Mentaltossflycoon
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As I often say, I don't have previous experience with any of the associated pedals or the 1176 itself. I'm also not a big user of compression. I have a thumbsucker set at a light comp mostly utilized as a boost for my upright bass in my instrument switcher. I've built and don't use many compressors so I almost skipped this one. Then I saw @music6000 mention that they intended to sub lm833 and curiosity struck me. I figured I could easily upgrade the opamps if this cheaper and easier alternative didn't work out.
I'm pretty sure I'll be keeping it as is. Dialing the trimmer was quick and easy and it sounds excellent. I really like how subtle you can get with the blend. I tried the suggested settings I found on the wampler website with my guitar and it helped get a good feel for the range of this pedal before exploring my own sounds on bass. This is probably my new no.1 favorite comp for both guitar and bass.
The box is a lovemyswitches.com grimace purple powder drop. My only complaint about my experience building this is that I now want an origin fx cali76 for comparison. Sometimes indulging ones G.A.S. can trigger more intense G.A.S.
I'm pretty sure I'll be keeping it as is. Dialing the trimmer was quick and easy and it sounds excellent. I really like how subtle you can get with the blend. I tried the suggested settings I found on the wampler website with my guitar and it helped get a good feel for the range of this pedal before exploring my own sounds on bass. This is probably my new no.1 favorite comp for both guitar and bass.
The box is a lovemyswitches.com grimace purple powder drop. My only complaint about my experience building this is that I now want an origin fx cali76 for comparison. Sometimes indulging ones G.A.S. can trigger more intense G.A.S.
