreciate the kind words bro. Ft. Myers, huh? That’s not far from me at all! Cool.
The Yamaha bass sounds great (BBx24?) They make such nice instruments. Thank you. This was a very clear explanation of the MXR Bass Comp pedal.
Larry Brachle that’s the one!! Thanks man!!
I just picked up one of these, used. To be honest, I don't know if I'm stupid or what. On my passive bass, I need to crank the input knob nearly all the way before I start seeing the LEDs light up. Whether the compression ration is minimal (4:1) or maximal (20:1), when I play a note over and over from soft to loud, they sound the same -- the LEDs indicate compression is in effect, but I can't hear much difference.
I have other compressor pedals; while all of them have different control knobs and thus can't be directly compared, I can tell that all of them are doing something reasonable (cali76, keeley bassist, mooer yellow comp). The M87 (at least the one I have) seems to be nothing more than a boost pedal -- the input and output knobs make the output quieter or louder, but the other three seem to do little if anything.
A minor complaint is the manual for the M87 seems to be confused about how the attack and release knobs work. The attack description is this: "Rotate the ATTACK knob clockwise to increase reaction time of compression or counterclockwise to decrease it." Increased reaction time means slower reaction. But in describing compression, it says the opposite: "To accentuate the sound of your attack, dial in a slower attack time (CCW)..." Looking at the meter, it is clear: CCW means slow (longer time) attack and release, CW means fast (shorter time) attack and release.
That’s crazy!!
Great review! I was deciding between a M87 and a BC-1x, for my style M87 works better! Thanks.
Great video! Been looking at compressor pedals this last month, wonderful review you gave
Thanks so much!
well done thanks.
Thank you!
Hey RM. Thanks for all your great videos. What is the song you are playing at the beginning?
throttleup thanks for your kind feedback bro!! The song in the intro was partially a slap line from Lakland’s website that I turned into a lengthier piece of music. It’s a fun line to play!
You are a good bass player!
Thank you so much!
very nice my bass friend, I will pick up mine later today.....nice wishes.........thank you.........
simon paul england Very cool bro! Thank YOU! God bless.
@@RumblinMan you too, nice things.....!
What are you running through?
You have a very tight rounded sound.
Adrian Flores thanks very much! I believe I was using my ZOOM B3.
Seems like a damn good pedal to me. How would you dial in compression while using an overdrive like Darkglass Microtubes B7K?
Mike Rotch thank you sir! While using drive, I would compress it pretty tight but use the threshold knob for plenty of compressed gain.
I'm running a '95 Mexi Jazz and the B7K is the very next pedal in my chain after the MXR lol. This is subjective, but I have the squeeze almost all the way down and the attack almost wide open with fat grunt on the B7K and flat attack, drive at around 1 o'clock. The rest is flat, give or take if I need more clang or whatever. Hit it hard with a pick and it's the cleanest albeit crunchiest bass tone I've ever been able to get.
thanx man, awesome content
Great work !!
Slobodan Dane Stojanovic THANK YOU!
I currently have a TC electronics spectra comp and I hate it
The toneprint design is an awful idea
Anyway I'm returning it and getting one of these
With my current set up, I use a dual overdrive pedal (the ehx hotwax, it's really nice and gives a warm tube amp kind of sound) and then also ehx big bass muff deluxe, which I use more for almost like a saw wave fuzz and a volume boost
It gets incredibly loud, but I want to still be able to have my clean bass tone cut through which is why I've been looking for a good compressor
Would you suggest running my bass through the compressor first to do that?
Absolutely! In that situation going through the compressor first would be ideal.
I have it currently where my bass runs through the overdrive first so I can choose whether or not my drive kicks in or not depending on how soft or hard I dig in
Then the compressed signal is going through my muff
Works really nicely cuz I can get a lot of really versatile tones out of it now
Love your content man keep it up!!
@@dakotakeller1606 thank you bro!
Great review. What are you using other than the compressor? Any amps or preamps?
Richard Tremblay thanks bro!! I believe I was just running direct into an interface.
Well if it sounds that good straight, it should sound killer with my Dug Pinnick preamp👍🏼
Yeah man! Should sound great. My buddy Ed who owns this pedal loves it. Brings it into the studio, even.
It is normal to hear a hiss sound all the time with this compressor? Or it is the same with every compressor?
In my opinion the hiss sound is not normal and should not be there.
I hate to say it but this compressor isn’t NECCESARILY/KINDA/SORTA gonna really change your tone that much. It’s really about controlling the dynamics of the harmonic content that’s already there
can this be use as a sustainer? Thanks
For some reason my meter only lights up when I have input on full. Anyone else run into this issue? Literally just took it out of the box, so it might be a user error issue.
Is the 9v battery still good?
What bass model is this?
Yamaha BB!
@@RumblinMan BB434, right?
@@Potarnul yes!
@@RumblinMan Thank you
So I've read that the attack and release knobs on this unit work a little differently than your typical comp pedal. I've heard that a shorter attack time is clockwise and a longer attack time is ccw and I think it was the same for release. Did you find this to be true?
Tarun Dawar hmmmm. Interesting. Yeah, if I remember correctly, clockwise is shorter attack time.
Thanks for the demo - lose the metronome.
Quiggy Carboncat My pleasure. Will do as I please.