Description

The tightest compressor that can make your bass really sing

Legendary bassist and long-time partner of Ashdown, Guy Pratt has played with world-famous artists such as David Gilmour, Madonna, and Michael Jackson. Just as Guy was preparing to go on tour with his new band, A Saucerful of Secrets, we talked about the prospect of making compression pedals. After a long discussion over coffee, we came to the seemingly obvious but often overlooked conclusion that every compression pedal has its pros and cons. So, in addition to the signature pedal that bears Guy's name, we decided to create a total of three pedals, including two bass compression pedals inspired by Guy.

The compression (Guy's "Special Blend") was finely tuned according to Guy's requests and was set up so that it could be controlled for each of the 3 bands of EQ (dark, medium, light = bass, middle, treble). It is also equipped with a low-pass filter (6dB/octave 4.5kHz roll-off) to minimize high-frequency noise, reducing noise without impairing the sound of the bass instrument itself. The SUBSONIC FILTER also works to reduce specific frequencies that can interfere with the overall sound on stage or damage speakers in ported cabinets due to excessive input or low frequency feedback. (28.4Hz – 24dB rolloff)

The compression you get from Guy's signature pedal actually acts as a boosted EQ. MACCHIATO COMP is one of the tightest compressors that can make your bass really sing. Ashdown Chief Electronics Engineer Dave Green says, ``The MACCHIATO COMP has more power in the low end compared to the high end, which emphasizes overtones and refocuses the overall sound. It may be desirable to reduce the low end of an instrument, as its frequency spectrum overlaps considerably with that of other instruments. Once you start, it just magically matches.”

■Spec

Dimensions: H:58 x W:105 x D:117 mm

Weight: about 600g

Power supply: 18V

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