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I decided to wait to review this until I had played 10 or so gigs with it. I’ve always had issues with getting a good bass sound. It was always kinda honky, or either really dead. Over several years I’ve was just never happy at all with my sound, regardless of what bass I played or even changing amps. Grok ended up recommending a good compressor for my issue. After a while of researching I decided to give the empress a shot. This is the first compressor pedal I’ve ever used that just feels like it made sense. Whatever I want to change, I can simply make the adjustment and go. Being able to adjust the input and the output, and blend the mix wet to dry has been a fantastic capability. The tone/colour switch is great too. I play for a country band and we sometimes do a slap funk type jam, and I can just flip this switch and I’m instantly there either way. If you’re having trouble with getting a good sound, give this thing a shot. You’ll be glad you did.