The best compressor pedals are designed to make your guitar tone sound balanced, even and controlled. Although some guitarists like to use compression on their overdrive channels, the compressor’s ...
The proposition is compelling enough on paper, but it's also simple to achieve for the compact. Universal Audio – creators of the 1176 compressor – bring their acclaimed plugin emulation of the studio ...
Abasi Concepts has launched its second-ever pedal in the form of the Micro-Aggressor Compressor. Back in 2018, the firm – which is headed by Animals As Leaders virtuoso Tosin Abasi – partnered with ...
When looking at simplified two-knob compressor pedals, the main competitor to the DOD 280 is the MXR Dyna Comp. In this case, the Compressor 280 is an optical compressor, meaning that the amplitude of ...
His goal was – and still is – simple: “If a player can become more expressive with my pedals, I’m super-happy.” In the quarter-century since his company’s founding, largely through the success of his ...
Every electric guitarist should have a few pedals in their arsenal to help shape their instrument's tone, boost its dynamics or sonic capabilities, or perform practical duties to ensure they always ...
I am a PRS (Paul Reed Smith) fan, with five hanging on my walls. All of them are from the PRS SE family, as their Private Stock series is way out of my price range, but I digress. PRS has been making ...
2018 was a big year in the world of guitar effects pedals, as a lot of boutique companies have come into their own alongside a trend by manufacturers to include presets while not compromising tone ...