Friskydingo Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I recently sold my Carl Martin Opto-compressor because my amp came with built in compression. I'm having seller's remorse, as the pedal was very good, and if I go to a practice room or venue without compression on the amp I'm stuffed! So please enlighten me with what limiter I could buy to help tame my notes to compliment my amp compressor (trace elliot gp1215) P. S I've looked at ovnilab and boss lmb-3, pigtronix philosopher's bass, mxr m87 all seem good limiters Thanks, chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Dropped you a PM as just about to put one of the above up for sale 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 You can't go wrong with the Boss LMB-3, they're cheap as chips and pretty much indestructible. I've had 2 or 3 over the years and whenever I've sold one I've ended up buying another down the line! It's actually an excellent compressor too and has an infinity to 1 setting on the ratio control for limiting duties. The enhance feature is a bit noisy but usable at lower settings if you want that ultra high end thing. The pedal itself imparts a slightly scooped mid range when engaged so it's not really transparent but it's quite a pleasing sound in its own right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 A comparison of the effectiveness of several popular models, I did a while back, which may be of interest: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Keeley Bassist - simple, effective, transparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 56 minutes ago, MartinB said: Keeley Bassist - simple, effective, transparent. +1^^ Conclusion I came to also when I A/Bd the various limiter pedals. It's not the cheapest option, however, by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 😮 Bloody hell, you're not kidding! I paid a lot less than that for mine, and even that was absolutely at the top-end of what I think is fair for a pedal. I'm not sorry that I did, mind you; it's definitely a "forever" pedal for me, and works just as well on guitar, keyboard, or anything with a line out. But if I was looking for a limiter today, I don't think it'd even be on my radar at £200 💸 Edit: Though the very similar GC-2 can be had for £50 less... 🤔 https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/14123012412516--keeley-gc-2-limiting-amplifier Edited January 23, 2020 by MartinB Are they taxing bass players for being so fickle about compression? 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friskydingo Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, MartinB said: 😮 Bloody hell, you're not kidding! I paid a lot less than that for mine, and even that was absolutely at the top-end of what I think is fair for a pedal. I'm not sorry that I did, mind you; it's definitely a "forever" pedal for me, and works just as well on guitar, keyboard, or anything with a line out. But if I was looking for a limiter today, I don't think it'd even be on my radar at £200 💸 Edit: Though the very similar GC-2 can be had for £50 less... 🤔 https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/14123012412516--keeley-gc-2-limiting-amplifier I have looked mxr m87 which is slightly cheaper. They tax us for string size, amplifier watts and compression. It's 'racist against the bassist' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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