[million dollar man]

I'm getting a combo. this one..


do I need a compression pedal in front to protect the speaker?

[CheapAdviceGuy]

I've heard that's a really solid unit. People seem to like it.

I wouldn't think you would need a compressor pedal to protect the speaker - after all, it's designed for a bass guitar! You might want to experiment with such a pedal anyway, though - the signal output of a bass tends to vary from note to note more than other instruments and the compressor can help smooth that out.

-CAG

[junior01]

As stated by cheap guy ( great name!!!) a bass amp is designed to handle the low frequencies of the bass guityar. Of course a comp pedal doesn't hurt but you don't absolutly need it to run your bass trough the amp.

[million dollar man]

thanks. I've been using a pick and the tone tends to be cleaner and not have the low frequencies like with using the fingers.

I'm still waiting for the amp to arrive. can't wait.

This post has been edited by million dollar man: 28 June 2008 - 04:11 PM

[AcousticSmash]

Who in the feck uses a compression pedal? Way to destroy your tone. Bass players don't use pedals aside from maybe a volume pedal and a tuner, at least real bass players don't.

[zooloo]

Who in the feck uses a compression pedal? Way to destroy your tone. Bass players don't use pedals aside from maybe a volume pedal and a tuner, at least real bass players don't.

...or use the effects loop so you have dry and compressed.

[AcousticSmash]

True, but I have not many bass players who use pedals period. I thought the whole point of playing electric bass was to get as clean and smooth of a tone as possible, not compress the hell out of it and suck tone with effects (kinda the reason why I want a Fender Twin, cause of the pure clean being better then messing around with effects)

[bigbass]

Duff McKagan has been known to use delay and chorus pedals as well as MXR 80 distortion box.

[junior01]

Many other bassist uses effects as well. In all kind of effect too from flanger to distortion.

[zooloo]

The whole Trace Elliot thing is pretty much over-elaborate effects boxes. Compression especially.

Although it's not as bad as recording bassists in the 80s/90s when bass players discovered effects big time and became as much of a pain in the backside as lead guitarists

They seem to have recovered their senses a bit.

This post has been edited by zooloo: 29 June 2008 - 06:56 AM

[igorski]

Who in the feck uses a compression pedal? Way to destroy your tone. Bass players don't use pedals aside from maybe a volume pedal and a tuner, at least real bass players don't.

A compressor doesn't alter tone, just a signals dynamic peaks. I say a compression pedal is a must if you don't want your sudden popping jump out and attack the listener in a too OTT way (which it does anyways since it accents higher frequecies), as with everything, use moderately to prevent too flat of a sound.

[randallflagg]

You are absolutely right. A Compressor does nothing to alter "tone".....it merely does what the name implies...COMPRESSES the signal from the amp to the speaker giving more sustain.

My SVT4Pro has a built in compressor and I use it a good bit. Now, mind you, it isn't a pedal - but does the same thing...

I am not a big believer in "Effects" per se...but I really like a compressor.

Guess that makes me a "non-bassist".....






RF

This post has been edited by randallflagg: 01 July 2008 - 01:56 AM

[AcousticSmash]

Who in the feck uses a compression pedal? Way to destroy your tone. Bass players don't use pedals aside from maybe a volume pedal and a tuner, at least real bass players don't.

A compressor doesn't alter tone, just a signals dynamic peaks. I say a compression pedal is a must if you don't want your sudden popping jump out and attack the listener in a too OTT way (which it does anyways since it accents higher frequecies), as with everything, use moderately to prevent too flat of a sound.

Turn the volume down a bit then? I have not met a bassist that plays slap that uses a compressor, it's all about proper technique to them I guess.

[sohel1]

you would need a compressor pedal to protect the speaker - after all, it's designed for a bass guitar! You might want to experiment with such a pedal anyway, though - the signal output of a bass tends to vary from note to note more than other instruments and the compressor can help smooth that out.

[ninjato]

I play my bass thru a Peavy KB60 keyboard amp....I leave the volume at 3 or 4....it's more than enough for my house and for recording, I'm going straight into a mixer anyways. Maybe it's the way the BOSS CS3 works but I don't find too much of a need for them other than that occasional "wail" I want to do. It just makes everything too flat for me....even just "a little bit" of it.

[gavin681]

no it has a limiter. I would highly recommend getting the extension cab. I got one and can really get some volume out of it now....if I need to play outdoors that is.