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I had a great deal with Phil Super-fast payment, he is really a kind and patient guy (I have to prepare a lot of documents to ship the bass because of the brexit) Really a man of his word. Deal in confidence

Hi! I have the Nemphasis VT Comp, and I agree with Lee it is a easy and hi-end pedal. I also have a lot of other compressors: Cali76 CB; Keeley Compressor Pro; 3Leaf Pwnzor; Trace Eliot Smx But the Nemphasis still my favourite and my "always on" pedal. The Keeley is also great, and it is in my pedal board as a limiter after the Nemphasis. Sorry for my English, it''s not my first language 🙂

Hi Lee! May I ask your opinion about e Nemphasis VT comp? I have it and it is my "always on" pedal

I recently bought a super rare 3leaf Pwonzor from Lee He''s a really nice guy and one of the best seller I've ever met in many years of buying bass gear Really recommended!

I had a really great deal with Lee, Smooth transaction and the compressor is in perfect condition. He is a top seller, really trustworthy!

The GR2 has arrived (great deal with GisserD, a really top guy) I've just tried it 10 minutes to give it a check, the first impression is that it sounds amazing. I've set the Res on (+) and I could find good sounds quite fast Really impressive

I had a really great deal with Darren, Smooth transaction and the Groove Regulator 2 is in perfect condition. He is a top seller!

If you are searching for a Fwonkbeta, there's a used one on mercatinomusicale.com (the biggest italian website for used musical gear). https://www.mercatinomusicale.com/mm/a_mr-black-pedals-fwonkbeta-envelope-filter-spedizione-compresa_id6064651.html If you need any help for translation, you could ask me 😉

I've recently purchased a GR2 from a basschatter, I can't belive you have bought one too! :-) I'm waiting for the pack, I hope It will arrive soon, can't wait to put my hands on this pedal

I'm currently playing in a funk-soul band, but at the moment I don't remember to have any clips where I play with filters. I'll search anyway, if I'll find something I will surely share 😉

Hi Al! Thanks for your hard question Your clips are great samples of the 2 pedals, and a great demonstration that they both sound really good if properly setted. The biggest difference in my opinion is that the MXR is much easier to set to get a good sound. The BEF has a bit more edge, and works great in a band mix, but as you said it is less consistent. Both pedals reacts very well to player's dynamics, but I have the impression that the BEF opens faster so it's easier to tame. The Fwonkbeta needs more patience to get the sweet spot that matches best with your bass and your touch, but once you get your setting you could feel it bigger, sweeter and juicer. I like the Fwonkbeta because is less "bubbling", and more "waving" (sorry if it's not good examples, but english it's not my first language)

I've used the compressor before the filters for a lot of time, but recently I realized that the comp is not only acting by limiting the peaks, but also it rises the volume of the softer notes. In other words the compressor produce a narrower range of dynamics, and my concern isn't for the peaks, but for all the soft nuances of the right hand. Now if you use (like I do) lots of ghost notes the enhancement of the weaker notes is useful, but if you like to "play the filter" in my opinion the compressor is working against your right hand. So I decided to try the comp after the filter, and I like this solution very much! Honestly the Fwonkbeta sounds very good in slap, but the wonderlove still my favorite for the percussive techniques. Of course these are my tastes :-)

I've used a 5 string jazz bass with DR Lo Rider SS At the end of the chain I always use a compressor, my actual "go to" comp is the Nemphasis VT Comp (a super easy optical compressor) Here''s the pictures of the envelopes and Doom settings

Here we are guys! I'm posting some clips Please don't judge the bass player, but only the sound. It's all a first take record, so forgive the mistakes! I'm uploading 2 Funk Lite clips because at my normal setting it sounded a bit dark, it's the main problem with the audio clips, all these pedals sound broader when amplificated Funk Lite.mp3 Funk Lite 2.mp3 Fwonkbeta 2.mp3 Wonderlove.mp3

I had the MXR BEF in my board for about 2 years, and it's great. Probably the only filter I've tried that gave me a good finger and slap sound without changing any set. After 2 years I've decided to put it out of the pedalboard to try something different, but the BEF is in its box and it will stay with me. At the moment I'm a bit tired of its super-bubble sound, but honestly it works great in a really dense band mix. Maybe I'm wrong but the Wonderlove can nail more different kind of envelope sounds (qwacky, bubbling, etc), but it has the defect that it still alway too polite, subtle in a kind of sense. Now that I have different filters and I can compare them, honestly I'm really impressed by the wonderlove. Surely it's not so versatile as the Enigma, but in future I'll surely try to compare them.