your favourite guitar compression pedal?

Neon Heart · 2nd March 2009

looking for some new pedals/units for smooth compression.

buscemi · 2nd March 2009

I like the DynaComp and the Keeley Compressor. Nothing exciting or groundbreaking there.

kafka · 2nd March 2009

I recently picked up a JangleBox. It's a great pedal.

octatonic · 2nd March 2009

Keeley is great.

JR11 · 3rd March 2009

I have the Electro Harmonix Black Finger compressor that has the 2 12ax7's in it. It works pretty good but be prepared to take a little time to dial it in. Definitely not as straightforward as some.

Phrygian · 3rd March 2009

Barber Tone Press! Smooth as they get! It's a parallel comp.

janek 68 · 3rd March 2009

Analogman Bicomp.The cleanest signal patch.

Neon Heart · 3rd March 2009

thanks guys!

I've been using the MXR often, heard good thing about the Keeley and EHX gonna check all your suggestions out!

keep em coming!

alemarti · 3rd March 2009

I just bought a Moollon Compressor and I´m loving it ! ...
thumbsup

Ale

doorknocker · 3rd March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by JR11

I have the Electro Harmonix Black Finger compressor that has the 2 12ax7's in it. It works pretty good but be prepared to take a little time to dial it in. Definitely not as straightforward as some.

I found the Black Finger to be a very big disappointement. It's interesting to know that EH designer Howard Davis , the man who designed the Elecrtic Mistress and Memory Man pedals, thinks so too.

Howard Davis on Amps: Vacuum Tube vs. Solid State Amplification

Tubes in pedals are really a questionable concept...

I got the AnalogMan BiComp which is great but I'd be really interested in the Jangle Box, any clips?

**sniperschool** · 3rd March 2009

i so wanted to like the EH black finger more than i did when i got it
but it felt like a noisier version of a DBX 163 in a pedal
you could dial in 3 levels of compression from 'is it working?' to 'too much' to 'turn it off!'
stamps such a footprint on whatever you run through
so not for you if you want transparency
keeley is a very well made unit and sounds pretty good IMO
S/.

kafka · 3rd March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by doorknocker

I got the AnalogMan BiComp which is great but I'd be really interested in the Jangle Box, any clips?

Yup. Here goes: JangleBox

doorknocker · 3rd March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by kafka

Yup. Here goes: JangleBox

Thanks but this is dangerous, Henry Kaiser's quote about getting into Ry Cooder/Lowell George territory with the Jangle Box for slide might increase my need to buy this box VERY soon: JangleBox

Neon Heart · 3rd March 2009

the janglebox is interesting!

any opinions on the mad professor?

eligit · 3rd March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by doorknocker

I found the Black Finger to be a very big disappointement. It's interesting to know that EH designer Howard Davis , the man who designed the Elecrtic Mistress and Memory Man pedals, thinks so too.

Howard Davis on Amps: Vacuum Tube vs. Solid State Amplification

Tubes in pedals are really a questionable concept...

yeah....but he also says tube amps are useless. so i would add a serious SPOONFUL of salt to his take on tubes.

ironically i agree with him that tube pedals are largely a gimmick and i do not use any of them myself.

analog non tube pedals into top notch tube amps.....that is the way to go.

teleharmonium · 3rd March 2009

I like the Diamond compressor. It's a quality opto comp in a stompbox. It doesn't do the squishy Ross/Orange Squeezer style of compression, but it's great if you're looking to compress without it being obvious. It doesn't mess with the attack of the note. The makeup gain is very clean, so you can use the pedal as a clean boost with or without the compression. And it has a single knob EQ so it will serve as a treble boost. It is always on when I am gigging, gentle compression, some gain, some treble boost. It's good for bass too.

TAVD · 5th March 2009

The JoeMeek FloorQ sounds quite nice.

Washington · 5th March 2009

Quote:

Analogman Bicomp.The cleanest signal patch.

+1 gazillon, no less. The smoothest, creamiest sustain or clackiest chicken-picking twang ever. Mini-bicomp is great too.

djdayson · 5th March 2009

+1, Tone Press...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phrygian

Barber Tone Press! Smooth as they get! It's a parallel comp.

feyshay · 6th March 2009

The Carl Martin compressor has great versatility and level of control/shaping of the sound. I'd recommend it highly.

sweetmojo · 6th March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phrygian

Barber Tone Press! Smooth as they get! It's a parallel comp.

+1 on the Barber!!! thumbsup

Benlittlejohn · 6th March 2009

I've got the Ross compressor and i really enjoy the sparkle it gives my playing and the squish, it is also like the most expensive option. But i got mine in a trade and my end of the deal was giving him a $50 longboard

84K · 6th March 2009

Dynacomp

Brickman · 6th March 2009

Dunno if you're in a hurry or not , but if u are willing to wait , u might think of this pedal

Effectrode Audiophile Effects Pedals | Photo-optical Compressor

If their previous pedals are anything to go by this compressor will blow your socks off .

Igotsoul4u · 15th March 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phrygian

Barber Tone Press! Smooth as they get! It's a parallel comp.

nice one. 70's mxr script dynacomp if you got the dough or time to find one.

2nd March 2009	#1
Neon Heart Gear addict Joined: May 2008 Posts: 350 Thread Starter	your favourite guitar compression pedal? looking for some new pedals/units for smooth compression.

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Brickman Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 694	Dunno if you're in a hurry or not , but if u are willing to wait , u might think of this pedal Effectrode Audiophile Effects Pedals \| Photo-optical Compressor If their previous pedals are anything to go by this compressor will blow your socks off . __________________ http://www.soundsdivine.com

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2nd March 2009	#2
buscemi Gear maniac Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 217	I like the DynaComp and the Keeley Compressor. Nothing exciting or groundbreaking there.

2nd March 2009	#3
kafka Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 4,267	I recently picked up a JangleBox. It's a great pedal.

2nd March 2009	#4
octatonic Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,450	Keeley is great.

3rd March 2009	#5
JR11 Gear nut Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 90	I have the Electro Harmonix Black Finger compressor that has the 2 12ax7's in it. It works pretty good but be prepared to take a little time to dial it in. Definitely not as straightforward as some.

3rd March 2009	#6
Phrygian Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Sudbury, ON, Canada Posts: 726	Barber Tone Press! Smooth as they get! It's a parallel comp.

3rd March 2009	#7
janek 68 Gear addict Joined: Feb 2007 Location: WARSAW Posts: 434	Analogman Bicomp.The cleanest signal patch.

3rd March 2009	#9
alemarti Gear Head Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Madrid Posts: 57	I just bought a Moollon Compressor and I´m loving it ! ... thumbsup Ale

3rd March 2009	#11
sniperschool Moderator Joined: Nov 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,686	i so wanted to like the EH black finger more than i did when i got it but it felt like a noisier version of a DBX 163 in a pedal you could dial in 3 levels of compression from 'is it working?' to 'too much' to 'turn it off!' stamps such a footprint on whatever you run through so not for you if you want transparency keeley is a very well made unit and sounds pretty good IMO S/.

3rd March 2009	#16
teleharmonium Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,136	I like the Diamond compressor. It's a quality opto comp in a stompbox. It doesn't do the squishy Ross/Orange Squeezer style of compression, but it's great if you're looking to compress without it being obvious. It doesn't mess with the attack of the note. The makeup gain is very clean, so you can use the pedal as a clean boost with or without the compression. And it has a single knob EQ so it will serve as a treble boost. It is always on when I am gigging, gentle compression, some gain, some treble boost. It's good for bass too.

5th March 2009	#17
TAVD Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,389	The JoeMeek FloorQ sounds quite nice.

6th March 2009	#20
feyshay Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,358	The Carl Martin compressor has great versatility and level of control/shaping of the sound. I'd recommend it highly.

6th March 2009	#22
Benlittlejohn Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 283	I've got the Ross compressor and i really enjoy the sparkle it gives my playing and the squish, it is also like the most expensive option. But i got mine in a trade and my end of the deal was giving him a $50 longboard

6th March 2009	#23
84K Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2004 Location: right coast Posts: 3,857	Dynacomp