Jim Dunlop MXR Bass Compressor Pedal

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A compressor should usually be among the first pedals in your signal chain, but it can also be placed further down the signal path when employed to smooth out the differences in volume created by effects that alter your dynamic range, like with auto-wah or synth pedals. Bottom Line: The Studio Bass offers a lot of value for its price. It sounds great, with a good assortment of usable tones under its belt, it’s very quiet during operation, and comes with a few nice extras in the box. The MXR Dyna Comp is revered in the guitar world as being one of the “first” guitar pedal compressors.

Choose your poison. However, the Aguilar compressor pedal is unarguably one of the most capable pedals on this list when it comes to compression and limiting capabilities. Verdict Target Customer: This is a very transparent compressor that adds just a touch of warmth to your signal, if you are looking for more character from your compressor, this one will not give you that. It offers good compression sounds, it’s very easy to set up and the blend control makes it very versatile.

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Target Customer: This is a lot of pedal for the price. It has a good assortment of usable compression settings, though it can get noisy at higher compression ratios that require you to turn up the make-up gain. It would be a good fit for the bass player who wants a little compression in his setup that doesn’t break the bank. There is ample headroom when you put this compressor pedal through the paces. More importantly, the noise level is incredibly low for a tube compression pedal. Before talking about compression we’ll need to discuss “Dynamic range”. Dynamic range in music is the change in volume from the quietest to the loudest sounds you can produce on your bass and is expressed in decibels or dB. This layout will make the pedal very familiar to engineers/producers, which also makes it a bit easier to understand its concept. It also features a nice LED meter to show how much gain reduction is being applied to your signal, which is something I wish more guitar compressors had. I used a Compressore with a Fender Custom Shop P-bass and Thomastik flats. Fat, choppy, staccato bass lines with a great thump, what more could you want in a compressor pedal? Verdict

While the things I outlined above are really only scratching the surface on how compression works and why it’s useful on pretty much any sound source, here’s a list of great guitar compressor pedals you can utilize to enhance your tone and increase your guitar’s sustain. I Can’t Hear What A Compressor Is Doing. Is It Just Me? The Darkglass bass compressor is for any bass player who appreciates a full-bodied, even tone with fat lows and a dark overall character. Overall, I can say with confidence that the MXR M87 Bass Compressor is definitely one of the best, if not the best bass compressor pedals out in the market right now. I strongly urge you to read the rest of the review to see just how much it offers. It’s a true gem that deserves all the praise it has received from the community.I used both versions – the original and a newer version released in 2019. The 2.0 pedal weighs less and is more streamlined. The MXR bass compressor (M87) is universally admired as one of the most transparent compressor effects pedals. It’s famed for its clean performance and tight low end. MXR Dyna Comp, (output for your overall level and sensitivity controlling how much your signal is compressed), the Dyna Comp is both an effective and musical compressor that can enhance your guitar’s sustain when playing a solo, and even out dynamic rhythmic passages. You can dial compression ranging from smooth ‘n subtle to high-squeeze. There is a ‘pop’ and fullness in low-to-moderate ratios. The lows sound focused and tight.