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All Compressor Pedal Reviews

A comprehensive list of all compressor pedals reviewed. This list will be updated as a new compressor review is published.  

Alma Lusithand Compressor

Alma Lusithand Compressor MKII

Aguilar TLC Compressor

Ampeg Opto Comp

Amptweaker PressuRizer

Analogman Bi-CompROSSor

 

Anasounds Lazy Comp

API Tranzformer CMP Select Compressor


BBE Optostomp

Becos CompIQ Pro One Mini Compressor


Becos CompIQ Pro Mini Compressor

Becos CompIQ Pro Stella Compressor

Becos CompIQ Pro Stella MK2 Compressor

 

Becos CompIQ TWAIN Pro Compressor

Bogner Lyndhurst

 

Bondi Squish As Compressor

Boss BC-1X Bass Compressor

 

Broughton Apex

 

Broughton Monocle

Broughton Monocomp

Broughton Omnicomp

 

Cali76 TX vs. Cali76 Compact Bass (Origin Effects)

Cali76 Bass Compressor

 

Cali76 FET Compressor

Carl Martin Comp/Limiter (2018 edition)

Catalinbread NiCompressor

 

Collaboration Devices The Compressor

 

Cornerstone Zefiro

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Phi V2

 

Custom Audio Electronics (CAE) V-Comp

Darkglass Hyper Luminal 

Darkglass Super Symmetry

Dedalo Gorila

Demeter Compulator


Diamond Bass Compressor JR

 

Doc Lloyd DLA-2A Leveling Amplifier

Doc Lloyd Photon Death Ray


DOD Milkbox

 

Donner Ultimate Comp

DryBell Unit67

DryBell Module 4

DSM Humboldt Clearcomp 1078


EBS Multicomp

Effectrode PC-2A

Effectrode LA-1A

 

Emerson Custom Duke Silver
 

Empress Bass Compressor


Empress Compressor (the original)

Empress MKII Compressor

Fairfield Circuitry The Accountant

FEA DB-CL (Dual Band Compressor/Limiter)

FEA DE-CL (Dual Engine Compressor/Limiter

FEA OPTI-FET 

Fermata (Xact Tone Solutions)


Forest Green (Mad Professor)

 

Free The Tone Silky Comp

Friedman Sir-Compre


G-Lab BC-1 Boosting Compressor

 

Greer Lamplighter Optical Compressor

 

Gurus Optivalve MKII

 

Hagerman Tube Compressor

 

Hagerman Squish Compressor

Himmelstrutz Mr. Nutcracker

Jackson Audio Bloom

J Rockett I.Q. Compressor

J Rockett Airchild 660 Compressor

 

JT Sound TZZ 1954FCL Compressor Limiter

Keeley Compressor Pro

Lightning Boy Op-2

Limetone Audio Focus Compressor

 

Lusithand Alma Comp

Markbass Compressore

Meridian SN-15

Mojo Hand FX Clarity Compressor

Mozztronics CO-2 Opto Comp

MXR Limiter

MXR M87

Niche Devices Dakota Parallel Compressor

 

Niche Devices Humboldt Compressor Preamp

 

Niche Devices Humboldt Preamp 

OKKO Cocaine

 

OnkartGrompt Grompressor

Pettyjohn Crush

Pulp 'N' Peel (JHS)

Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor Micro

 

Polyend Press Compressor

PWNZOR (3Leaf)

Refinery (Foxpedal) Compressor


Retrospec Squeeze Box Compressor


Rothwell Love Squeeze Compressor

 

RT Electronix Multiband Compressor JR

RT Electronix Broadband Compressor

SanJune GB-CP Optical Compressor


Seymour Duncan Studio Bass

Smoothie OTA vs. Smoothie Optical Compressor

SolidGoldFX Horizon Compressor

Source Audio Atlas Compressor

Spaceman Effects Ixion Compressor


Strymon OB.1 Bass Edition Compressor

Strymon Compadre Compressor

Suncoast LM-1 Dynamic Limiter


Swindler Effects Workers Comp

Taurus Tux MK-2 Compressor

Thorpy FX The Fat General

Trickfish VCA Compressor

 

Tsakalis Audio Works Zipper MKII

Union Tube & Transistor Lab

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor

Universal Audio Max Compressor

Valbruch Effects Quantum Compressor

Vick Audio R-Comp

Vox Snake Charmer Compressor


Walrus Audio Deep Six v2 Compressor

 

Walrus Audio Deep Six v3 Compressor

 

Walrus Audio Mira Compressor


Wampler Cory Wong Compressor


Wampler Ego Compressor

Wampler Ego 76 Compressor


The Warden (EarthQuaker Devices) Compressor

Warm Audio Pedal76 Compressor


Whirlwind OC Bass Compressor

Wren & Cuff Gold Comp

YellowSquash IronFist Compressor



And the shootout continues!
 

By Special Request: Bass Preamp Reviews

Review of the DSM Noisemaker & Humboldt Electronics Simplifier Bass Station

Review of the Arkahm Oracle Preamp

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