Boss BC-1X Bass Compression Pedal | Better Music

[@jurgenhuman8417]

This pedal is my favourite and the best way to explain it, is that it makes your live bass sound like a bass on a recording 😅

[@annegpsy]

Best explanation on this compressor and your sound is amazing !!!

[@vinoomatthew8169]

This is one of the best reviews I have seen on the net, for - well, almost anything. First of all, there's the A/B-ing of wet and dry signals, so you can make out exactly what the pedal does (a little more of this at various points would've been very useful, indeed). Secondly, there's an everything-at-12 o'clock setting that the review starts with, which lets you understand the basic character of the pedal and gives you a very useful baseline against which you can compare other tweaks to the settings. Third, each move off the baseline is one knob at a time (up, and then down), so you get to know exactly what each knob does (I'm sick of those, "Ok, so now let's try pushing this knob up, this one down and this toggle sideways..no, wait, let's turn that one all the way down instead!"). Fourthly, there's this little inset that's showing you the pedal, its settings and its leds, so you know where each knob is and what the compressor is doing and don't have to go, "Uh, which knob did they say they're tweaking? Let me go back a bit!". Fifth, you're hearing bass riffs from the real world of bass playing, meat-and-potatoes-bass-in-a-nice-way, and not 5-string-bass-played-like-a-7-stringed-symphonic-orchestra. And finally, a pair of guys who know what this is all about but make everything very easy to understand. Thanks, Noof & Alec; you guys rock

[@bettermusic]

+Vinoo Matthew Thanks heaps! Stay tuned for more videos and don't forget to show your friends! - Will and the BM Team.

[@vinoomatthew8169]

+Better Music : How do I get to know when you post new reviews?

[@bettermusic]

+Vinoo Matthew Just hit the red 'subscribe' button under the video and you'll get alerts whenever we post a video :)

[@jakefehon4596]

so refreshing to hear aussie accents on a darn good video demo! :) keep it up dudes!

[@bettermusic]

Thanks, Jake!

[@gregg4164]

That was a good demo. This was the first time i could actually hear a significant difference in the sound from on too off. i like it.

[@clarkefamily534]

I ❤ this comp, use it as an always on comp with a Warwick Thumb 5 and a custom Jazz 4 string both with Bartolini pick ups. Running it at about 4:1 and it sounds mighty! Definitely recommend this, even at the lowest compression the bass sounds better 👍🏻

[@FlamesAt1000ft]

Years ago and still this Comp is worth the money 💰 to get if you can find one!!..Gives the MXR Comps a run fo’ da’ money 💰 too! So easy to use on a gig and supports other FX on pedalboards for sure!..✨🎶🎸🎛👍🏾

[@mikehenderlong3945]

Just picked one up, I’m liking it. I’d call it a “tone enhancer”.

[@adorward68]

Great explanation of compression and great video

[@andrewfletcher9559]

Great demo boys, just ordered one!

[@AleksP1987]

The best bass comp so far.

[@annegpsy]

Totally true. I am a lousy bass beginner and this pedal makes everything sound a lot smoother whatever the settings. I hope it is not cheating 😂

[@mikec.4909]

Great demo guys! Very thorough! I definitely like this comp!

[@Thisonegoestoeleven666]

Looking for something to even out my dynamics when playing with a pick in our band, looks like this could be a good option?

[@michaelb.42112]

Simple explanation even I can understand ! Thanks !

[@PatrickHaeslerMusic]

Going to come in tomorrow morning to pick up a compressor.

[@bettermusic]

+Patrick Haesler They're in stock! Just chat to the guys at the front counter and they'll hook you up!

[@PatrickHaeslerMusic]

+Better Music already picked it up. Sounding wicked with Bass and EWI.

[@AnthonydeAbreu1]

Hey guys! Thanks for the review. I have a pedal board with: Tuner > Ampeg preamp > Big Muff > amp. Do you think it's better to set the BC-1X after the preamp to control the initial signal or in the end to control everything together. Thanks in advance! Rock on!

[@1125galahaddr]

Anthony de Abreu kinda late but compressor should be early on the board

[@SunBleachedYouth]

Jeremy Bianco Why is that? I've heard the main purpose of a compressor is so you don't blow up your amp when using a distortion pedal. So wouldn't it make more sense to have it as the last thing before your amp?

[@1125galahaddr]

@bAaron The idea of running your compressor first gives you the ability to change your signal before it goes into your effects ie run the effects harder or pull them back. Compressors also work best when they are closer to the bass/guitar in the chain, generally coming after a wah or volume pedal. Unless you have your pedals set up wrong you shouldn't be "blowing up amps." If you had it at the end, all the pedals that you set up beforehand might as well have been a waste of time because the compressor will change x amount of signals as the same one instead of separately.

[@MrDiscordinated]

YEAH £170 NOT CHEAP GREAT PEDAL THOUGH