On the subject of compressors... I'm pretty fussy with them (probably with listening to compression effects in detail most days at the studio) so, I'm looking into what the most transparent compressor pedals there are for guitar... What compressors have you tried and liked?
I had a Fargen Tumbleweed which was bloody amazing and almost undetectable at certain settings, but glued everything together perfectly and added just the right 'snap' on cleans. Plus the boost side sounds immense. Sadly, it broke and several techs couldn't find the fault so I'd be wary of that one again, just down to quality.
I had a Keeley 4 Knob compressor too which sounded great but needed a lot more tweaking with attack and release to get it to even things out without getting too squishy. Once I'd got it set, I could leave it on all the time.
Everyone raves about the MXR dyna comp but I found that far too obvious for me - I could hear it squishing straight away, which is fine if that's what you're after but it's not my thing.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one!
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Wampler Ego is good, Xotic SP, but best of all for me is the ThorpyFX Fat General
I like the Rothwell Love Squeeze, it's very quiet and covers all the ground you need a compressor for
JHS have a new mini one with a blend called the Whitey Tighty
Still have the last 2 which are the closest to transparent but still add something to the sound which I like.
ta ta
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The Analog Bi-Comp is good having both the Orange Squeezer-type on one side and the Ross Compressor-type (what the Keeley is based on) on the other but as mentioned, something with a blend might be more for the OP
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though if I had to choose one and didn’t want to go too spendy or have non-standard power requirements, I would go for the ThorpyFX Fat General. Covers a lot of ground and is very low noise.