Boss Compression Sustainer CS-3 Effects Pedal

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A demonstration of Boss' Compression Sustainer CS-3 Guitar effects pedal from bluesmaster Jason Spencer of World Music Supply.

[@beforsey]

Really really well. It tightens up fast solos and sweep picking amazingly

[@bestguitareffectspedals5470]

I'm happy with my CS-3. I've owned it less than a year. So time will tell… It does what it's supposed to and does it well, and I didn't pay a whole lot for it. Kudos to Boss on this one. It is well made. Has curb appeal. Best compressor I could find for a small price.

[@Zsazsa8484]

I happen to love it. The sound it gives me is awesome!

[@marcio_souza007]

Very good demonstration! Useful.

[@taylor410ce]

I'm totaly going to get that. i've been look at sustain pedals all week.

[@baldybonce29]

great video demonstration mate,made a lot of sense

[@hate420breed]

It balances your tones, and sustains a the signal well after it fades. Add a noise gate and digital delay pedal and you'll understand.

[@Salazar.e1]

It must be awesome having all the pedals with you:D all those options and 'toys' at your disposal

[@SpawnThe131]

Thanks for the demo.

[@Chris_Mann_2020]

I've tried a few other compressors and this is probably the best one. Used with a fast attach and release it just smooths it out a bit. Very nice and transparent. You can also use it as a boost for solos. It makes the solo nice and even. How he uses it at 1:45 is how I do.

[@RudyDiddley]

Thank you; sensible and constructive run through. I have a two control compressoer built into my Boss ME 50 and I wonder whether I can get more from such as this. Perhaps I can - I seek the sustain/feedback with overdrive:)

[@RevGuitarzilla79]

I just got mine! Paired with a fulltone robin trower overdrive it perfect

[@MrBartt9]

Thanks dude, I'm thinking about buying one too.

[@0Heavy0Metal0]

I love my CS2. If I could only have one pedal in addition to my overdrive, this would be it. I am very heavy handed when it comes to picking, and this really smooths out and refines my sound. That, and the NS2 noise gate, and my Strat just sings. So does my Les Paul and SG.

[@popomczowzow]

All boss effects have a level switch, which is a volume switch. So you can have your amp volume around 4 and then when you play the solo you can have the level high on your pedal.

[@SixStringHarmonies]

Like all Boss pedals, this is an incredible circuit designed by the best engineers money can buy. It is also populated with cheap components in order for Boss to profit. Simply following a mod like Brian Wampler's "Full Body" or "Fat" mod can turn this pedal into Gold. I'm a Comp junkie, have had them all, and my modified CS-3 is hands-down my best. The parts are merely a few dollars, and the mods take about an hour or so depending on experience. Once completed, WOW! You will see what I mean.

[@psccjam]

Man, I'm sat hear with aside who uses a CS-3 on tour. He's played Gifstock, Claverham, Kingston Seymour & elsewhere. He's hugged all over. It makes his Squier Strat sound great. Great demo.

[@cactification]

Great review. Thankyou.

[@0O0Axium0O0]

i like the riffs that u played, im mostly a rock to metaliest metal of metal person, but those are pretty nice, and the cs 3 is something i always have in my pedal setup even if i don't use it because it's a fun thing to play around with

[@mp40freak]

Tasty licks dude ! Good Demo :D

[@graymatter1985a]

Great vid.

[@AK47Gang100]

this pedal is awesome

[@gabvendramini]

I could buy a brick if this guy demonstrates its usability. Awesome reviews.

[@freakyrawen]

@POPmaster11 So? You watched this cause you wanted to listen to good music? It's a demo of pedals. It's really nice to be able to do a direct comparison to the other pedals

[@fortaaron]

this is the only demo of this pedal in english on youtube, i wanted a demo of the CS400 but the CS300 was the only one on, it gave me an idea of how it will boost or reduce the sound, clean it up a bit, make it sound nicer, and when i got the pedal it did everything but better cause its a newer pedal :p i came to see what it did and it satisfied that, just cause there are better people that make demos of stuff dosent mean its a shitty demo.

[@whanekom]

very useful video thanks

[@brownybum123]

hi this is jason spencer with world music supply

[@theceilibristol]

I bought a boss pedal years and years ago as I wanted sustain like Brian May.. When used live it just gave loads of hiss, un-controlable feedback and left everybody saying 'so what's it meant to do then?'. 12 years later i'm thinking of digging it out and trying again!

[@trombleymd]

Yeah it has a couple of compressors and limiters like the cs-3 and dyno

[@bigjames1984]

I was never keen on zoom or other multi effect pedals but I just picked up the zoom G2nu and that thing is highly adjustable and comes complete with a drum machine and chromatic tuner built in...it's pretty sweet try it out at guitar center. 100 presets which most of them are ass....but you can make your own beastly sounds with it.

[@JesusOurKing]

I read Zoom are really know for their Compression and Noise-Gate so I picked up a G1Xon and it has the same functions you mention. It's the most transparent pedal I've ever used. It doesn't color the sound of my amp at all. I just wish they'd add "Octave Fuzz" : ) I need that effect sound so bad !! : )

[@danzifer]

aLinux TV Octave is awesome.

[@mistersnaredrum]

for your setup, i would go pog or cs3 first (experiment), to satch, to ph7, to dd7. it will make a difference if you put the pog or the cs3 first, and it's up to you which one you prefer, there is no right or wrong. try it out and have fun!

[@herculesrockafeller]

It depends on the sound you want. It does different things depending on where it is. You just have to watch because you will get more noise if it is after a noisy distortion pedal. I usually put it first. I saw a guy with one first and one last to get different sounds.

[@joejackson4202]

God do you know how many people make "demo videos" and don't show the base tone. Thank you

[@BrandonCurcio]

ok so i think this guy is a pretty great guitarist and this was a great demo

[@ozzy2k11]

i wanna get this and that overdrive pedal aswell

[@shanepittenger]

it works bets if it is in the front of your chain but the beauty of effects is that you can do what ever you want with them, but for the most part you put it in front

[@popomczowzow]

If you want it to do mainly volume, you can turn down whatever you want off and have the level up- I do it w/ my Boss BD-2 sometimes if I just want a volume boost- turn down all the tone and gain and what not but just crank the level.

[@andrewmoran357]

@Guitarplar - I agree with you -he is doing a simple demo not a lesson - he states the obvious but you have to cover everybody so someone who has never used one at all knows what it does -well done jason -plus I bet he doesnt read all the negative comment LOL

[@griffenb]

Hi this is Jason Spencer, that guy you shoved into your locker in high school

[@HarvesterOfEyes91]

@kennykiloz this is just a demo video on the effect pedal

[@lucasjim2]

can i use this to keep a note ringing for a long time like the last solo note in "nothing else matters" by metallica?

[@kylerober242]

did you run the CS-3 straight out of the amp input, or through the amps effects loop?

[@Stormthorgersom]

I just got this pedal. I'm having some doubts on where I should place it. I'm running my pedal board in this exact order; Digitech Whammy, Dunlop Cry baby, Boss Metal zone, Boss DS1, Line 6 DL4. Where would you recommend I put this pedal in order to get the best out of it?

[@atyourlasthourrr]

i have this pedal and i run it first in my effects loop from my valveking head.. my set up goes like this BOSS cs-3-->MXR M-108-->ISP Decimator-->BOSS Digital reverb. i play death metal and do a lot of sweeping and soloing. can anyone give me any advice on how to get the best sound out of this setup. im looking for a very clean and heavy distortion where you can make out every note and harmonics kind of like necrophagist any help would be appreciated. thanks.

[@zoidburg111]

hey thanks...any suggestions on which one i should get...was thinking of gettin a rack mount compressor/limiter/gate and being done with it,prolly a dbx 166xl or similar

[@K3vinJC]

Seems like a good pedal. Anyone know any price ranges for it ?

[@xxBlazionxx]

Boss pedals are well crafted. The only way i know that you can break it is using the wrong voltage adaptor with them (anything but 9v) but that shouldn't be a problem. 9v adaptors are very easy to find. I'm getting one today.

[@nos0323]

does the compressor go good with distortion pedals? CAN ANYONE HELP ME BY ANSWERING THIS QUESTION PLEASE??? just wondering if this compression sustainer actually match up good with a boss distortion pedals....or is it just mainly for cleans and country/blues/jazz??

[@fahrigonzo]

does this work on keyboards? like, if i want to record a track from my fostex 4 track to a laptop, and then i put this pedal between them.. does it compress good? cos i'm not using a sound interface..

[@OnlyNoobsPlayHorde]

My cs-3 just makes my guitar muffled and sounds like crap, so im assuming there is something wrong with it. I've tried running just from my guitar to the pedal to my amp, turning all the knobs in different combinations and turning each one all the way up, and i have the ac adapter so it cant be the battery. Help?

[@ToneMatters]

Does this pedal give more sustain? I have a Vox amp, and it comes with ''compressor'' and yeah, it gives it more sustain but only a little bit, its more like a boost of volume i think, better pinch harmonycs etc.

[@6footginger]

can you use distortion or overdrive with the cs-3 and get like a santana/vai tubey tone?

[@rockmaster002]

why you don't have a overdrive compresseur when you switch on the pedal there is a metter ?

[@master1sa]

by the way, amazing strat sound!

[@Shelbones01]

i wanted this cause i wanna play slash and have good sustain since my robson strat (lol) has no sustain... hard to hear higher on the fretboard and some notes/strings are higher and softer then others

[@rrlcruz]

i agree..ive been checking out lesser name guitars..and really found great gems...more power to the small brands, i particularly like the reverends,dipintos, UNK,becker guitars..what else..and the dan electros..maybe im sort of a retro look freak..hehe rock on man!

[@Jeff-S]

How can you demo a sustain pedal and not show any real sustained notes???

[@mrob611]

I don't find the sustain much use for playing lead. While it makes a not louder initially, it seems to drop off rather suddenly.

[@rickydeez7251]

You call that sustain? Where is it at??

[@jeeiioo]

Does compressor erases noise?? If not, what effector erases noise? Pls help

[@mhd9890]

Hey guys how would a compressor work with distortions?

[@zoidburg111]

can someone help me...not sure what effect i need.i need something that will stop the quieter sounds like when im playing fast the other strings "ring out" and u can hear them(maybe i just play rough but..)ive been told 3 different things,ppl say i need a compressor or a limiter or a noise gate...which one will cut out the quiter sounds,a compressor sounds like the opposite of what i need.any help would be appreciated

[@PoopLoungeProduction]

@guitarbutt not noisy at all, I have one and use it for that exact purpose

[@pablorar]

@jeeiioo a noise gate! like isp decimator or the rocktron hush and silencer

[@GuitarMasterGraeme]

@lordjared Hell yeah!

[@electrickithara]

What will it do to a Marshall played wide open?

[@blackstormer95]

@FletcherHabit yes it will do great, but I better warn you... it may be a little too agressive and hard to control the feedback with the metal distortion on!

[@STPlsd]

I wish people would demo these compression pedals playing chords and rhythm instead of guitar fills. Always thought compression was kind of useless for lead.

[@sc0lded]

After reading your comment I have to really agree with you... what is the point in doing fast ditties when you're meant to be demoing sustain/attack ffs

[@jorj1117]

yeah I find it holds the high notes

[@MyMagicMushroom]

@kennykiloz Wich is good because you can compare each video ;)

[@sportsportsport]

It's a must have if your playing a strat at bedroom level.

[@phil-good]

Hi there, I hear a lot of bad new about noise and stuff like that. This is freezing down into getting one. I have heard of a Big-Jack intervention. Can any one throw me a piece of light on the subject please ?

[@Dimefan91]

Which is better, this pedal or the MXR M-132 Super Compressor pedal? I prefer Boss to most things, but I haven't tried any MXR pedals or this particular Pedal.

[@mrboverbro]

Qith this pedal can you Get your sustain to go forever?

[@pdougg]

if you already have a problem with feedback will this make it worse??

[@zqmbfg]

would this make hammer on and pull offs easier?

[@freakyrawen]

@kennykiloz So what? It's not a guitar video, it's a demonstration of effects pedal (in case you haven't noticed)

[@lioneyejr]

if used with high gain distortion, can i hold a note LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG?

[@Vengeanceisourpassio]

how do you get a thik tone on this pedal

[@draeamante]

is it possible with distortion for solo?

[@6footginger]

i know what that pedal is bt im not sure if it will sound that good because in his demo vid he has a jem guitar and 2 carvin legacies and im like i probaly wont get that tone with a crappy epiphone and a 15watt amp :P

[@LedGuitar1218]

where in the pedal chain does it go?

[@MisterHumps]

What happens if your volume's at max already?

[@feelinghangulat]

@nos0323 i guess it's not next to an od-3 just by chance :)

[@trgr123]

im a beginner in effect pedals. and kinda confuse. wats the real use of this cs-3?

[@GuitarMasterGraeme]

@jeeiioo Noise gate or EQ

[@kavorkian7]

whats the name of the song he plays first? (not the intro of the video ofc)

[@EddieFrusciante]

well, he has it in his rig, so yeah. But I think that Frusciante puts his DS-2 in front of the CS-3 and together with lots of feedback, he can get an awesome sustain, check out the I Could Have Lied solo from Big Day Out 2000 and you'll know what I mean :)

[@popomczowzow]

Is the DS-1 better than the BD-2? I've been thinking about picking up 1 DS-1 because I hear frusciante uses DS-1's and DS-2's. And the trick will work just as well with the DS-1 or any other boss pedal for that matter as long as you can turn down the tone and the gain/distortion. Oh by the way I just bought a CS-3 this afternoon. Then I had to go to dinner but I got back at 8:00 and I just stopped playing haha it's 1:20...this CS-3 is the best sounding piece of gear I own. Get one XD

[@FlankinspanK]

@kennykiloz for demos, thats a good thing

[@gritodealma6339]

important is the location of the pedals?

[@cityraintunes]

@FullSolo and what average music fan, or even avid music listener would care that you have a compressor on?

[@Silencer84]

well said

[@J4m3z1]

Does the Boss GT-10 have this pedal?

[@Callee117]

@kennykiloz Are you watching this video to hear music?? I'm watching it to get an idea what the pedal sounds like.

[@Howardsend88]

@Guitarplar totally true 100%

[@musicmad247]

just orderd one of these babys now lol

[@ImDarkOrion]

Does This pedal work with a bass?

[@Blink182plus44equ226]

So you can compare the effects of the different pedals...

[@Orfeas7studio]

Yes of course. I personally prefer it when they are on MY pedal board.

[@the0sval]

@daraghkinch Its bcs this is not the best sound quality, he also said "you can propably hear the hiss from the amp" at around 1:15 :P