Product: Demeter COMP-1 Compulator
Price Paid: US $169.00 (I think...)
Submitted
04/19/2003
at
03:20pm
by
Jon Rochner
Email: j_rochner at yahoo<dot>com
Ease of Use
:
10
Two knobs and a footswitch...That's all! Very simple controls and a pretty blue L.E.D. to boot...
Sound Quality
:
9
I've used this pedal on two recording projects (one professional and one home studio) without one word regarding noise from two different engineers. I leave it on all the time and I've never noticed any problem with additional noise. I set the compression knob at about 10-11 o'clock and the volume somewhere around 2 and I've yet to hear any "pumping" or "breathing" from this compressor.
Reliability
:
No Opinion
I can't really say. I've not owned it long enough to tell, but from the look of this pedal (and all of Demeters' products) I can't imagine any problems...
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I've never had the need to talk with anyone from Demeter.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing bass as my main source of income for 25 years and I've tried about every type of compressor on the market. The Demeter Opto-Compulator wins hands down! I definately would buy another if this one where stolen/damaged... I play several styles of music...Blues, Jazz, Funk, Rock, Country, and a little bit of everything else, and I've never seen the need to turn the Compulator off. It works great with my Jazz with roundwounds,'75 P-Bass with heavy gauge flats, my Mustangs, my '59 Kay, all my basses... Everything from slappin' to tappin', harmonics to lowdown groovin'...This IS the compressor!!!
