EBS Multicomp good first compressor?

skycruiser

skycruiser

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There's an EBS Multicomp (black label) for sale locally and I'm wondering if this is a good choice for a first bass compressor. I have read about compressors many times and honestly the discussions make me a little dizzy. I think I just need to try one to start understand how they work and how they are used. Preferably I'll get one that will last a long time as I don't like to shuffle gear. My goal is mainly to tamp down unintended loud parts of my playing - something to level out the volume slightly. Not really looking to drastically change tone. I just play for fun at home and do some direct recording, so I don't want to inject a lot of noise.
Will the EBS get me there? TIA
 
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Thanks for the advice guys. Picked it up this morning and looking forward to trying it out tonight!

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skycruiser said:
Thanks for the advice guys. Picked it up this morning and looking forward to trying it out tonight!

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Congratulations. I think a lot of guys wax lyrical over the latest and most controls they can find on a compressor and to be honest...that's great for them, but my use is mostly live. I like it to be easy and quick...it's not a dramatic sound like a big hairy fuzz, so keep it simple is my compression motto. Sometimes I need a little fat warm 'pressor...some times a transparent 'pressor and some times a heavy squish after my OC-2...that 'pressor does all three in a box with one knob and a three way switch dial in. The other knob is your output gain...so hit the pressor hard with a loud input and pull back the output gain and you have another control option. You can fake this with the active / passive control. So it's an amazingly versatile, yet very simple to operate 'pressor. I think mine was on my board for nearly 10 years and I never really found the need to flip it out until recently.
If I ever get an analogue board again, it's probably the first thing I'd re-buy.
 
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GMC said:
Congratulations. I think a lot of guys wax lyrical over the latest and most controls they can find on a compressor and to be honest...that's great for them, but my use is mostly live. I like it to be easy and quick...it's not a dramatic sound like a big hairy fuzz, so keep it simple is my compression motto. Sometimes I need a little fat warm 'pressor...some times a transparent 'pressor and some times a heavy squish after my OC-2...that 'pressor does all three in a box with one knob and a three way switch dial in. The other knob is your output gain...so hit the pressor hard with a loud input and pull back the output gain and you have another control option. You can fake this with the active / passive control. So it's an amazingly versatile, yet very simple to operate 'pressor. I think mine was on my board for nearly 10 years and I never really found the need to flip it out until recently.
If I ever get an analogue board again, it's probably the first thing I'd re-buy.
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Thanks! I was able to play with a little last night and being my first experience with a compressor, I thought it wasn't working at first! But after awhile I was able to pick up the subtle differences, mainly working in Normal mode. I ended up around the 10 o'clock position on the compression, but I need to do a little recording and listening to figure out where to keep it. Hopefully I can set it and just forget about it! My first impression was that it makes me sound like a better and more consistent player than I really am.

Are you using the SA Ultrawave for digital compression or something else? I've seen you post elsewhere about the SA pedals.
 
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skycruiser said:
Thanks! I was able to play with a little last night and being my first experience with a compressor, I thought it wasn't working at first! But after awhile I was able to pick up the subtle differences, mainly working in Normal mode. I ended up around the 10 o'clock position on the compression, but I need to do a little recording and listening to figure out where to keep it. Hopefully I can set it and just forget about it! My first impression was that it makes me sound like a better and more consistent player than I really am.

Are you using the SA Ultrawave for digital compression or something else? I've seen you post elsewhere about the SA pedals.
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A lot of guys over think their compressors...considering how marginal they sound and generally how buried we are in the mix as bassists!
I've been using the Source Audio Ultrawave since early February and I love it. It's a great trem, an amazing synth fuzz and a fantastic compressor. All in one box. I probably could do a mini gig board with just a C4, Ultrawave and a Collider on the end. Maybe a Lunar in there too.
 
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