Wow first of all, whatever bass and amp you’re using to begin with are just killer, makes such a difference in these videos. Thank you

Great review Craig!! Really shows the different flavours...

I've been using the Cali76 for a while now and it's the best stomp compressor on the market, IMO. It's like they took a expensive studio rack unit and squashed it into a pedal.

Great sounding bass ,this VF 5...like it...good playing as well....when it comes to compression..my all time fav .is my EBs , Markbass Compressore as well , and here , I like the darkglass and the Cali for its clarity and functionality .

thank you for the video!

Great one!!!

i was subconsciously waiting for the Diamond Comp to come up. i wasn’t looking at the screen at all during the video until the BEST sounding compressor came on. and to my surprise it was the diamond

It bothers me that the Compressore was in the intro but not the video...

Great video. The Diamond compressor wins by a mile IMO

Great video Craig. I'm sure quite a lot of time went into putting it all togethter. I have to admit though, compressors have always been a bit of a mystery to me. But I think where you really can tell the difference is in the mix. Having said that, I've just ordered a Warm Audio WA2A optiocal tube compressor which will cost me over $1K. I plan to use it on recordings for vocals and bass.

1- Empress and Calli76 = transparent compression - (best for me). 2- Mxr = overall Good ( I miss the "blend" control) 3- Keeley GC-2 Limiting Amplifier = really effective and easy good compression. 4- Diamond = good tone/compression

Great comparison. What´s your choice? Often it´s more a thing of feel while playing. Thx

I've got the newer version of EBS MultiComp with a "SENS." knob and I like it very much. Especially the TubeSim mode.

Am I the only one falling in love with the Aphex 1404?!?!? Useful nice sound although it doesn't offer any tweaks.

Can’t believe I’ve only come across your channel today!

this video is pure gold! Maybe I won't sell my TLC compressor :D

Thanks. Great video

Diamond makes some great products. MXR was also nice, with the meter. Did not show the Keeley Compressor Pro? or Bondi 2026? ( made down under ) Jackson Audio Bloom Compressor? Wampler EGO? - All are Fantastic Units. The DOD (was extremely disappointing) made a nasty Pop when clicked on?

Good video mate! The Cali, Empress and GC-2 Sound great. Punch Factory, DOD, Philosopher sound kinda cheap and noisy, you do get what you pay for! MXR holds it own tho. I tried a bunch in store a few years ago and walked out with the Keeley GC-2, which interestingly won out over the Keeley Bassist.

Good bass. Good amp. A good skils and thats it

I like my shit pretty simple. The Diamond and Aguilar are my favs on this demo. I currently use an Ampeg SGT-DI and a tighty whitey JHS comp.

We all know that the Cali76 just blows all these pedals here but the tube simulator on the EBS comp pedal just made my day. It has the Cali76 character to it with added warmth. Diamond and MXR pedals were also on top of my list here but I’m getting the EBS pedal after this video. Thanks for the great demo!

Great job, Craig. I like that Empress pedal. Couple questions: Why did you rapidly turn on and off the Opto Stomp, and is the Pigtronix supposed to sound so overdriven?

I use a MXR Dyna-Comp, i think the circuit is fairly similar to the DOD :)

The MXR is my favorite but I did like Aguilar and Origin too

GREAT DEMO

Is there much difference between the GC-2 and bassist?

Sick prices on some of these. My mint MXR bass comp is for sale on reverb for only $150. It’s literally an 1176 in a pedal. $500 for the Cali76 is insanity.

Thanks, that's a lot of info .compressed. into a small video!!! Sorry, I had to. Anyway, I couldn't hear squat for differences just listening to the crappy 3/4 inch laptop speakers, but things became a lot more obvious with a set of headphones on. Anyone trying to get the compressor quagmire figured out, please do yourself a favor on videos like this and use some good phones, ear buds or at least go through some decent desktop speakers, better with a sub. I understand the theory and practice of classic/ideal compression pretty well, and in a good studio rack version there are individual controls for the Attack, Threshold, Decay and Release (as well as soft/hard knee, limiter, center frequency and stuff like that.) Those make sense to me. None of these appear to have all those specific controls, but several are close and combine them, say the Decay with Release. And some of the controls shown make no sense at all with regard to compression. Of all of these, which would you say >functionally< is closest to the controls of a full rack version, but for live performance control? Oh, and the idea of a High Pass Filter (HPF) is strongly advocated by some folks to keep stray low frequencies from getting to your amp, which robs use-able power trying to amplify them, and maybe prevents damage. I guess if you're going to have that added feature on one of your pedals, the compressor was their Cali76 choice.

No one ever remembers Seymour Duncan Studio Bass. Its a fantastic pedal.

I will keep my diamond. Simple a sounds killer.

Your thoughts on the Compressor 280? I know there are better pedals, but it's $45 right now!

Can use any of these through your DJ mixer to make Hip Hop beats sound more compressed?

I wish Ampeg would make a tube opto compressor pedal based on their svt7pro

Nice review. For me they all did a good job in controlling the dynamic range of the bass but the diamond one added something extra to the tone i like this one the most.

what can you say on Aguilar TLC?

Vc vende ?

As important as compression is it's virtually impossible to compare on video.That said I own three greats: Super Symmetry,Cali Compact Bass and Empress bass.Lucky me.

Thanks

no Aguilar TLC? you really need to show a volume peak meter as well to see what these guys are doing because most of them are so transparent there's hardly any trace of traditional pumping and squish to be heard

MXR and origin for me

All of these guys is too expensive(exept one) for me. My bass coast around 900$, i cant buy 300-400$ pedal. Mb we have some around 100$... thanks for rewiew!

I've never really understood what a compressor does. I can't really tell much difference in these videos. Isn't it just something that is used in a studio?

An interesting and extensive collection of compressors. The sample is not optimal because it has not enough level peaks and no brilliant highs. And i am bored with the riff after 10 minutes. Most of the time the turning of knobs seems helpless. Some settings don’t make sense. Attack will not change when the threshold/input is low MXR for example.

I haven't watched the video yet but the Cali76 won..

Empress

how do you get that punchy skatepunk bass sound?

wow these pedals are wayyyy more cheaper right now that mxr sounded cool to me so I searched for it and now its 100$ less...

Pigtronix 18v¡ ..not 9v

Why pay hundreds of dollars to get the same exact sound? Thanks for the review.

6:04. 8:22. 9:34. 10:41. 11:57. 13:02 Diamond is the best

I think this isn't a good comparison video. The changes on the pedals is too fast. I realize they're trying to show a lot of pedals in a short time, but that's the issue.

Not Epic without including a BC-1X

Aguilar sounds best

People still understand a "personal touch", relating to the buyer as a person, and attention to the customer. Information on settings, and information about the company, and thanking them for their purchase. Guitars are still probably sold because of: shiny paint, chrome, and someone famous plays this type of guitar. I accept that the guitar designs from the 1950's and the electronics still sound great today. I do not understand much about this industry, I am just a consumer of merchandise. You cannot look at a guitar and tell me it sounds good, If sound could be a big part of the choice in a guitar purchase. I would think the information one will want is about sound. The company has to have choices that are profitable for the company, but the customer may want something different, or new offered by the company 1 .Alnico pick-ups, Ceramic pick-ups, Ferrous Pick-ups, Lithium pick-ups, 2. Neck width, radii, 3. a tone switch, to different types of wiring. Finally It is not all black and white thinking, and decisions. I could say whatever choices in additional tones, or wiring that is about the sound of the guitar, that is not too much of a cost in fabricating, but offers the customer just some new sounds, that is a great choice.The customer will be happy making the purchase and being able to have a few new tones on the guitar!!

I could barely hear any difference...

Wow that Philosopher is awful

One could say they all sound the same, and to a point, they do. The one that was fuzzy sounding, throw it under a cement mixer. There is ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE between the MXR and the Cali76, and if someone says there is they are on disassociates, like Ketamine. I am glad you had those 2 side by side for the comparison. Anything 'Aguilar" is just total overpriced boutique garbage, like their 'Tonehammer" amplifier head. Complete crap. Good video, thank you. I will gladly spend the $129.00 for a used MXR than completely waste $329.00 for the Cali COPY pedal.

Nothing Special. Áll off them is same. I dont give éven 5 cent for them.

Great comparison VDO But ... What's about Cali 76 vs UAFX MAX ?