Pete Academy Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I'm not a big of compressors. I've tried a fair few in the past and I hate how they squash the dynamics. However, I'm quite intrigued by the Diamond Bass Comp. It seems that Paul Turner is taken with it. I watched a YouTube demo, but wasn't impressed. Has anyone tried one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have one that I use as my main compressor over any of the others I own, it's pretty transparent but not as clinical as the EBS I used most of the time before I got the Diamond, it's so hard trying to discribe a compressor if you were closer I would have lent it to you for a day or so. I'm keen to try the MXR pedal the one with the meter on it at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 [quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1348163698' post='1810306'] I'm not a big of compressors. I've tried a fair few in the past and I hate how they squash the dynamics. However, I'm quite intrigued by the Diamond Bass Comp. It seems that Paul Turner is taken with it. I watched a YouTube demo, but wasn't impressed. Has anyone tried one of these? [/quote] Does it make the souynd punchier? How does the eq switch work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I don't use it for any heavy compression, for me it's doing it's job if it keeps the B string on a 5'er from booming out and brings the G string from sounding too weak and quiet, so just evening out the levels a tad, it does this with a bit of added 'thickness' which I prefer to a totally tranparant pedal. The switch moves the centre frequency??? from the original guitar pedal they make to a more bass friendly one. Have you read this? http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/diamobass.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1348212084' post='1810772'] I don't use it for any heavy compression, for me it's doing it's job if it keeps the B string on a 5'er from booming out and brings the G string from sounding too weak and quiet, so just evening out the levels a tad, it does this with a bit of added 'thickness' which I prefer to a totally tranparant pedal. The switch moves the centre frequency??? from the original guitar pedal they make to a more bass friendly one. Have you read this? [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/diamobass.shtml"]http://www.ovnilab.c...diamobass.shtml[/url] [/quote] Thanks for that...very interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryancowell25 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I just bought one last week and it's fantastic It doesn't do super squashed compression but that's not what i'm after. I've owned a number of compressors - EBS, Aguilar, TC and this is by far my favourite. I've stuck my Markbass Compressore in the sales section as i'll be using the Diamond instead, it's easy to dial in and brings a thickness and warm presence to your tone without making it sound muddy. I'd say the only disadvantage is having to power externally with an 18v adaptor adaptor but its not as bad as the power requirements of the Markbass compressore. Definitely worth a try, it's blown me away and I won't be playing anywhere without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 [quote name='ryancowell25' timestamp='1348262985' post='1811730'] I'd say the only disadvantage is having to power externally with an 18v adaptor adaptor [/quote] It will run on 9v, never tried it with this pedal so I don't know what difference it would make but I had a DHA VT1 (valve pedal) that was meant to run on 18v but I always used 9v with and it worked fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted September 23, 2012 Author Share Posted September 23, 2012 Thanks for the comments. Looks like a purchase is coming up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Excellent, you will have to let us know how you get on with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 I've taken the plunge and ordered one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I don't think you will regret it but I'd image you would get a good deal of the cost back selling it on here if you decided it wasn't for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 Should receive it tomorrow, so will report my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassadder Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hi Pete/Rumple I'd be very interested to hear from you about this Compressor as you can see I do a pretty energetic show and need to have something to counter act the odd extra dig in that happens sometimes in the heat fo battle so to speak without squashing tmy signal to much. Cheers Laurence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It's a great compressor with a character of it's own but doesn't do heavy compressing, Ovni (see link in previous post) rates it a 3:1, you might also look at say the MXR M87 which by all accounts is quite transparent sounding and does peak limiting, I'm keen to try one at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 Received it this morning. I tried it with a Squier Jazz at our shop and it instantly made it sound like a much more expensive bass. I don't really like compression, but this works really well, as well as turbo boosting the sound. Will use it at my next gig with the Roscoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassadder Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Hi Pete/rumple What's the skinny of the Diamond Pete is it worth it. Rumple there's a used MXR M87 on here which would you choose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 I've seen that MXR and I was tempted to give it a try, it's got way more control then the Diamond and the meter is a great idea but from what I've read it wouldn't add any 'magic' to your tone, I guess it depends what you want from a compressor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Academy Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 I'm trying on a gig next Saturday, so I'll be able to tell more then. However, I think it's the eq system that really makes this pedal work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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