barber tone press compressor

exhausted
exhausted Posts: 6,638
edited June 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
despite my failure with the taylor, i found a used but ex condition barber tone press in the bin (for only $95CAN) and snapped it up quick. they tend to sell stuff they don't carry for too low prices.

very nice. kicked the dynacomp off the board pretty fast. i love the parallel blend. the pure compressor side squashes plenty but doesn't pump.

i think i actually like it more than the diamond comp i used to have. if only for the blend. seems to work well with all pickups, my bass and my acoustics with some color tweaking.
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  • Novawind
    Novawind Posts: 836
    That's great to hear. I've heard good things about Barber from TGP and I see plenty of boards using them but I've never actually heard a sample.

    Edit: Upon further inspection of the Barber site there's a sound section (go figure). Anyway it sounds nice and crisp, not as "imposing" as the Dynacomp.
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