{"id":43732,"date":"2017-05-23T18:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=43732"},"modified":"2017-05-23T18:21:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T16:21:31","slug":"top-5-bass-compressors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/gear\/top-5-bass-compressors\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Bass Compressors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What would a <strong>bassist<\/strong> be without his trusty little friend, the <strong>Compressor<\/strong>? Designed to &#8220;squeeze&#8221; the frequencies, give some boost or cut unwanted spikes and out-of-control bass frequencies, the <strong>compressor<\/strong> is a useful tool for almost every application. It is not unusual to find one (or more than one) on every bassist pedalboard. Our awesome <strong>Russell<\/strong> takes a look at our <strong>top 5 Compressor<\/strong> pedals and demonstrates how to use them correctly. <strong>Enjoy<\/strong> the video!<\/p>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iVG9wIDUgfCBCYXNzIENvbXByZXNzb3JzIHwgRGVtbyB8wqBUaG9tYW5uIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjI4MSIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLW5vY29va2llLmNvbS9lbWJlZC9GSjFOZ05wUlZkMD9mZWF0dXJlPW9lbWJlZCIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93PSJhY2NlbGVyb21ldGVyOyBhdXRvcGxheTsgY2xpcGJvYXJkLXdyaXRlOyBlbmNyeXB0ZWQtbWVkaWE7IGd5cm9zY29wZTsgcGljdHVyZS1pbi1waWN0dXJlOyB3ZWItc2hhcmUiIHJlZmVycmVycG9saWN5PSJzdHJpY3Qtb3JpZ2luLXdoZW4tY3Jvc3Mtb3JpZ2luIiBhbGxvd2Z1bGxzY3JlZW4+PC9pZnJhbWU+\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/2\/brlbs-cb-youtube-main.png')\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\">\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\">\n<p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">You are currently viewing a placeholder content from <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers.<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-provider-toggle\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-show-provider-information role=\"button\">More Information<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-buttons\"> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-unblock role=\"button\">Unblock this content<\/a> <a class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-btn\" href=\"#\" data-borlabs-cookie-accept-service role=\"button\" style=\"display: inherit\">Accept required service and unblock its content<\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GEAR USED<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bass:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/fender_american_pro_jazz_bass_mn_sng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Fender American Professional Jazz Bass MN SNG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Amps:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/gb\/phil_jones_bg100_bass_cub.htm\" 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