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Title: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: Slingblade on October 17, 2014, 04:14:44 PM
Hi!

I'm looking for a GREAT clone Compressor for BASS player.

Mammoth electronic got some for guitar but not sure for Bass.

Some Bass player Have a good Suggestion for me please ?

Regards
Title: Re: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: mremic01 on October 17, 2014, 04:25:57 PM
http://revolutiondeux.blogspot.com/2012/01/demeter-compulator.html
Title: Re: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: PBE6 on October 17, 2014, 04:41:30 PM
I'm a bass player, and I haven't tried too many compressors but I have to admit I'm fond of the Orange Squeezer. I increased C1 and C4 (on the General Guitar Gadgets schematic: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/pdf/ggg_osq_sc.pdf) from 47nF to 100nF, changed R2, R9, R11 and R12 to trimpots and added a 10nF cap from output to ground to kill some hiss as well as some high end. Transparent it's not, but it's punchy as anything and subtly thickens the sound. Easy to build, too.
Title: Re: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: Giglawyer on October 19, 2014, 08:46:34 PM
I built the Q&D Compressor for bass.  I really like it so far. 

http://www.muzique.com/tech/2166.htm

For some other nice ideas, check these out as well:

http://johnkvintageguitars.homestead.com/Compressors.html
http://www.ovnilab.com/
Title: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: domdec314 on October 22, 2014, 11:48:06 PM
If you like subtle compression, I recommend the Madbean Afterlife. It's a very simple yet affective little optical compressor with no loss of low end.

http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/after.shtml
Title: Re: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: JFace on October 23, 2014, 11:04:41 AM
Quote from: domdec314 on October 22, 2014, 11:48:06 PM
If you like subtle compression, I recommend the Madbean Afterlife. It's a very simple yet affective little optical compressor with no loss of low end.

http://www.ovnilab.com/reviews/after.shtml

+1

I just built this for bass and it is great. I replaced the maxon cp9 with the afterlife. I highly recommend reading the ovnilab website.
Title: Re: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: rankot on March 05, 2016, 09:06:01 AM
Does anybody have schematic for Madbean Afterlife? Links are dead.  :'(
Title: Re: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: Mark Hammer on March 05, 2016, 06:44:06 PM
Madbean says it is a John Hollis Flatline.  There are a number of PCB and vero layouts posted around for it.  Just look for Hollis Flatline.
Title: Re: Compressor for BASS player
Post by: rankot on March 06, 2016, 03:37:06 AM
OK, thanks!