Compressor question???

[plapnab]

Can someone recomend to me a good compression pedal for a 3 channel dual rectifier? And, are these best to run through the loop or in front of the amp...what position in the effects chain??? Thanks

 

[Triple Cheeseburger]

compression before any OD/Distortion

 

[plapnab]

No love for compression pedals at all??? Really? Not a lot of fans I guess. Thanks for the chain advice though.

 

[pgrudge]

The MXR supercomp is a good one.

You have to think about what you want the compressor to do. If you want it to simulate that you have a guitar with lots of sustain, put it directly after the guitar.

Myself i run compression in the loop, which works fine for me as a soundshaping tool together with eq...Get a sound you love by plugging the guitar straight into your amp. Then enhance this basic tone with experimenting with the orders of your pedals.

 

[Jacko123]

I've been playing guitar for 2 years and I still don't know what a compressor really does. Bad Jack, Baad Jacko. Maybe a mini new year's resolution.

 

[clutch71]

Do you want to use it on the clean channel or one of the dirty channels and what for? I've found I only use compression on a clean channel or to add sustain for solo's.

 

[jamme61]

I really like the Tone Press, by barber http://www.barberelectronics.com/tonepress.htm
this is the first compressor I have ever liked.

 

[plapnab]

Basically what I want it for is to even out my sound and add sustain for soloing. I have an eq running through my loop which I have set right where I want. However, sometimes when I hit the low E string it overpowers everything volume wise. And, adding some sustain and responsiveness to solos would be a plus. The pawnshop in our area has a BOSS Compression/sustain for $40. And, i figure that if it will help in all this and be something I can just leave on all the time why not?

 

[ilikegolfguy]

barber tone press. pure awesomeness.

 

[cheameup]

I have a boss comprss/sustainer that I got in a 2nd hand bunch of pedals and i dont like it. Its not a great compressor and it adds hiss at any usefull settings. I'd try a keeley compressor. My mate has one and he just leaves it on all the time . it sounds great

 

[Rezamatix]

I bought the 76 reissue vintage dyna comp and pretty much have it all the time, really awesome on the cleans. I run it right after the guitar before everything else...

 

[Gtr_Pkr]

The Keeley 4 knob Compressor comes with a big price tag, but it uis an awesome pedal. It has been referred to as the "industry standard" more than once. It is definitely a pedal that you can leave on and not be able to tell much of a difference. I like to run mine right after the guitar.