BOSS BC-1X Bass Compressor Guitar Pedal (BC-1X), Green

Can't go back again. professional sound. smooth.

If you play bass, or any guitar for that matter... You're gonna need one of these. Any good bass player should have a compressor. Not to mention, it's BOSS; what else needs to be said? Studio grade compressor in a box you turn on and off with your foot for crying out loud!

Solid

I am very happy with this compressor. I had used several compressors in pedal format, but none of them met my expectations. This pedal sounds good in virtually any knob position. I use it with all the knobs at 12:00, which gives me transparent but effective compression. It was worth every penny.

Love this Pedal! For a long time I have always used a Boss Bass Overdrive ODB-3 pedal as my go to pedal. I used the ODB-3 as more of a driver with barely any distortion added and I would keep it on at all times. NOW, I have this awesome BB-1X Bass Driver to handle that so it is now my go to, always on, pedal. Again, I just use a tiny bit of the drive but man, it sounds way better, warmer and fatter than using the old Bass Overdrive as a subtle driver pedal. So now I use my ODB-3 after the BB-1X in my pedal chain for when I want to kick it on and add some nasty distortion to the mix. The line out is also a nice bonus if needed. I highly recommend the BB-1X. And still recommend the ODB-3 for some chunky distortion.

This compression pedal made all the difference in the world in the quality and cleanliness of the sound put out by my ESP LTD bass guitar. Love them both.

Lasted six months, then intermittently started to cut out with high static and interference. Sent to BOSS under warranty and was told "we could not find anything wrong with it". It is now even more broken than when I sent it for service, with frequent dropping out and static. I've purchased dozens of boss pedals and products over the years and I've always held them in very high regard in terms of quality, construction and reliability. This experience has left me really disappointed in the brand and I will strongly consider buying alternative products in the future!

Simple to use and very effective, has a very clean compressed output. Highly reccomend.

Boss pedals tend to be viewed with suspicion by many "boutique" pedal fans. However there is a reason why they are the most successful pedal company in history. The design is classic - it's strong, long lasting, and the controls won't ever be moved accidentally by feet. Compression on bass is a very useful tool. Bass guitar has a far greater dynamic range than guitar and swapping between playing styles (fingers, plectrum, slap) causes massive changes in volume. A good compressor can help reduce those volume changes while still allowing enough dynamics to come through. This is a multi-band compressor. That means different frequencies are compressed by a different amount. It allows more compression on the treble sounds while letting the heft of the bass sounds to still have their desired impact. The controls are simple and I suspect there is more going on under the bonnet. I suspect the attack time is being altered internally when the other parameters are being changed. 5 and 6 knob compressors can be very fiddly to dial in perfectly. This is really a 3 knob + volume and it is very easy to dial in. I have maybe 15 different compressor pedals and this one is by far the easiest to set up. It's also the one with the lowest noise floor (hiss) - it's remarkably free of hiss / unwanted noise. There is no low end roll off / cut that many pedal compressors have so the low end (even on a 5 string) is strong and clear. It's an accurate sound and doesn't colour the tone in any way I can tell. It's just compresses. The only downside is battery life. If it's always on then the battery will be spent in a couple of hours. Definitely needs a proper power supply. This is not a surprise though for a multi-band compressor. It's reasonably priced, it's easy to use, it's well designed, and it sounds great. It's also a Boss so it will probably still be working in 30+ years (I have some Boss pedals from the mid 1980s that are still working just fine). Very impressive.

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Klasse Comp, retro design, alles gut

Just the thing to fatten that sound out with a little grind for when full on distortion is too much. I use it with the boss oc3 octave and here two are always on.

まずデザインに惚れました。メタリックミッドナイトブルーにクロームメッキ。今迄にない高級感があります。 早速繋いで音を出してみるが、なぜか噂程ではないと感じた。 太くてパンチのある音という触れ込みだったが、どちらかというとドライな痩せた音。 おかしい・・ 接続を変えてみました。最初はベース→マルコン→M-80→BB-1Xだったのを、マルコンとM-80の間に挟みました。 最終的にM-80で作り込んだ音で出力されるようになり音痩せは解消できました。 そしていろいろいじっているうちに凄いことに気付きました。 どんな弾き方をしても、その弾き方に応じた良いサウンドにしてくれることに。 トレブルをやや下げて指で弾けば、ベースならではの太さが損なわれることなく、しかも低音域でも音程が明瞭で、タイトさも損なわれない。（ここ結構重要） 一番驚いたのはスラップでの使用。プルでも音が割れることなくタイトさをしっかりキープ。 しかもサムで低音を鳴らしても潰れない。指にしっかり反応して締まった音が出る。 確かに歪みはデジタルだが、デジタルでなければ出来ないことを最大限に引き出した今迄にない画期的なエフェクター。 いや、本当に驚きました。歪んだ時の悩みを一掃してくれる素晴らしいエフェクターです。