Cali 76 Bass Compressor

DiMarco Mentioned it in the chat box earlier today and I was intrigued but unable to post any pics or anything about it in the chat box so here you go. Has anyone else tried it ?

Cali76 Compact Bass Compressor Pedal

 

Found one interesting YouTube demo-

 

Before this one I owned;

• Markbass Compressore
• Aguilar TLC
• Darkglass SuperSymmetry
• Darkglass Hyperluminal

The Cali sounds more gritty, beefy and natural. I want compression to make my tone more solid within the mix. This pedal does so without being obvious or squashing low end. I really do love this pedal and never play without it.

 

Worthwhile reading:

Origin Effects Cali76 Compact Bass and Compact Deluxe

Origin Effects Cali76

 

The Auckland NZ based guy on here has one
Look for nightmareconclusions

 

I haven't played a Cali
But if you string your Precisions with flats
HAVE A GO on Diamond BCP

 

Sorry nightmaresandconclusions

 

When you play smaller stages where there's no sound reinforcement going on other then vocals and the occasional drum mics, having a good compressor can help making your whole band sound more tight. Drums pop out better when the bassguitar is more even in the mix.

As a lover of small gigs I swear by good compression. It makes the world a better place.

I can easily play without a comp, but I just love how punchy and tight this pedal makes the bass sound.

 

DAMMIT THIS THREAD IS GIVING ME GAS!!!

 

Here I am!! ha ha.

Mine is the original larger version with full metering with the iron transformer output, this gives it a really nice transformer saturated tone.

Cali76-TX & TX-L (Discontinued) - Origin Effects

I have not tried the compact version but love my Cali76-TX

 

WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
Unknown acronym!

So, Florin what exactly is an FOH?

 

I like compression too. My Demeter Opto-Compulator works amazingly fine on live settings. It's not the grittiest comp out there, though.

 

Front Of House... the P.A. system on a live concert.

 

It does make sense what you said, because in that environment you can lose the overall perspective with all the other instruments/amps around you.

I currently have three compressors spanning my guitar and bass days. The first one, a Japanese Boss CS-2, I got new in the 80's because The Fixx's guitarist used one, and compressors were supposed to help with sustain.

About ten years ago, I got some MXR model that emulated a type that Gilmour liked either before or after he used the CS-2.

In 2017 I got one because it had an awesome name and the artwork on the box reminded me of Leia Harrington, LOL.



But it also was my first and only optical one, highlighted and recommended by one of the Warwick Forum members in a thread on compressors.

I mean we've all done it at one time or another, when we want to try different things. Kind of like women and shoes-

 

There I go again, hijacking my own thread for a change-

 

Yes. Awesome!
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