Long time player looking to answer a question “is compression for me?”. I play out with cover bands, Americana, old country, and classic rock. Fingers and pick. I use a Tone Hammer DI and Tech21 SH-1 preamps and set them for “edge of breakup” territory. I’m considering adding a compressor based on the demos of the EBS Bass Multicomp and a discussion on Rodney McG’s YouTube channel about the interaction between comp and drive sounds. What I want is focus and definition, rather than squash...

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