Hey, Gregor! Thank you for your reviews... you are always so kind and so positive about the stuff you look at (without ignoring the flaws)... you make RU-vid a less bitter place!
"The original, the UREI 1176, sounds astonishingly natural and beautiful. It grabs your bass by the dynamics, puts it where you want it, and adds a slight low-mid boost." -- Gregor Fris, poet
I own the compact model and the black panel preamp from Origin effects and after going through a number of comps and preamps (Darkglass, MXR, Sansamp, EHX Battalion preamps and a few more) and many compressors. The Black Panel pre into the Cali1176 is just perfect for all situation.
With absolutely zero negativity for those using the Cali76 Bass compressor: the Empress Bass Compressor > the Cali76 Bass Compressor. The only thing you lose is infinitely variable ratio, but you gain separate attack and release controls, switchable EQ with/without added saturation and a sidechain input that you can mic a kick drum (or anything else) for compression triggering. It is hands down the best and most versatile compressor I have ever used.
@@basstheworldofficial and this is my problem. I'm more in slap and funk/jazz rock (but I have a prog/nu-metal band) and I have only the one knob compressor on my Tech 21 Bass Fly RIg v2 (I have one knob comp on my Darkglass Microtubes X Ultra to, but one knob comp is to limited). I want a fat compressed tone for slapping on my two Stingrays HH 5s and two Sandbergs (VT 2 HH and Ida signature) and I don't know what to chose between Empress and Cali76.
I've got one of the previous compact series bass Cali76 pedals and I absolutely love it (and I a get alot of positive comments about it from sound engineers and other musicians). This new ones pretty tempting, that LED chain is a massive impovement over the old version. Awesome video as always!
I bought the old cali76 compact some months ago and it's great but it's also very clean. That's great if you need that clean sound but if you need some texture to your sound the J Rockett Airchild is the one you need. So that's the next one on my wish list
3:11 I've always wondered if there was some kind of alternate universe Gregor that lived in Australia. This is now confirmed. Great video for a great pedal!
Hi compressor nerds... Damn right! As a person who owns the Black Finger, Diamond Bass Compressor, Cali76cb and Trace Elliot dualband compressor pedals I have to admit being a bit of a compression nerd indeed. Very nice that Origin Effects touched up their already fantastic bass compressor and added the led indicator. I have used the Cali for a long time but ever since acquiring one of the original Diamond bass comps two months ago I have switched over to the yellow side. The diamond adds a touch of warmth to my lower mids which makes the tone work fantastic with somewhat colder/modern sounding instruments like the Warwick SS2 or Zon Sonus. Thanks for the great video the playing is monstrous in there.
354 €. The business of pedals effect is just crazy expensive these days.... A steel box, a switch, a minimum of innovation to tag the product as " new "......
The 9v operation somehow upscales to 24v internally… that’s pretty innovative and unique. That’s creates an insane amount of headroom. The cali76 is easily the best comp I’ve ever played in pedal format
It sounds much different than the first version, it has a more round sound but I believe it lost its bite, I am not sure, maybe next reviews will show that better.
Both. If you want to cover all ranges, you want both. But to be serious, I’m an 1176 guy. The Cali76 is the one I’d put on my board if I needed a compressor
The first - shorter attack and release, higher threshold, higher compression rate. The second - longer attack and release, lower threshold, lower compression rate. Also generally you would like to use a lower compression rate on each of those compared to the one you'd use on a single compressor, if you want to have the same total gain reduction. Or alternatively you can have a higher total gain reduction than you would get with a single compressor, while still sounding more natural.
Hey, I was just wondering if this pedal was more of a neutral transparent compressor like the Empress bass compressor or a vintage, tone enhancing pedal like its predecessors with that low mid boost. I am looking for a transparent, versatile compressor , so would you recommend the cali or the empress. Love your videos and the playing rocks!!!
@@basstheworldofficial Thank you so much for responding! So does it noticeably change the frequencies of the bass for mojo or does it leave it alone and just compress like the Empress?
Gregor teste doch mal Gear was sich Hobby Player leisten können. Das ist alles ausnahmslos High End Zeugs bei dir. Guckt man sich ja gern an aber kaufen öhm nö. Für das Geld krieg ich einen neuen Bass just sayin.