Compressors are a black hole ... you will virtually never find one you like on your first dive in there. They are NOT all alike, FAR FROM IT. I am not at all surprised you haven't found one you like. I bought 6 of the damned things before finally finding pay dirt. I was looking for CLEAN SUSTAIN. I can't even remember what they all were. I know one was a Dyna Comp, which I hated because I could hear it kick in and out, and one was a Rivera Sustain Shaman that had reviews saying it was the greatest thing since sliced bread but that did nothing for me but turn my rig into a screeching howling banshee and that would not sustain for crap without a ton of dirt dialed in. YOU CANNOT TRUST THE HYPE!!!Awwww, see, now you've gone and made me do it. lol Since I've been playing with compressor pedals lately trying to find one I like, I just ordered their compressor. Should be here Thursday.
Link for anyone else that's curious.
Thanks Al, but where's the Tremelo one !
I don't need any pedals either. My boat floats just fine without paddles, it just doesn't go where I want it to go.I don't need no sticking pedals!
Believe me, my pedal collection is already way beyond what I "need".I don't need any pedals either. My boat floats just fine without paddles, it just doesn't go where I want it to go.
Awwww, see, now you've gone and made me do it. lol Since I've been playing with compressor pedals lately trying to find one I like, I just ordered their compressor. Should be here Thursday.
Link for anyone else that's curious.
That looks to be a very usable compressor for clean sustain. TC Electronics doesn't make any junk. The toneprint editor, for me at least, is something I would never use ... just so much to dink with that it equates to overwhelming overload. As with so many "super versatile" pedals, one will just find a setting they like the most and leave it there forever. Problem with this one is that it could take you 10 years to decide which setting you like the most.As far as compressors go, I started out with a Dynacomp but ended up the TC Electronics Hypergravity.
It's analog, very adjustable and has sustain to spare.
Just throwin' that out there.
Link: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...ioah5fHg9jrRNK54CsUaArF2EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
That looks to be a very usable compressor for clean sustain. TC Electronics doesn't make any junk. The toneprint editor, for me at least, is something I would never use ... just so much to dink with that it equates to overwhelming overload. As with so many "super versatile" pedals, one will just find a setting they like the most and leave it there forever. Problem with this one is that it could take you 10 years to decide which setting you like the most.
The mix knob is the most important. No compressor is worth a chit without one ... and I see that the Nux compressor does have one. But I love my Pigtronix to death and have no reason to explore further.Yeah I really have no use for the Toneprint thing but most of the TC pedals have it and who knows? I might might try it out someday.
But the compressor is really cool. The "Vintage" setting along with a few knob tweaks can really create some serious squash. But I prefer the "Spectra" setting as it is very transparent and gives me tons of sustain without the "pick-scraping-the-string" sounds that many compressors produce.
When I combine it with my MXR Analog Chorus, I am in tone heaven!
Steve, we all know you don't need no stinking pedals. But none of mine stink! They all smell like pedals.I have said it once and I will say it again. You don't need any stinking pedals! If they pay you to perform, of course that is off the table.
Steve