raze Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 Ok i have narrowed it down using mr bongos info The EBS MultiComp (but cant find one i can afford at the moment) The BBE Opto Stomp ( can get for a good price but never heard of em before reading the reviews) Aphex punch factory ( good price and would be used with the bass exciter Ashdown dual band ( not to sure on this one but all ashdown gear ive seen is pretty good ) I need help what do i do has anyone got one or tried em Quote
bassicinstinct Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 BBE OptoStomp. Great value for money, bombproof and ideal for live work. No contest IMHO. Quote
mikeh Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 I've owned and used both the EBS and the Punch Factory. I wasnt keen on the EBS, as it didnt seem to actually do anything, or maybe thats what its supposed to do But the Punch factory I loved. Stayed very transparent, but I found i wasa ble to get it to do what I wanted very quickly. The only thing is, they're prone to breaking !! lol And mine is currently not working. Quote
dannybuoy Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 The EBS needs the internal trimpots adjusting to suit your bass. If you couldn't hear it doing anything they must have been set wrong or your bass output to low, I can get very over the top squash with mine! Quote
markyboy2106 Posted March 24, 2008 Posted March 24, 2008 I am also a fan of the BBE OptoStomp. A great pedal. Very soft and subtle, simple to use and very robust. Quote
niceguyhomer Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 T-Rex Comp Nova is a good sub-£100 jobby - sh*tty colour though. Quote
OldGit Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 I've had a > DHA optical valve compressor (not a compressor as we know it from "on board digital compressors" experience) It does something else. > Punch Factory - Ok but not as good as: > Trace Eliott SMX dual band. Used only, the "acoustic" works for bass as well. They go on eBay at about £65 quid. This suited me better 'cos I can compress the bass end a little and leave the delightful ikkle top end notes to soar and fly free like blue birds on the wing YMMV Quote
thedontcarebear Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Although not in your list, I went for an EHX White Finger. Quote
Merton Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 +1 for the Trace Dual Band if you can get one second hand. I think the Ashdown is a rip-off/clone of this pedal but not heard one. Quote
thinman Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 I've got the Ashdown dual band but I'm not too convinced by it. It seems to be too easy to overdrive (especially on battery power - a mains PSU is a must) and in my opinion the controls are not too well thought out. Most of the usable sounds are found around the mid points of the hi, lo and mix controls and very slight adjustments make a big difference to the sound so it's quite difficult to adjust and return to a specific setting. It doesn't have an adjustable crossover point between bands either which some may find limiting. I'll be looking for an alternative at some point. Quote
raze Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 Im think its gonna be the optostomp heard some good things about it and its under 60 quid new just gotta wait for the ebayer to pay for my bass pod then ill buy it lol Quote
clauster Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Good choice but I'd still try before buying. It's a good but not very subtle compressor and for the same money (if you can solder) you can have a Monte Allum modded Boss CS3 which is similar but cleaner. On the other hand you've got the smx fans, which is both good, subtle (IMPO too subtle but I'm a comp junkee) and controllable (and built like no other fx pedal out there). Then there's the valve comp fans. Noisey but a sound to die for. Compression is like boobies...any is better than none, but we've all got our favourite flavours! Quote
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