0175westwood29 Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 as you can see from my sig ive got an swr headlite. well this past week my metal band hhad its first gig and i had to use the venues backline, wasnt at all bad was a hartke xl 410 and a gk backline 600(i think?) problem is i realised how much the compressor in the headlite helps me get a more tight tone. so im wondering if theres a pedal version? or something close to it? hopefully nothing to in depth i mean the headlite is just a one knob comp so ideally be looking for something similar as im guessing the attack and realise on the headlite are preset? im mainly thinking if i have to use someone elses amp i can dial in a bit of comp. andy Quote
LukeFRC Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 compression pedal? (or, cheekily my bass pod has a pretty decent compressor on it...... even if you just used it for that and DI. Though if you were using someone else's amp you could plug it in thier effect return and use it as a pre amp..... oohh look I have one for sale ) though I'm sure there are other pedals - part of it will be the "sound" of the amp too. Quote
0175westwood29 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1350499657' post='1839803'] compression pedal? (or, cheekily my bass pod has a pretty decent compressor on it...... even if you just used it for that and DI. Though if you were using someone else's amp you could plug it in thier effect return and use it as a pre amp..... oohh look I have one for sale ) though I'm sure there are other pedals - part of it will be the "sound" of the amp too. [/quote] yeh i now i need a comp pedal, but i dnt want one with loads of knobs on it! was hoping id be able to find something with similar presets. what the dyna comp like on bass? andy Quote
Musky Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1350500392' post='1839816'] yeh i now i need a comp pedal, but i dnt want one with loads of knobs on it! was hoping id be able to find something with similar presets. what the dyna comp like on bass? andy [/quote] http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/rossclones.shtml Quote
0175westwood29 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='Musky' timestamp='1350500838' post='1839824'] [url="http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/rossclones.shtml"]http://www.ovnilab.c...ossclones.shtml[/url] [/quote] so it wnt be great then coz im tuned to d standard and also do a few drop c songs? andy Quote
LukeFRC Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1350500392' post='1839816'] yeh i now i need a comp pedal, but i dnt want one with loads of knobs on it! was hoping id be able to find something with similar presets. what the dyna comp like on bass? andy [/quote] can't fault me for trying it's only got one that says "compression" on it! If I were looking for a compression pedal a the trace elliot SMX pedal would be high on the list... Quote
0175westwood29 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1350501755' post='1839839'] can't fault me for trying it's only got one that says "compression" on it! If I were looking for a compression pedal a the trace elliot SMX pedal would be high on the list... [/quote] not at all Quote
LukeFRC Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 ok.... this might be a really stupid question... but isn't your amp small enough you could just take it with you and swap it for the other amp- or if you can't just use it as a preamp? Quote
0175westwood29 Posted October 17, 2012 Author Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1350502174' post='1839846'] ok.... this might be a really stupid question... but isn't your amp small enough you could just take it with you and swap it for the other amp- or if you can't just use it as a preamp? [/quote] not a bad shout that to be fair. Quote
Musky Posted October 17, 2012 Posted October 17, 2012 [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1350501215' post='1839830'] so it wnt be great then coz im tuned to d standard and also do a few drop c songs? andy [/quote] Yeah, probably not the best choice if you're drop tuning. Quote
0175westwood29 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Posted October 20, 2012 So anyone know any bass friendly 2 knob comps? Andy Quote
chrismuzz Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 I would have just taken my head and plugged it into the supplied cab Quote
0175westwood29 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Posted October 20, 2012 Thing is there was no marking and it was a jack only cab conection, i think if im in doubt ill always bring my head and enough leads to either plug into the cab if its a wel marked cab, or ill bring enough jack to jacks to hook up my heads pre to the current amps power amp Quote
Ant Posted October 20, 2012 Posted October 20, 2012 yeah why dont you just take your head round with you? seems the easiest solution Quote
0175westwood29 Posted October 20, 2012 Author Posted October 20, 2012 [quote name='Ant' timestamp='1350730006' post='1842741'] yeah why dont you just take your head round with you? seems the easiest solution [/quote] True, the comp can wait Quote
such Posted October 21, 2012 Posted October 21, 2012 Demeter Compulator - 2 knobs (plus a trim pot on the side to adjust the treshold to match the level of your instrument) and very bass-friendly. I've got one and love it, does the job brilliantly, also in drop tunings and a 5-string. I want to swap it for the MXR M87, just because I plug different basses (and guitars) into it, with VERY different signal levels, and that trim pot is a bit difficult to adjust every time. When I was shopping for the compressor and trying different ones, the Compulator was my favourite sound-wise though (I admit I didn't have a chance to try a Diamond or Rothwell), sort of tidies the signal up and makes it more focused without changing the general tone of the bass. Quote
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