@BOOLsheet You need to know how to use it, and what it's purpose is before you can use it effectively... Most guitarists will use this pedal... its as common for guitarists as an eq pedal
@RoyalBlue43 That is because it does not attempt to explain anything at all about compression and how it works. I assume that the guy does not know anything technical about a compressor.
Yeah, it is really nice that it doesn't do anything so you can't use it wrong. At the same time it looks cool and it adds to the collection of those expensive multi colored pedals on your effects board ;) If you have an orange one and white one, you just have to justify shelling out another $100 for a blue one because it will look so cool in this rainbow of colors :)
Its a sustainer and can give you some nice smooth sustaining feedback tones whilst leveling out louder plucked notes, stopping unwanted nasty peaks it boosts quieter decaying notes. most 'effective' when used with tube overdrive and reverb, Underated and usefull effect, It can be more effective and tastfull than something gimicky & obvious like a whacky Flanger. Check out guitarist nick mccabe from the verve guitar solo on song 'Drive you home' @ 2:35 in to their track, its on the choob.
Thank you for sharing..very informative. I wish you would have gone in to explaining how to set the parameters on those devices..what to listen for etc..
you can tell you are using it if you turn your pre gain high and your compressor treshold low, the higher the sound comes in the more it has to compress, a note played with low velocity (force) will last less and a note with more velocity will last longer.
He is 100% right. You will not notice it too much, if at all. The front of house will, as will your audience. It really keeps the overall volume at a consistant level. The end result is that the guitar will keep it's place in the mix, without fading out or growing too overpowering. If your not gigging, then I would place this pedal lower on the shopping list. It will also help in recording.
@gabcc54 I know what you're saying. The reason is it's an analog effect,.they are pron to be noisy. Digital is the way to go,..or if you like analog effects,..use a noise gate to kill the signal when you're not playing. You will get no noise. You just have to be careful when you setup up a noise gate. I use a Digitech GSP 2101 artist,.in fact I have 2 in my rack. One is used for a backup. IMO,.the 2101 is amazing if you know how to use it.
I would like to ask you what type compressor are you using and what settings are you using on the compressor to get your sound---->. Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release? I would also like to ask what settings are a good starting point for compressing Acoustic Guitar.
@Bulletman426 its a boss cs-3 compressor as I have the same one, I have the tone all the way up along with the attack, sustain 10.oclock level 11.oclock, and that for me gets the best quality sound without any noise off the pedal through the amp. They are great to get them glasse ee tones and really shine on fender tube amps
and if u actually turn the knobs away from just the default position, its really not subtle at all. it makes a huge difference. I thought this was "expert" village.
compressors are actually very very useful if u like to use multiple effects at once, such as overdrive+delay+reverb. It brings all the effects together to sound more like one big effect instead of a jumbled muddy mess.
it sounds better without it in any situation. I laughed when you played the funk lik, because the compressor just kills your tone. That's Boss for you though, tone killers.....
@SpinGoldmusic Hmmm, I'm inclined to agree! I haven't had a single Boss pedal that I've been happy with ..... and I've had a few! (pedals that is!!! ;-)
Could I use this to squash a loud clean (relatively) guitar signal into a more distorted signal?
In essence working in the opposite of a distortion pedal then a boost pedal, where my lead tone is turning the compression pedal off and my rhythm is turning it back on (for that crunchy tone)
@pixelboy45 Definitely before things such as modulation and delay for a clearer sound. You can either compress your distortion, or distort your compression, based on that decide where to put it.
I've been playing guitar for about 4 years now and i honestly can't hear the difference expect it adds more sustain, which u should really be getting from the bridge of ur guitar, so I don't really see a need for this pedal. *this is just an opinion please don't criticize me*
To date I still have not heard a Compressor Pedal sound that would make me rush to the music store and buy one. The difference betwen clean and compressed tone is not worth the bucks.
@skimam Sort of def. There is a difference for picky guitarist and picky ears. I hear the difference, which is why I am getting a compressor. Question though. He mentions "for your clean sound" what about my overdriven sound? Would this work or just generate unwanted BUZZ thru my ODs?
@GallowayJesse I wanted to know what a compressor does to a waveform and how that then affects a signal from a string and pickup. I shared the page with you as an example of the type of information i am looking for. I thought that if the height of a wave is reduced, so is the amplitude/ volume? So next i'm going to find out about how sustain works.... so the journey continues. I will check out 'dynamic audio compression'. thanks for your help.
The compressor will have a threshold setting. What this does is set a line where as any sound that is louder than your set threshold will be compressed/reduced in volume by a certain ratio. A lot of small compressor pedals don't have a set-able ratio setting, it's pre-set. So what you've done now is made the loud parts a bit quieter. This gives the signal more overall headroom before it starts clipping, so then when you adjust your ouput gain control you are effectively making
the overall signal louder. Including the very quiet parts which will contribute to your sustain. There are other attack and release setting you can muck around with if you have them to sculpt your compression more as well.
@GallowayJesse I know what it does when listened to, just not how it does it. So you are saying that a Compressor moderates amplitude (volume). So what causes the increased sustain and how? Keep using waveform explanation if it helps to explain.
Great explanation, thanks. Now if I can figure out the rest of my effects chain. (yeah... went on a shopping spree with a tax refund... now I got 20 stompers I'm trying to figure out.
im thinking of getting a compressor and im wondering which i should get im thinking a boss but also a modtone lemon squeeze and possibly an mxr please help?!
@BrandonCarterTV Only if you use too much. Just a touch to help even your playing won't hurt, especially with lead guitar, but you don't want to suck the life out of your tone and/or dynamics.
where does this go if you put your distortion and overdrive pedals through the front of your amp and delay, reverb, chorus through your fx loop, any idea?
I put a decent contact mic on my mandolin but the feedback onstage is brutal. Someone suggested a compressor might help. Has anyone tried anything similar? Does it work or do you think it would?
Because of the funk example you gave, it actually made me not want to use it. Does it also retain the same volume when you place a pedal, that provides gain, before it?
Not exactly. I'm no expert on this, but what it does, is make a much smoother volume, yet keep the force of loud sounds, and keep the softness of the quiet sounds.
Thx, I think ill still look at getting one. but what can I use to bring out the higher notes for soloing? I thought about an eq but that will effect the total sound. I think my bottom end is awesome, just want to get more treble when hittin them highs.....any suggestions?
@InspiredProphecy No, but it can help. I think you should start with the best affordable guitar and amp you can find, then add tuner, distortion/overdrive (if necessary), some kind of echo or reverb. Then add the compressor if you still think it's necessary.
great info, thx for the vid. im hoping for some incite from anyone, I have a mesa dual rec and it is AWESOME. but i dont think it has enough distortion. I love metallica, i dont get to play often, but when i do its mostly them. so i got a metal zone which helped ALOT but now when i solo, it sounds kinda BLAH if that makes any sense. I thought a compressor would help, but seein this vid i dont think thats my answer. so how can i get close to the metallica sound? Thx in advance
This guy is right on the money...he shows how the pedal 1) evens out note volume and 2) adds sustain ...he just is at a loss of words trying to say so. He does it through playing... this is youtube, so makes sense...use your ear, it tells you everything
@PF1964 That depends on what kind of jazz you want to play, but in my opinion, its only a metter of taste what kind of effects you use, the style of playing is what matters. I mean you can even use fuzz in jazz, that's what I do sometimes.
one of these kills the music because most of the feel of the music from a guitar is from what the guitarist can do and the guitar but also how loud it is so it would be stupid to keep it all on the same volume
Effect works....guy doesn't....A compressor simply takes the sound wave and makes it sound all even without any clipping, so it doesn't matter if he plays softly or hard because the sound will have the same volume as it is processed on the effect....but guess the guy doesn't really know....
he's clearly saying, you can pick very softly or hard enough to almost break a string and will will come out of the amp and the same volume. the reason its nice for funk is because while playing such music you tend to pick very hard and it can sound very harsh and sometimes give people head aechs.
This video told you exactly how to use a use a compressor/sustainer. He broke it down into a short sweet perfect explanation. If you didn't learn anything its probably because you were expecting some wind bag to drone on for 15 minutes with some over complicated answer (in an attempt to make himself sound smart). It's rather simple it doesn't need a complex answer. In 15 years of guitar playing, listening to people try to explain a compressor this guy explained it no non sense in like 2:15 sec.
basically to sum it up much faster then watching this video : a compressor brings your quiet playing up, loud down to a neutral level. its pretty useful if you are playing a lot of quiet harmonics cuz it can make it audible for human ears:P also tapping is much more noticeable for you metalheads lml!!
@Slappinstyle It might be great for people that don't speak english enough to understand the speech but can read english text, and so, understand how to use this compressor.
by next monday five step on my compressor, you can hear that's, that might draw playing, men around my mouth renewed, still at the same intensity at being loud but the system, the signal itself, mathlab. relatively the same pollyanna.
i think the word your looking for is the amplitude of the signal is adjusted to be equal. however the actual tone of playing loud and soft stays in tact
@Slappinstyle How about those who doesnt have english as thier first language? It's easier to read exactly what he is saying instead of guessing on words your not sure of.
@jkim519 a suppressor(noise suppressor) eliminates the static/hum/noise caused by an amp's overdrive or sometimes effects. a compressor evens out the highs and lows in dynamics so they are at the same volume, and increase the sustain of the notes and groups of notes played.
i used to have one of these guys. i used it to enhance my solos because of the attack i'd receive from it as well as some nice sustain for higher notes. only thing was that i'd get a lot of noise. i'd use it to compliment my distortion mostly.
@skatermgee Guitar goes to input jack on pedal via 1/4 inch instrument cable (your guitar cable) and then you use another guitar cable to connect the pedal via output to the amplifier's in put. hope that helps
where do you plug in a pedal? The input? Or do you put a guitar cable going from the guitar to the input part of the pedal and then from the output part of the pedal to the amplifier?
@TheLTDplayer3 well thats not true, it more common for clean tones to help even out spikes in volume but i personally find it useful to help get cut through a mix when playing solos
I've been using various effects on my board for 5 years and am no stranger to compression. While a bit on the basics and coulda stressed more applications (like how a good compressor let's you sit in the band mix without overpowering or being buried by the rest of the band), the guy does know what he's talking about and all his advice is spot on.
What's the point here? How to use a guitar effect pedal; press the pedal to switch it on, press it again to switch it off.
DanielFosnesHansen 1 week ago
I don't use one though.
Philby62 1 week ago
I like "listen to that sucker go..." with a Bart Simpson expression. Nice
Philby62 1 week ago
if you wanna play hard on the clean channel, than you need this pedal.
msng9808 1 week ago
well i'm guessing using a compressor while playing will make your sound a step closer to feeling like a studio recording.
PKayMuzik 2 weeks ago
Sounds like I dont need it.
willgadget 2 weeks ago 28
Nice video, it is really useful! :)
Aleksej79ns 2 weeks ago
...I actually liked this video.
w00p678 3 weeks ago
So basically you're saying it's a complete waste of money?
BOOLsheet 3 weeks ago
@BOOLsheet You need to know how to use it, and what it's purpose is before you can use it effectively... Most guitarists will use this pedal... its as common for guitarists as an eq pedal
gibsondanny 2 weeks ago
woooow!!! nothing like actually hearing it in real time and comparison in a conceptual setting.thanks!!!! now i KNOW where to go from hear.
MrDuncmck 3 weeks ago
This is one of the first ExpertVillage videos I've seen that doesn't contain any significant erroneous information. Congratulations, I guess.
RoyalBlue43 3 weeks ago 11
@RoyalBlue43 Well, at one point he did say "This pedal doesn't really do anything"
MrTimothyWatts 1 week ago
@RoyalBlue43 That is because it does not attempt to explain anything at all about compression and how it works. I assume that the guy does not know anything technical about a compressor.
stranjhay 1 week ago
@stranjhay Well-stated my friend.
Arethusaalutros 1 week ago
Gotta have this
MCXpress 1 month ago
Why didn't the dude demostrate it with heavy metal distortion?
axelfox980 1 month ago
@axelfox980 because it's used for funk...
YOUDUDE56 1 month ago
@YOUDUDE56 And country, and alternative, and post-rock/shoegaze. Worship music, blues music, etc.
TheDancingSaxophone 1 month ago 2
"If you don't know you're using it, you probably won't know you're using it!" Really...??
Toolrocks717 1 month ago 2
I personally think you can't beat a killer reverb.
EpiphoneIsTheSame 1 month ago
Best explanation and demonstration I have ever seen - good example of sustain, too. Thanks so much - a must-see for all pedal newcomers.
archivestereo 2 months ago
it doesn't do any thing so this is what it does
SuperDrumhead777 2 months ago
Maxon CP9 Pro + is the best compressor pedal I've used for guitar, silent and adds a tonal sweetness/fatness/shimmer. Kills that ubiquitous Boss one.
TheNEWBobDylan 3 months ago
@TheNEWBobDylan I really like the Maxon too. I just picked up a Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone, I'm having fun with that as well.
MrUltraworld 2 months ago
Yeah, it is really nice that it doesn't do anything so you can't use it wrong. At the same time it looks cool and it adds to the collection of those expensive multi colored pedals on your effects board ;) If you have an orange one and white one, you just have to justify shelling out another $100 for a blue one because it will look so cool in this rainbow of colors :)
MegaFeofan 3 months ago
Its a sustainer and can give you some nice smooth sustaining feedback tones whilst leveling out louder plucked notes, stopping unwanted nasty peaks it boosts quieter decaying notes. most 'effective' when used with tube overdrive and reverb, Underated and usefull effect, It can be more effective and tastfull than something gimicky & obvious like a whacky Flanger. Check out guitarist nick mccabe from the verve guitar solo on song 'Drive you home' @ 2:35 in to their track, its on the choob.
GuitarBobMusic 3 months ago
Nice job. Funny and informative.
J7C3B 4 months ago
Compressor - The AntiGain.
MorkaGraven 4 months ago
This guy is the most fun host on this channel. Just saying
TheSynyster94 5 months ago
its not an effect, its a signal processor
lolbenisgay 5 months ago
I like your setup. Do you have a noise limiter built in to reduce hum? That is one of my biggest problems getting noise spikes off of my amp.
Octoguitarian70 5 months ago
Thank you for sharing..very informative. I wish you would have gone in to explaining how to set the parameters on those devices..what to listen for etc..
Thanks.
musicmatty67 6 months ago
"Listen to that sucker go!"
morrism3 6 months ago
you can tell you are using it if you turn your pre gain high and your compressor treshold low, the higher the sound comes in the more it has to compress, a note played with low velocity (force) will last less and a note with more velocity will last longer.
chukaz1 6 months ago
@nerdflanders8710 I didn't take any offense, hence my calm answer. lol
sxesamuel 6 months ago
I don't really see the point. It's not a super noticeable effect, if at all.
Josiahjjr 6 months ago
He is 100% right. You will not notice it too much, if at all. The front of house will, as will your audience. It really keeps the overall volume at a consistant level. The end result is that the guitar will keep it's place in the mix, without fading out or growing too overpowering. If your not gigging, then I would place this pedal lower on the shopping list. It will also help in recording.
sixstringfretter 7 months ago
not an effect i would dish out the money for
skull9111 7 months ago
direct..pretty... clean sound!
333RoCkSkAtE333 7 months ago
This video is funny! That's why I like it.
The way he strums that guitar with and without effects (demo) is real funny!
I enjoyed it! I do own that same Boss comp.
willieguitars 7 months ago
hey i want to get a new peadle what do u think a good rock/ac/dc sound what peadle i should use thanks
rcpaintball1 7 months ago
@rcpaintball1
What amp and guitar do you use?
CypherThanatos 7 months ago
@CypherThanatos i have a epiphone sg specail going into a cry baby classic wha into a digitech rp 90 and a crate flex wave 15 anp
rcpaintball1 7 months ago
@rcpaintball1
Angus Used a touch of Tremelo
morbe77 7 months ago
@morbe77 no he didnt
handmajor 7 months ago
yeah but you know... sometimes when you use it, you get some nasty noise
gabcc54 7 months ago
@gabcc54 I know what you're saying. The reason is it's an analog effect,.they are pron to be noisy. Digital is the way to go,..or if you like analog effects,..use a noise gate to kill the signal when you're not playing. You will get no noise. You just have to be careful when you setup up a noise gate. I use a Digitech GSP 2101 artist,.in fact I have 2 in my rack. One is used for a backup. IMO,.the 2101 is amazing if you know how to use it.
Bulletman426 7 months ago
I would like to ask you what type compressor are you using and what settings are you using on the compressor to get your sound---->. Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release? I would also like to ask what settings are a good starting point for compressing Acoustic Guitar.
Thank you and great video!
Bulletman426 7 months ago
@Bulletman426 its a boss cs-3 compressor as I have the same one, I have the tone all the way up along with the attack, sustain 10.oclock level 11.oclock, and that for me gets the best quality sound without any noise off the pedal through the amp. They are great to get them glasse ee tones and really shine on fender tube amps
UKToneHunter 7 months ago
@UKToneHunter Thanks Bro and have a good day!
Bulletman426 7 months ago
HE IS SO CUTE! Love watching his vids...yet I am still learning too.
lovewalk101 8 months ago
"How to Use a Guitar Effect Pedal"
1)Plug it in
2)Stand on it
InvadeTheAirwaves 8 months ago 2
doesnt do anything, but what it does is... haha i cant hear a difference
gibsondanny 8 months ago
my comment is subtle ....in fact, it may not be a comment at all.
{if you didnt know i was making one}
TheMichaelseymour 8 months ago
i bet if this guy wasnt working for expert village you guys would be like, "thanks dude, you solved all my problems, make more vids!" But nooo
luisguitarc214 8 months ago
fucking idiot village
LastMinuteCruiseTV 8 months ago
Thx man for explanation heh
MrJohnnz 8 months ago
and if u actually turn the knobs away from just the default position, its really not subtle at all. it makes a huge difference. I thought this was "expert" village.
HKDrider 8 months ago
compressors are actually very very useful if u like to use multiple effects at once, such as overdrive+delay+reverb. It brings all the effects together to sound more like one big effect instead of a jumbled muddy mess.
HKDrider 8 months ago
thanks so mutch dude!!!!!!
I have um compressor and I had no idea how to use it!!!
uhu!!!!
roswellfag 9 months ago
it sounds better without it in any situation. I laughed when you played the funk lik, because the compressor just kills your tone. That's Boss for you though, tone killers.....
SpinGoldmusic 9 months ago
@SpinGoldmusic Hmmm, I'm inclined to agree! I haven't had a single Boss pedal that I've been happy with ..... and I've had a few! (pedals that is!!! ;-)
ThePoppster 9 months ago
wow that actually made sense of compression for me
and it was from an expert village demo 0_0
vectron12 9 months ago 2
Could I use this to squash a loud clean (relatively) guitar signal into a more distorted signal?
In essence working in the opposite of a distortion pedal then a boost pedal, where my lead tone is turning the compression pedal off and my rhythm is turning it back on (for that crunchy tone)
DocHelliday 9 months ago
that totally made sense
SimplyChuck1 9 months ago
Thx, man, where about in the pedal chain is best to have a compressor, before or afters you other effects?
pixelboy45 9 months ago
@pixelboy45 Definitely before things such as modulation and delay for a clearer sound. You can either compress your distortion, or distort your compression, based on that decide where to put it.
TheStrangerInTheRye 9 months ago
I've been playing guitar for about 4 years now and i honestly can't hear the difference expect it adds more sustain, which u should really be getting from the bridge of ur guitar, so I don't really see a need for this pedal. *this is just an opinion please don't criticize me*
firegeek22 9 months ago
This is one of the only good guys on expertvillage
XxJeremyTxX 10 months ago
"If you don't know you're using it... well, you probably wouldn't know you're using it." Okay, that settles it for me. One less pedal to buy...
TheRealRayJ 10 months ago
Compressor = very fast reacting auto volume pedal.
Gives sustain by slowly turning volume up as signal fades.
This guy gives a good demo of what it does.
If you dont understand HOW it does it, go chew on a circuit diagram for a week. who cares! ps, it should be used pre-distortion.
jazzyjeffski 10 months ago
To date I still have not heard a Compressor Pedal sound that would make me rush to the music store and buy one. The difference betwen clean and compressed tone is not worth the bucks.
afmartins666 10 months ago
finally someone who explains what a compressor is properly!!
surferboy14lp 10 months ago
@Darryld1 Luckily I'm not a teacher. :P
But yah, I know what you mean. My bad, man.
XThisBeautifulLifeX 10 months ago
With or without it, sound the same to me, LOL
Zenadixo 10 months ago
Thanx for the info. and all the work you did.
Jragon517 10 months ago
@skimam Sort of def. There is a difference for picky guitarist and picky ears. I hear the difference, which is why I am getting a compressor. Question though. He mentions "for your clean sound" what about my overdriven sound? Would this work or just generate unwanted BUZZ thru my ODs?
trancered 11 months ago
@GallowayJesse I wanted to know what a compressor does to a waveform and how that then affects a signal from a string and pickup. I shared the page with you as an example of the type of information i am looking for. I thought that if the height of a wave is reduced, so is the amplitude/ volume? So next i'm going to find out about how sustain works.... so the journey continues. I will check out 'dynamic audio compression'. thanks for your help.
Darryld1 11 months ago
@Darryld1
The compressor will have a threshold setting. What this does is set a line where as any sound that is louder than your set threshold will be compressed/reduced in volume by a certain ratio. A lot of small compressor pedals don't have a set-able ratio setting, it's pre-set. So what you've done now is made the loud parts a bit quieter. This gives the signal more overall headroom before it starts clipping, so then when you adjust your ouput gain control you are effectively making
zing12013 10 months ago
@Darryld1
the overall signal louder. Including the very quiet parts which will contribute to your sustain. There are other attack and release setting you can muck around with if you have them to sculpt your compression more as well.
zing12013 10 months ago
@zing12013 thanks for replying. I bought a BYOC kit and now i'm going to learn how they're made too.
Darryld1 10 months ago
@GallowayJesse I know what it does when listened to, just not how it does it. So you are saying that a Compressor moderates amplitude (volume). So what causes the increased sustain and how? Keep using waveform explanation if it helps to explain.
Darryld1 11 months ago
Well done.
D0MA5H 11 months ago
I love that clean sound.
wearashirt 11 months ago
After watching this video, I bought one right away! wahaha
wpinoyfcw 11 months ago
this pedal is awesome for ANYTHING....thank you dude for awesome simple explanation
blackened2008 11 months ago
Great explanation, thanks. Now if I can figure out the rest of my effects chain. (yeah... went on a shopping spree with a tax refund... now I got 20 stompers I'm trying to figure out.
Kittani1977 11 months ago
hi gary can you help me in connecting two mulit effects guitar effects like korg ax3000g with zoom G1xn
lazarusjoseph14 11 months ago
This explanation is just fine.
bareknuckles2u 11 months ago
im thinking of getting a compressor and im wondering which i should get im thinking a boss but also a modtone lemon squeeze and possibly an mxr please help?!
ryanchatfield1313 1 year ago
@BrandonCarterTV Only if you use too much. Just a touch to help even your playing won't hurt, especially with lead guitar, but you don't want to suck the life out of your tone and/or dynamics.
amplifiedlithium 1 year ago
where does this go if you put your distortion and overdrive pedals through the front of your amp and delay, reverb, chorus through your fx loop, any idea?
jakeyboy2929 1 year ago
compression is a process..not a effect.
myler182 1 year ago
Hi!
I put a decent contact mic on my mandolin but the feedback onstage is brutal. Someone suggested a compressor might help. Has anyone tried anything similar? Does it work or do you think it would?
Thanks!
golfclapp 1 year ago
@golfclapp ...I think it would partly fix your probelm with feedback... best to go into your music store and try it.
Nickofaballooni 1 year ago
Thank you !!!!!!
TheNoxXon 1 year ago
Because of the funk example you gave, it actually made me not want to use it. Does it also retain the same volume when you place a pedal, that provides gain, before it?
thomasjeeh 1 year ago
Does it work like a kind of volume normalizer?
JzJackrabbit 1 year ago
@JzJackrabbit
Not exactly. I'm no expert on this, but what it does, is make a much smoother volume, yet keep the force of loud sounds, and keep the softness of the quiet sounds.
JustSomeRandomNewb 1 year ago
@JustSomeRandomNewb Ohhh Thanks for reply!
JzJackrabbit 1 year ago
1:25 what song is that?...looks like an old classic song for skateboard videos...
chino852456 1 year ago
the only person on expert village worth watching
CHARrrrrrrrr 1 year ago
"LISTEN THAT SUCKER GO!"
ChuanKuiMusic 1 year ago 2
hmmm..i would have to agree with jbranduir..however the purpose of these vids are just to show you "WHAT" the effects do..rather than " HOW" lol
ForeverSoul 1 year ago
A good explanation of what a compressor does, but not in fact how to use one.
jbranduir 1 year ago
Thx, I think ill still look at getting one. but what can I use to bring out the higher notes for soloing? I thought about an eq but that will effect the total sound. I think my bottom end is awesome, just want to get more treble when hittin them highs.....any suggestions?
yamaduderory 1 year ago
Is a compressor a must for blues rock and metal?
InspiredProphecy 1 year ago
@InspiredProphecy No, but it can help. I think you should start with the best affordable guitar and amp you can find, then add tuner, distortion/overdrive (if necessary), some kind of echo or reverb. Then add the compressor if you still think it's necessary.
greatcarrot 1 year ago
i wonder if there is a reason that there arent a lot of demos of compressors with humbuckers....
drumtarist 1 year ago
There's still hope in expertvillage videos, thanks.
mpelletier92 1 year ago
this guy i very cool!!
theoGnRfan 1 year ago
Great explanation many thanks :)
donbradman99 1 year ago
great info, thx for the vid. im hoping for some incite from anyone, I have a mesa dual rec and it is AWESOME. but i dont think it has enough distortion. I love metallica, i dont get to play often, but when i do its mostly them. so i got a metal zone which helped ALOT but now when i solo, it sounds kinda BLAH if that makes any sense. I thought a compressor would help, but seein this vid i dont think thats my answer. so how can i get close to the metallica sound? Thx in advance
yamaduderory 1 year ago
Do band like metallica or Slayer use compressor or its just for funk?
KoralieMegan 1 year ago
@KoralieMegan compressor is actually helps alot in heavy metal.. specially that it amplifies palm muting, and it makes distortion sound amazing..
masterCm 1 year ago
@masterCm thank you!
KoralieMegan 1 year ago
listen to that sucker go!
kenmags 1 year ago 3
Sorry for the dumb question but wha is attack in guiotar playing? I know what is sustain but I don't really know what is attack.
ChaserHUN 1 year ago
@ChaserHUN The attack is the sound you get when you pluck the string. It's that pop you get when the pick hits the string.
SlapPopStacy 1 year ago
Will this pedal help me with an undesired volume boost that comes from my wah wah pedal every time i turn it on???
vizcacha5 1 year ago
thats wassup!
mrooster09 1 year ago
Beautiful.
OyolaFunk 1 year ago
666 likes?
IAmChuckSama 1 year ago
good job
ArturoAseo 1 year ago
why have people disliked? what more did they expect?
braddaz99 1 year ago
so thats what is for... this is the best, simple, understandable explanation ever !
hail expert village !!
MetalMalibu 1 year ago
can someone explain abit to ,me? so basically this pedal keep ur volume at a constant rate? no dynamics? helps wit sustain?
punkiassjunki 1 year ago
@pixelboxcreative
no, he showed exactly what a compressor does.
jacobcampbell123 1 year ago
This guy is right on the money...he shows how the pedal 1) evens out note volume and 2) adds sustain ...he just is at a loss of words trying to say so. He does it through playing... this is youtube, so makes sense...use your ear, it tells you everything
gtrbarbarian 1 year ago
Is a compressor important to get a Jazz tone?
What are the three most important stompboxes for Jazz Playing?
PF1964 1 year ago
@PF1964 That depends on what kind of jazz you want to play, but in my opinion, its only a metter of taste what kind of effects you use, the style of playing is what matters. I mean you can even use fuzz in jazz, that's what I do sometimes.
Valdis57 1 year ago
one of these kills the music because most of the feel of the music from a guitar is from what the guitarist can do and the guitar but also how loud it is so it would be stupid to keep it all on the same volume
playNsleep 1 year ago
Effect works....guy doesn't....A compressor simply takes the sound wave and makes it sound all even without any clipping, so it doesn't matter if he plays softly or hard because the sound will have the same volume as it is processed on the effect....but guess the guy doesn't really know....
Danm91 1 year ago
I like your voice. You're cool. These are good videos!
kengmeatleafer 1 year ago
he's clearly saying, you can pick very softly or hard enough to almost break a string and will will come out of the amp and the same volume. the reason its nice for funk is because while playing such music you tend to pick very hard and it can sound very harsh and sometimes give people head aechs.
MIchigan4x4 1 year ago
This video told you exactly how to use a use a compressor/sustainer. He broke it down into a short sweet perfect explanation. If you didn't learn anything its probably because you were expecting some wind bag to drone on for 15 minutes with some over complicated answer (in an attempt to make himself sound smart). It's rather simple it doesn't need a complex answer. In 15 years of guitar playing, listening to people try to explain a compressor this guy explained it no non sense in like 2:15 sec.
nonnafhires 1 year ago 99
this video have enough information about the pedal i like
MrDislikehunter 1 year ago
1:04 .......... ok i understand
Bruno1P 1 year ago
personally I think a compressor for guitar is useless. OK for drums and when recording multiple instruments together
cjellwood 1 year ago
@cjellwood Noise gate pedals are where it's at. Sustain pedals, and Noise gates are 20 times better, but the downside..you've gotta use two pedals!
chum1002 1 year ago
@cjellwood Wel, a compressor evens your tone and makes it sound more uniform and professional in guitar, as well as providing sustain.
Wiseman501 1 year ago 4
i like it with out the compreson in that funk bit
it gives more caritor
MrMoreish 1 year ago
basically to sum it up much faster then watching this video : a compressor brings your quiet playing up, loud down to a neutral level. its pretty useful if you are playing a lot of quiet harmonics cuz it can make it audible for human ears:P also tapping is much more noticeable for you metalheads lml!!
stSTstudder 1 year ago 3
say your on stage...how do you use it
mgmga1 1 year ago
@Slappinstyle It might be great for people that don't speak english enough to understand the speech but can read english text, and so, understand how to use this compressor.
dapickboy 1 year ago
Useful and easy to understand, cheers mate :)
sventoz 1 year ago
by next monday five step on my compressor, you can hear that's, that might draw playing, men around my mouth renewed, still at the same intensity at being loud but the system, the signal itself, mathlab. relatively the same pollyanna.
Bayview05 1 year ago
I finally get it! A compressor is used to let you get the different tones of picking hard and soft without the change in volume. :O
1234gnrslash 1 year ago
i think the word your looking for is the amplitude of the signal is adjusted to be equal. however the actual tone of playing loud and soft stays in tact
ganjologist 1 year ago
@Slappinstyle How about those who doesnt have english as thier first language? It's easier to read exactly what he is saying instead of guessing on words your not sure of.
borjeman 1 year ago
what's the difference between a compressor and a suppressor?
jkim519 1 year ago
@jkim519 a suppressor(noise suppressor) eliminates the static/hum/noise caused by an amp's overdrive or sometimes effects. a compressor evens out the highs and lows in dynamics so they are at the same volume, and increase the sustain of the notes and groups of notes played.
MEGATROID114 1 year ago
i used to have one of these guys. i used it to enhance my solos because of the attack i'd receive from it as well as some nice sustain for higher notes. only thing was that i'd get a lot of noise. i'd use it to compliment my distortion mostly.
keithyw 1 year ago
hahahahahahaha xD
SalvajikoMetalozo 1 year ago
@skatermgee Guitar goes to input jack on pedal via 1/4 inch instrument cable (your guitar cable) and then you use another guitar cable to connect the pedal via output to the amplifier's in put. hope that helps
DIYTechHelp 1 year ago
where do you plug in a pedal? The input? Or do you put a guitar cable going from the guitar to the input part of the pedal and then from the output part of the pedal to the amplifier?
skatermgee 1 year ago
i cant wait to get this and do absurd divebombs
greenwake69 1 year ago
@greenwake69 hahaha yeeessss!
CORNP00 1 year ago
Hold da kæft noget lort!
Ande5865 1 year ago
@KNIGHTCleric all the pros use them, and it does affect the sound.
Aleromero77 1 year ago
@andrewofaiur
i'm gonna guess....for sustain and for getting a louder clean sound without worrying for clipping
enthnd03 1 year ago
"Compressor effects" for when you swim in money and spend money on a pedal that does next to nothing!!!!
LukeW97 1 year ago
Hmm do I smell a waste of money...Yeah, yeah I do. This pedal is pointless.
TheLTDplayer3 1 year ago
@TheLTDplayer3 well thats not true, it more common for clean tones to help even out spikes in volume but i personally find it useful to help get cut through a mix when playing solos
MrSebmills 1 year ago
I've been using various effects on my board for 5 years and am no stranger to compression. While a bit on the basics and coulda stressed more applications (like how a good compressor let's you sit in the band mix without overpowering or being buried by the rest of the band), the guy does know what he's talking about and all his advice is spot on.
moe45673 1 year ago
thanks for the info
Mapleneckguitar 1 year ago
can you hear the sustain!?
nattyb3 1 year ago
thank you for the vid man
onfire4000 1 year ago
isnt that the same thing as raising the volume
jackassqwe1 1 year ago
listen dat saka go eheheh :D
00DirectorsCut00 1 year ago
Great.
but what about when your using dirty distortion.
moreover, when your using dirty distortion and you use some boost or suchlike when soloing and you use it in order to have a bit more volume???
I hope I make myself clear, as I'm not an english native speaker.
sabineishon 1 year ago
very detailed and good explenation. thanks !
chipikk 1 year ago