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Totally clean instruments like DI'd acoustics and DI bass are generally too dynamic and get lost.
Even when the bassist hasn't got a compressor the signal will be compressed quite a lot in the recording chain or by the FOH engineer.
There's a lot of difference in compressor placement. Bass>compressor>amp is very different to Bass>Amp>Compressor (either in the board or with a pedal in the FX loop).
Bass has such enormous dynamic range that it's almost compulsory in a live situation.
For live use I'd add a filter too - cut everything off under 30Hz. Get rid of any flubby crap. The little SFX Thumpinator is excellent for that. Really cleans up the low end, makes punchy sounds keep note definition.
But he's got Helix Native so he can easily do that with a Hi and Low cut block.
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
Yes, I know they're essentially the same thing - but the settings and the resulting sound are quite different.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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Can you recommend one? I've got some GAS pennies at the moment and need to spend them!
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/