I think one thing that would help also with this - especially on RUclips which automatically compresses the videos anyways - is to show the wave form so we can see what each one is doing.
Had this playing in the background and the ones that caught my ears were MXR bass compressor and EBS multicomp. MXR has a great single band punchy sound and double band circuit of the multicomp gives a really balanced tone, doesn't get overly bright or dull and doesn't get muddy or weak,. It really sits at a perfect balance. Keeley and Seymour Duncan also sound great. I had the Spectradrive preamp from TC whic had the Spectracomp built in and the sounds were great. I have a custom pedal with Walrus Deep Six clone built in, it also sounds great but having a mulitband compressor was something else.
After trying a few bass compressor pedals over the years (looking for just enough to even out my pickstyle vs fingerstyle and smooth out in general), I found that having LED indicator lights that show you visually what's going on is super, super, super valuable. I would never even consider a bass compressor without LED indicator lights again. For me, the Keeley Compressor Pro has been flawless and will never leave my pedalboard. You had a couple of other ones in this shootout that would also work for me, but I'm set with the Keeley. Great shootout! Thanks for doing these, your channel is great.
Totally agree. I have the Empress Bass Comp and didn't realise how useful I'd find the metering until I started using it in all sorts of different scenarios.
I’ve been using the TC Spectracomp for years. It’s multiband, intelligent, and I can use tone prints and the tone print editor to dial in just about anything on the fly. $99. Done.
I feel like any one of these could work. I’ve used the Seymour Duncan Studio Bass Comp for several years now. I like the blend control, the tone switch and the headroom it offers running at 18 volts. What it doesn’t have is a threshold control, a release control, and a gauge or light to show the gain reduction. Still, it has worked well for me. Thanks as always 🙏🏽
This comp was a real surprise for me when I tried it for the first time a couple months ago. There is something very unique in that tone that I really like. That's a keeper for me.
It's a superb and probably underrated pedal! It seems to add some warmth and punch with very low noise. I believe that there is no difference in the voltage that the pedal sees (9v) if using 9, 12 or 18v- it just makes the pedal able to use any of these for convenience
Great video. Rarely a Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor is showcased! I have one and don’t use the sustain mode. Only compression and just a little. This thing can get aggressive!!
I decided to include the Forest Green 🌲because the character is very unique and nothing else sounds like that. The Pulp n Peel 🍊 was another that almost made the cut because of it's unique voice
Good video if only to demonstrate that my current M87 is perfect for my requirements. The final settings during the adjustment segment are not a million miles away from my own.
Thank you very much ! They are all great but I feel something special with the Seymour. Never tried it in a show though 🤷♂️ . I rarely see that pedal but I just worked with Unto Others and the bass player had the Seymour on his board.
I play hard metal rock, with a 6 string tuned across the strings to C (not simply 'drop c'). Which of these handles attenuates the ultra lows without adding the farty, huffing sound? Being somewhat old and half-deaf, I can't hear much difference between most of these.
Giving the strong impression that a compressor is engaged- the opposite of transparent and/or organic. Just my personal impression of course. I do know that some (particularly tube compressors) have a strong characteristic sound which can be nice. I just found the Cali too coloured and it wasn’t to my taste
Smooth Compression
0:35 Amazon Basics - Compressor
0:43 Electro-Harmonix - Bass Preacher
0:52 BOSS - Bass Comp BC-1X
1:00 MXR - Bass Compressor M87
1:08 Keeley - Bassist Limiting Amplifier
1:17 Seymour Duncan - Studio Bass Compressor
1:25 Aguilar - TLC Compressor
1:33 Darkglass - Hyper Luminal Compressor
1:42 Mad Professor - Forest Green Compressor
1:50 Empress - Bass Compressor
1:58 Diamond - BCP-1 Bass Comp
2:07 Keeley - Compressor Pro
2:15 EBS - MultCcomp V1 True Dual Band Compressor
2:23 Universal Audio - Max 1176
2:32 Universal Audio - Teletronix LA-2A
2:40 Origin Effects - Cali76 Compact Bass
Hard Compression
5:11 Amazon Basics - Compressor
5:20 Electro-Harmonix - Bass Preacher
5:28 BOSS - Bass Comp BC-1X
5:36 MXR - Bass Compressor M87
5:44 Keeley - Bassist Limiting Amplifier
5:53 Seymour Duncan - Studio Bass Compressor
6:01 Aguilar - TLC Compressor
6:10 Darkglass - Hyper Luminal Compressor
6:18 Mad Professor - Forest Green Compressor
6:26 Empress - Bass Compressor
6:35 Diamond - BCP-1 Bass Comp
6:43 Keeley - Compressor Pro
6:51 EBS - MultCcomp V1 True Dual Band Compressor
7:00 Universal Audio - Max 1176
7:08 Universal Audio - Teletronix LA-2A
7:16 Origin Effects - Cali76 Compact Bass
Thank you !
@@BassStuff For these amazing videos, I should be the one thanking you! 😊
I think one thing that would help also with this - especially on RUclips which automatically compresses the videos anyways - is to show the wave form so we can see what each one is doing.
Had this playing in the background and the ones that caught my ears were MXR bass compressor and EBS multicomp. MXR has a great single band punchy sound and double band circuit of the multicomp gives a really balanced tone, doesn't get overly bright or dull and doesn't get muddy or weak,. It really sits at a perfect balance. Keeley and Seymour Duncan also sound great. I had the Spectradrive preamp from TC whic had the Spectracomp built in and the sounds were great. I have a custom pedal with Walrus Deep Six clone built in, it also sounds great but having a mulitband compressor was something else.
After trying a few bass compressor pedals over the years (looking for just enough to even out my pickstyle vs fingerstyle and smooth out in general), I found that having LED indicator lights that show you visually what's going on is super, super, super valuable. I would never even consider a bass compressor without LED indicator lights again. For me, the Keeley Compressor Pro has been flawless and will never leave my pedalboard. You had a couple of other ones in this shootout that would also work for me, but I'm set with the Keeley. Great shootout! Thanks for doing these, your channel is great.
Totally agree. I have the Empress Bass Comp and didn't realise how useful I'd find the metering until I started using it in all sorts of different scenarios.
I’ve been using the TC Spectracomp for years. It’s multiband, intelligent, and I can use tone prints and the tone print editor to dial in just about anything on the fly. $99. Done.
I had one and it's very cool indeed.
I feel like any one of these could work. I’ve used the Seymour Duncan Studio Bass Comp for several years now. I like the blend control, the tone switch and the headroom it offers running at 18 volts. What it doesn’t have is a threshold control, a release control, and a gauge or light to show the gain reduction. Still, it has worked well for me. Thanks as always 🙏🏽
This comp was a real surprise for me when I tried it for the first time a couple months ago. There is something very unique in that tone that I really like. That's a keeper for me.
It's a superb and probably underrated pedal! It seems to add some warmth and punch with very low noise. I believe that there is no difference in the voltage that the pedal sees (9v) if using 9, 12 or 18v- it just makes the pedal able to use any of these for convenience
I thought the Boss did very well here, the diamond was nice and soi too the empress.
amazing comparison!!!
Cali 76 ❤
Good value too: Universal Audio - Teletronix LA-2A
Great video. Rarely a Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor is showcased! I have one and don’t use the sustain mode. Only compression and just a little. This thing can get aggressive!!
I decided to include the Forest Green 🌲because the character is very unique and nothing else sounds like that. The Pulp n Peel 🍊 was another that almost made the cut because of it's unique voice
Good video if only to demonstrate that my current M87 is perfect for my requirements. The final settings during the adjustment segment are not a million miles away from my own.
Congrats. It's excepcional comparative video. Between Aguilar, Keeley Bassist and Seymour Duncan, wich one do you prefer?
Thank you very much ! They are all great but I feel something special with the Seymour. Never tried it in a show though 🤷♂️ . I rarely see that pedal but I just worked with Unto Others and the bass player had the Seymour on his board.
@@BassStuff Thank you for your reply. It helps me a lot!!!
No Markbass Compressore?
I play hard metal rock, with a 6 string tuned across the strings to C (not simply 'drop c'). Which of these handles attenuates the ultra lows without adding the farty, huffing sound? Being somewhat old and half-deaf, I can't hear much difference between most of these.
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After this vid, it feels there's no wrong answers.
So my question is, which pedal or pedals performed the worst in this vid?
not the empress mk2?
For fuck‘s sake… 😂
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The little Aguilar sounded fine to me. Most sounded a smidge, a tad, dull.
Top top! Thanks bro!!!! And... Comp on Jazz Bass??? 😊
Sorry, it's too long to make it for Jazz too 😅
@@BassStuff hahaha. Ok! 🫶🏻
Que te pasa Policarpo?
@@Cuchicho06 jajajaja... que maestro 💥
No inexpensives like Mooer, Donner or Behringer? I really would like to see them here, Great video
The Amazon Basics and the Bass Preacher was my cheaper pick. I had a Behringer too but it was really hard to keep it to 16 total 🤷♂️
Amazon Basics - Compressor is the same topology as the Mooer and Donner.
Not sure I could hear enough difference between stuff to say the Cali or Diamond is worth the money. I’ll stick with the Keeley Bassist for now
The Keeley Bassist is great ! I loved it.
Cali is overrated- compressory and hissy
I really need to know what you mean by compressory 😅
Giving the strong impression that a compressor is engaged- the opposite of transparent and/or organic. Just my personal impression of course. I do know that some (particularly tube compressors) have a strong characteristic sound which can be nice. I just found the Cali too coloured and it wasn’t to my taste
Excellent explanation 🙏
Dear Amazon, Can I please have my fundamental back? Sincerely, Bassy McBassist