Compressor Recommendations Please.

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Good evening everybody.I am considering buying a compressor and would like to hear some of your recommendations.There are some things that I would prefer #1 is simplicity and #2 is cost.I have seen a whole crap load on Amazon and wonder if they all are pretty much the same and the price range is about $45 Canadian and lower.I appreciate any and all suggestions.
 
I didn't use one though those with whom I performed, that used pedals, nearly all used the MXR Dyna-comp...little red stomp box thing. I'm assuming you're not interested in rack systems.

Mind you these were the old, originals from yesteryear. What I've read suggests the newer ones are "not quite the same," whatever that means...but in the end this is something the individual's ears are for.
 
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BGood said:
Pretty happy with my GF-10 Joyo.

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I had a GF-10 a few years ago. It worked well, but I didn’t appreciate what it was doing at the time…so, in the way of all misunderstood gear, I let it go😩.

Now I have a Pigtronix Philosopher’s Gold and a Bolt & Forge Sawbones…both are pricier and more complicated.

The Joyo is a good place to start (and finish if you are smarter than me).
 
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Depends on how much you want to spend. If it's very little that Joyo is decent version of an old ROSS compressor. It's a good place to start when exploring compression. Once you learn more about the effect there are other you'll also want to check out.
 
Personally, I'd look for one with a "Mix" knob if you haven't bought one yet. Mixing the dry signal back in gets your dynamics back, from what I understand.
 
So, I have two extremes. On the one, the venerable MXR Dyna Comp. Stupid simple, and it works. It’s a bit noisy.

On the other, the TC Electronic Spectra Comp for bass. You can use software to adjust every single setting to within a nano of your heart’s desire, and then beam a signal with those settings from your phone through your bass’ pickups and into the pedal. Fortunately there are a few dozen presets and some of them are quite good.

I’d recommend either depending on your desire to tinker and comfort with technology. Compressors really, really help with your dynamics on bass, and they add a lot of sustain on guitar.
 
3bolt79 said:
I use an MXR Dyna comp. Simple to use, only 2 knobs, and super affordable.
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I've seen them on the stage floor of venues filled with north on 20k people and A-list studios...being used by first call triple scale session cats.

That speaks to me. Had I ever wanted one, it would have been one of those little red boxes.
 
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