I’ve seen this vid countless times and share it with all my guitar/bass musicians, regardless if they have a helix. Can’t overstate how informative and thorough you are brother. Excellent vid and thank you.
The BOSS CP-1X is the perfect example of a full featured digital pedal, with analog characteristics. It’s more expensive than the Dyna Comp, but way less expensive than the more boutique compressors that sound almost identical
I use a Carl Martin Quattro which has a compressor first thing in the signal chain. Only two control settings Compress and Level but I don't miss the other settings on their stand alone compressor/limiter pedal. I use light compression and raise the level control to push the front end of my amp. Let me tell you the Carl Martin pedals are great. Full sounding. Please check out analog before you step into the digital world
Hey Zack thanks for checking out the vid! I totally agree, I just redid my board with analog front end and digital post-fx, and the Carl Martin comp has made it back on, it has a vibe I just wasn’t getting from the other compressors! Great company
Thanks! :) I'm starting to use compressors on my Helix LT, and I agree that I find it better to use it before the amp. Also I think if you put it after the amp or effects, there is more work to do because you'll have to dial the compressor depending on the bypassed pedals or the different gain stagings of each snapshot.
Hey thanks for checking out the video! I agree, I think using the compressor block early on creates a more stable overall sound, and you have one less thing to worry about when varying gain stages using blocks or snapshots. Enjoy!
Yeah man, NEVER after an amp unless you’re mixing a recording and trying to get it to fit within that mix. Otherwise you lose all of the dynamics and characteristics of that amp.
What's your current favorite compressor pedal?! Drop a comment and let us know! Thanks for watching, check out my other videos for more guitar content ✌️
I like this video but I wish when guitarists did this, they would just play one chord and run a DI loop of the same chord playing over and over while they change the settings. When you physically play the chord over and over again, the dynamics of your playing throw off what the listener should be listening for.
