My main bass is a fretless piezo StingRay with Rotosound Jazz Bass 77 flats, and I have both a tc SpectraComp and, as of this past Friday, a Boss BC-1X, both of which sound fantastic. I play mainly on the piezo pickup, but I also use the magnetic for some songs.
Both the SpectraComp and BC-1X are digital multiband compressors, and the SpectraComp is highly customisable, using a PC or iPad.
I like a light compression that just tames my overzealous transients if I dig in a bit too much, and both of these units are more than capable of providing a subtle, tone-enhancing and dynamics-enhancing spice to the mix. I don't want my signal squashed to death, because I do dig in fairly firmly, and I don't want to lose the impact of my playing, but with multiband compression you can compress the highs and mids separately from the lows, so it works as a dynamically responsive EQ.
If you are not well-versed in how individual parametres will affect your effect, maybe try the BC-1X, but if it doesn't work for you, remember that you can't modify the settings and so the BC-1X has a distinctive character that may or may not suit you and your instrument or your playing style.
There are many great compressors. It's really just finding one that works for you.
Both the SpectraComp and BC-1X are digital multiband compressors, and the SpectraComp is highly customisable, using a PC or iPad.
I like a light compression that just tames my overzealous transients if I dig in a bit too much, and both of these units are more than capable of providing a subtle, tone-enhancing and dynamics-enhancing spice to the mix. I don't want my signal squashed to death, because I do dig in fairly firmly, and I don't want to lose the impact of my playing, but with multiband compression you can compress the highs and mids separately from the lows, so it works as a dynamically responsive EQ.
If you are not well-versed in how individual parametres will affect your effect, maybe try the BC-1X, but if it doesn't work for you, remember that you can't modify the settings and so the BC-1X has a distinctive character that may or may not suit you and your instrument or your playing style.
There are many great compressors. It's really just finding one that works for you.