Origin Effects Cali76 V2 Bass Compressor

After all the praise the Calli gets as the ultimate bass compressor, I decided it will be part of my pedalboard for life, so the premium price is justified. I had never read not even a single bad review about it, so what could go wrong, right?

Well, it turns out it's unusable for my needs. I use the compressor as first in line, I play with a pick and I have overdrives further down the line. The Calli adds top-end frequencies which were impossible for me to dial-out whatever I tried and which sounded pretty terrible going through my overdrives.

Maybe it brings to life muddy basses or finger-playing, but for pick-playing and bright basses - it's just too much of "edge".

No complaints in terms of build and quality other than that they could've used a softer on/off switch.

Eventually, I parted ways with the pedal in less than 6 months of use and ended up with another analog compressor that satisfies my needs and which is cheaper even.

I had different compressors before: SD Studio Bass and Empress Bass Compressor. And I loved them as well. But Origin takes the first place for me. There are many comparisons between it and Empress. And I would definitely say that Emress is much more transparent, which I actually don't like. Cause when I'm playing with Origin, I can feel and tell what the compressor does, and with the right amount of Blend and HPF, make it quite transparent as well. Also, the blended Attack/Release knob is not a problem for me; it does its job very well, so you can find the right position for different applications.