Description
Some compressors just clamp down on your signal. The EBS MultiComp works with your playing instead, tightening up dynamics while letting the natural character of your instrument breathe through. It’s earned near-legendary status among bass players (though guitarists love it just as much), and once it’s on your board, it’s hard to imagine your chain without it.
- Three ways to compress: flip between Normal for transparent, musical control, Tubeism for warm tube-style saturation, and Multi Band (MB) mode, which splits your signal and compresses low and high frequencies independently — ideal for bass players who want punchy lows without losing top-end clarity.
- Deceptively simple control set: just Comp/Limit and Gain knobs plus the mode selector. An Active/Passive switch on the side and an internal Threshold trim pot give you deeper access when you need it, without cluttering the top-panel experience.
- Refined over decades: since its 1998 debut, the MultiComp has picked up a 3 dB headroom boost, lower-noise analog circuitry, and true bypass switching (2008), followed by the Studio Edition update in 2015 — optimized signal path, relay-based switching, overvoltage protection up to 18V, and flexible 9-12V DC power.
Key specs: Input impedance 700 kΩ, bypass bandwidth +0/-3 dB from 20Hz-20kHz, gain range 0-15 dB, compression ratio 1:1 to 5:1, adjustable threshold -25 to +6 dB (internal), attack time under 10ms, typical release time 100ms. Measures 2.8 x 4.5 x 1.4″ and weighs 400g. Runs on 9-12V DC regulated power at 35mA max — EBS recommends their AD-9+ adapter, which can power up to twenty pedals simultaneously.
Place it early in your chain for consistent dynamics feeding your drive and modulation pedals, or use it to tame an aggressive bass signal before it hits your amp.
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