samzadgan wrote:
While on the subject of comps, i gave into my GAS and ordered this Comp to replace my current one:
Hey man, that looks sexy. Who makes it?
louderthangod wrote:Between the EGC and the Electric on 10(volume, gain is usually between 9-11 o'clock) and fairly large strings (14-68), I can get a lot of clean sustain. Those Stephen O'Malley chords where you like the high strings chime out just go on and on. What I was thinking of using the compressor for was to even things out when I do hybrid picking because the dynamics can be a bit hard to control but I've resolved myself to making that a practice issue and not a gear one.
Initially that's why I started using comp. My fingerstyle/hybrid picking is just weak as piss and its never something I've been disciplined enough to learn/practice to do properly. I found the comp really helped out in that area, which got me motivated for a while, but since I haven't been playing as much I kind of opt for what is fun/easy over something I have to grapple with.
It sucks because I like being able to pull off stuff that's out of my comfort zone a bit, but without a band environment to push me as a player I get kind of lazy.
So I don't use the comp much these days, but it might make a comeback.
They do thicken your sound up a bit, which is nice.
