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MXR M87 Bass Compressor

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MXR M87 Bass Compressor
£185
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Fantastic piece of equipment
Anonymous 08.04.2017
Worth every penny. After using it for a couple of months on stage and in rehearsal rooms, I feel like using it everywhere except home. 5 knobs give everything about sound compression that you might need. Worth mentioning - Billy Sheehan uses 2 of these in his pedalboard.
Very durable metal jacket, nice LED lighting showing how exactly your dynamics are corrected by the M87 - that helps a lot during the setup and helps to understand your sound.
Even if you feel like you don't need it after give it a try - it'll be very easy to sell but I honestly think you won't need that.
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Great product
Heavy Larry 08.02.2022
Does what it is supposed to do! Easy to use, the addition of the leds really help understand how much compression is being applied while you play.

It's pretty transparent which is what I wanted, so if you are looking for the pedal to "change" your sound it might not be the Compressor for you.

Overall great pedal!
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Very good quality to price ratio
Joed0e 16.10.2021
I'm very satisfied with the pedal. It's perfect for bass players that tend to alternate between aggressive and quiet riffs. The blue led tends to be a bit bright and can be blinding in darker environments. You can easily cover it with black tape and still be able to tell wether it's on or off. You'll most likely leave it on most of the time anyway.
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Top compressor
OMG87 13.10.2021
After adding the M87 to my rig, the tone of my bass has improved considerably. Taking into account that my fingerstyle is very aggressive, a bass compressor is more than a must. Absolutely recommended!
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exceptional in every way
Fionn 13.07.2022
Big fan of mxr so I didn't really have to think twice before biting the bullet on this baby. And boy....was she worth it and more! Great both for live, and studio use! I use it primarily for slapping or when i'm playing close to the bridge and desire a little more pop in the sound! Works great alongside other effects like reverb and distortion also! Keeps things tight and mud free! A very diverse pedal that can be utilised for an array of situations! Would Highly Recommend!
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must have in pedal board
Bris 24.05.2021
I use it everywhere - live and in the studio.
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Full marks for the M87
Anonymous 10.11.2014
So this one takes a little getting used to, actually had to read the info booklet (I say booklet, more a small leaflet) on what the knobs do. After I'd done that, this little pedal is a really useful piece of kit. Saves lots of time adjusting compressors on amplifiers and is invaluable when using a borrowed rig. I use it mostly to keep my slap from busting cabs and it does just that, by compressing the signal with absolutely no loss of tone. Full marks for the M87 :)
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Makes BASS sound great!
Dexterlite 27.05.2021
Life after MXR M87 is way better! Now I do feel my BASS sound great!

Even if there is a bunch of knobs, it is pretty straightforward to try them and find a good configuration.

The only "issue" would be the medium to high price. But I still think it is a good value for money.
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A useful tool
Anonymous 26.02.2015
A very useful tool to have in your armoury, especially at small gigs where the engineer doesn't have the ability to add compression to your bass from front of house.

Can offer some interesting tones and is great for driving you amp if you have a tube bass head.
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fantastic product
Anonymous 08.02.2015
I did a great deal of research before slashing out for quite an expensive compressor. All the reviews raved about this pedal, and I have to agree with them all. Can't fault this pedal in anyway hence 5stars!!
My first thought when out of the box was 'it's a bit small' but this turns out to be an asset as personally this will be set once and then left on all the time, so it's not taking up too much room on the pedal board. I gigged for the first time with it last night.....man, where did all that sustain come from. It made my bass sing.
The other great feature is the LED level indicator. Compressors can be hard to set up but this let's you easily see if you are hitting the limit and being compressed.
Also, unlike most compressors in has input.and output level controls, so you can really dial in the right levels
I just can't fault this pedal.
I'm wondering how I ever played with out it. I thoroughly recommend it
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MXR M87 Bass Compressor