I switched from guitar to bass recently (after playing guitar for 22 years and having never even touched a bass!). I developed decent technique just using fingers and now I'm starting to experiment with a felt pick. We play original music in the Tom Petty vein.
My playing is still not as even as I would like. For recording bass, I've been happy with a dbx 163x, but it doesn't integrate well in my rig (Fender P/J into SWR Workingman 15). Can anyone recommend a compressor pedal to use in front of the amp? Most of the reviews of the Tech 21 Constrictor and Digitech Bass Squeeze at Harmony Central are pretty decent. I wonder if anyone has a secret weapon they'd like to share. Can you use a guitar compressor (Boss CS-3, MXR DynaComp, etc) on bass?
My playing is still not as even as I would like. For recording bass, I've been happy with a dbx 163x, but it doesn't integrate well in my rig (Fender P/J into SWR Workingman 15). Can anyone recommend a compressor pedal to use in front of the amp? Most of the reviews of the Tech 21 Constrictor and Digitech Bass Squeeze at Harmony Central are pretty decent. I wonder if anyone has a secret weapon they'd like to share. Can you use a guitar compressor (Boss CS-3, MXR DynaComp, etc) on bass?