Compression Pedals

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ggunn said:
Couldn't he get pretty much the same thing by turning the volume and tone all the way up on the CS-3 and turning the sustain all the way down?
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No. If he's lucky he might get 'sort of' but most likely will get 'flabby bullshit' or 'wet fart.'

They're two different machines. One is a compressor and the other is a boost. They're different circuits with different components made by different companies. They will not bring the same results.
 
Tadpui said:
Walter, I'm not sure what you expect. You've gotten so many suggestions because your needs, as you've laid them out, are still a bit vague.
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Exactly. Which is why I find the end result hilarious. Walter couldn't figure out if his precious Boss Compressor was busted or not in the beginning... turned out it just had a low battery. The fix is for him to mod the pedal with some kit he bought off the internet.

Sigh.

You know what? I agree with this:
Outlaws said:
there are people on this board that are fucking morons.
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I'd also like to add that it does concern me that at any given moment half the people in this guitar forum still listen to Deep Purple. And this, above all else, is what concerns me. :cool:
 
starbuck26 said:
The fix is for him to mod the pedal with some kit he bought off the internet.
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I can't tell if you actually missed the point? Or if you are just having too much fun listening to your own attitude..... how does belittling help him?



Tadpui said:
Hopefully you don't think we're just posting bullshit for the sake of it. We're honestly trying to help since you came here asking for it.
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Agreed...... Outlaw's words may be true, but the delivery really sucks.....same as the post above this one. Ends up reflecting more bad light on him than on anybody else. :( I dont know about Outlaw, but most of us posted at least one stupid comment when we first started, I know I posted my share of stuff I thought was "informative" that turned out later to be the ramblings of my own inexperience. But I've learned by doing, and the info I received from many tactful others on these forums has helped me get where I am without totally blowing the bank or my sanity. Now I have tone that I woulda died for just 5 years ago.

Sift out the chaff, chew on the wheat, remember the grain of salt, try to overlook the attitudes, and hear your tone grow.....
 
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I didn't direct that at anyone specifically, but it if the shoe fits and you feel offended, consider why you feel offended.

I came on this forum a long time ago to learn about recording and was dealt all this BS about gear gear gear. Every response is gear. And its always expensive gear. You rarely hear anyone mention the room. Technique is praised as something holy and yet while mentioned often, its quickly passed up for the latest and greatest hot item that everyone has to have...or in the amps case, the oldest and most sought after cause nothing new can possibly be good. ...and it better have a fucking pure tube signal path....unless that path is the rectifier because that is just splitting hairs and would eliminate 99% of amp and question the whole existence of tone, even though many stomp boxes have been used through those same amps on many classic records...which should, if you read this forum, ruin any chance of getting a "good" tone.

Maybe I am synical, but its BS that causes it.

I have to go.
 
OK. I'll clearify, "OK" is a man on his side. Anyways, my amp's distortion is a bit weak, but has a good tone, and with the compressor plugged in and set up how I like it, it works as boost with the amps distortion, sounds pretty good, but still a bit weak.

So long story short, I'm using a compressor as a boost, what's a good replacement or how can I make it better?

Both questions have been answered.

Though, it's whoever's ass who told me to get the mod for the pedal if it doesn't work (I'm joking of course).

The only reason I picked the mod, out of everything that was being said, it's cheap, will help in reselling the pedal if it doesn't work how I want it to and I don't have to drive anywhere :cool:
 
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Yeah, so, I'm full of shit. Often my opinions get me carried away, mostly because I spend so much time thinking about sound-a futile enterprise, mostly.

I just listened to Life Without Buildings, Live at the Annandale Hotel, one of the more amazing albums I've heard in a loooooong time. The guitar sound is pretty much straight clean through a dynacomp or something similar, and it's brilliant.

And he leaves it on the whole time.

Moral of the story: listen to the sound, not to people.
 
Look ...... I can't speak for what will work great for the OPs problem without siting down with THAT amp and trying shit and neither can anyone else ...... it's all just opinions and suggestions to try and the OP has to get back to us and let us know what worked and what didn't becuase that's the only way we'll know for sure.

But ...... there are no rules .... for instance, Walter declared that distortion in front of an amp with distortion sounds horrible.
That isn't true ..... maybe HIS distortion in front of HIS amp with distortion on with the settings HE uses sounds horrible. I have no reason to doubt him.
But I've done that as a matter of course ..... set the distortion channel on a very mild distortion to avoid the 'buzziness' you often get and then hit that with a distortion or OD set mild too. A great sound ...... plus I cascade distortion/OD pedals all the time ....... one into another and sometimes into another ......... set right it works very well for me.

So the OP should take these suggestions ...... work thru them, try some out and see what works for him.
I can almost garuntee that it won't be the way some of us would do it because there are so many different ways to do things.
 
I installed the mod today into the pedal, it's exactly what I wanted.
 
Outlaws said:
I didn't direct that at anyone specifically, but it if the shoe fits and you feel offended, consider why you feel offended.

I came on this forum a long time ago to learn about recording and was dealt all this BS about gear gear gear. Every response is gear. And its always expensive gear. You rarely hear anyone mention the room. Technique is praised as something holy and yet while mentioned often, its quickly passed up for the latest and greatest hot item that everyone has to have...or in the amps case, the oldest and most sought after cause nothing new can possibly be good. ...and it better have a fucking pure tube signal path....unless that path is the rectifier because that is just splitting hairs and would eliminate 99% of amp and question the whole existence of tone, even though many stomp boxes have been used through those same amps on many classic records...which should, if you read this forum, ruin any chance of getting a "good" tone.

Maybe I am synical, but its BS that causes it.

I have to go.
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I think everyone needs to take note of this. Great post man.
 
Fudge. That mod is great. The only thing I can say bad about it is that it makes the tone a bit brighter that it was (maybe a bit too much actually). But otherwise it turned the pedal into a great boost.
 
If it has 1/4" ins and outs, it probably has a use in a guitar rig.

Whether that use is musical or not, is in the eye of the beholder.

The CS-3 (after modding) is a decent compressor, and yes, it can be used as a boost.

I don't know about you guys, but Dave Gilmoure and Mark Knopfler have fantastic, compressor-based tones.

I'm glad the OP got somewhere with this, regardless of the douchebags that have more money than common sense.:eek:
 
IamBurnout said:
The CS-3 (after modding) is a decent compressor, and yes, it can be used as a boost.

I don't know about you guys, but Dave Gilmoure and Mark Knopfler have fantastic, compressor-based tones.
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I've always regarded my unmodded CS-3 as a decent compressor in and of itself. Certainly not the best compressor on the market, but it's always done a servicable job, especially its sustainer capabilities. I keep the level all the way up, the tone below 12:00 to take some of the "clack" out of it, the attack either all the way down or very low, and the sustain either all the way up or at least at 3:00. This is the boost setting I use, and I love the sensitivity.

If I want more of a classic compressed tone, I turn the level to 12:00, the attack to at least 12:00, and the sustain between 12:00 and 3:00.

Anyways...
Another compressed tone that I like a lot is Trey Anastasio. While I haven't been a huge fan of his songwriting as a solo artist after his departure from Phish, I have a lot of respect for his tastes in guitar tone. He's really a conisseur of electric guitar tone.
 
I don't mean to bring all this stuff up again but I still don't understand why anyone would go to all that extra trouble to convert a compressor to a booster...just buy a booster already!
 
TelePaul said:
I don't mean to bring all this stuff up again but I still don't understand why anyone would go to all that extra trouble to convert a compressor to a booster...just buy a booster already!
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I'll be posting my "how do I turn a booster into a compressor?" thread soon.:D
 
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