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- Darkglass Hyper Luminal Comp. LTD BK
- Wampler Ego Compressor
- Wampler Mini Ego Compressor
- Walrus Audio Deepsix V3
- Fairfield Circuitry The Accountant
- Boss BC-1X Bass Compressor
- Strymon Compadre
- Empress Effects Compressor MKII
- Keeley Compressor Pro
- JHS Pedals 3 Series Compressor
- MXR M 228 Dyna Comp Deluxe
- Keeley Bassist Compressor
- Darkglass Hyper Luminal Compressor
- Boss CP-1X Compressor
- Carl Martin Andy Timmons Compressor
- Seymour Duncan Studio Bass Compressor
- Keeley Compressor GC-2
- Fender Compugilist
- Friedman Sir Compre
- Xotic SP Compressor
- Markbass Compressore
- Keeley Compressor Plus
- MXR M87 Bass Compressor
- Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor Fact.
- tc electronic SpectraComp Bass Compressor
- tc electronic HyperGravity Compressor
- Maxon CP-9Pro+
- Pigtronix Philosophers Tone Micro
- tc electronic Forcefield Compressor
- JHS Pedals Whitey Tighty-Mini Compressor
1. Darkglass Hyper Luminal Comp. LTD BK
Effect pedal for electric bass
- 3 Switchable compressor models
- Limited edition in black
- By digitally modeling the side-chain circuits of some of the most legendary compressors, the Hyper Luminal captures their
- Characteristic behavior while maintaining a fully analog signal path
- Touch-through metal sensors for Ratio and Mode
- Controls: Blend, Time, Level, Compression, Ratio
- Switch: Mode
- LED: Effect On, Ratio, Gain Reduction
- Footswitch: Effect bypass
- Input: 6.3 mm Jack
- Output: 6.3 mm Jack
- Mains adapter connection (hollow plug socket 5.5 x 2.1 mm, minus pole inside)
- Current consumption: 250 mA
- Power supply via 9 V DC power supply unit (not included in delivery – suitable power supply unit: Article Nr. 409939)
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 42 x 111 x 64 mm
- Weight: 230 g
- Colour: Black
- Made in Finland
Note: Battery operation is not supported.
2. Wampler Ego Compressor
Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar
- The Blend knob allows you to mix in the unprocessed signal to take a full advantage of the compressor, meanwhile it offers dynamic attack
- Controllers: Volume – Sustain – Attack – Tone – Blend
- LED: Effect On / Off
- Foot switch: Effect bypass
- Connections: (6.3 mm jack), output (6.3 mm jack), power supply connection (coaxial socket 5.5 x 2.1 mm – negative pole inside)
- Power consumption: 14 MA (+9 V) / 22 mA -18 V)
- Powered by a 9V battery or a 9-18V DC power adapter (not included)
- Suitable optional power supply: Article Nr 409939
- True Bypass
- Dimensions: (W x D x H) 89 x 114 x 38 mm
- Made in USA
3. Wampler Mini Ego Compressor
Effect Pedal
- Compressor
- The Blend knob allows you to mix the unprocessed signal to get all the benefits of a compressor but with the ability to remove the “squashed” signal on impact
- Controls: Sustain, Volume, Blend
- Manual switch: Tone, Attack
- LED: Effect On / Off
- Foot switch: Effect bypass
- Connections: (6.3 mm jack), output (6.3 mm jack), power supply connection (coaxial socket 5.5 x 2.1 mm – negative pole inside)
- Power consumption: 22mA
- Power supplied by 9 – 18 V DC power supply (not included, available: Art. 409939)
- True bypass
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 38 x 89 x 38 mm
- Weight: 390 g
- Handmade in USA
Note: Battery operation not possible.
4. Walrus Audio Deepsix V3
Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar
- Compressor
- Controls: Level, Tone, Sustain, Blend, Attack
- LED: Effect On
- Foot-switch: True Bypass
- Connections: Input (6.3 mm jack)
- Output (6.3 mm jack)
- Mains adapter connection (hollow plug socket 5.5 x 2.1 mm, minus pole inside)
- Current consumption: 8.9 mA
- Power supply with a 9 V DC power adapter (not included in delivery), suitable optional power supply: Article Nr. 409939
- True bypass
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 66 x 121 x 41 mm
- Made in USA
Note: Battery operation not possible.
5. Fairfield Circuitry The Accountant
Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar
- Compressor
- Analog operation
- JFET Technology
- Volume controller
- Ratio switch controls the compression output level
- Pad switch controls the compression input level
- Input and output: 6.3 mm jack
- Connection for 9 V power supply unit with hollow plug 5.5 x 2.1 mm and negative pole inside (power supply unit not included)
- Current consumption: 12 mA
- True Bypass
- Dimensions: 44 x 90 x 47 mm
- Weight: 148 g
- Made in Quebec, Canada
Note: Battery operation is not supported.
6. Boss BC-1X Bass Compressor
Effects Pedal
- Intelligent multiband compression
- Intelligent circuit adapts the pitch and style of the game, resulting in a natural compression that preserves the fundamental bass sound
- 18 Volt input electronics allow enough headroom for clear and powerful sounds without unwanted distortions
- Gain Reduction Display shows the exact degree of compression
- The digital circuit reduces noise
- Controls: Level, Release, Ratio & Threshold
- Power supply with 9 V battery or 9 V DC power supply (coaxial connection – minus pole inside, not included in the scope of delivery, matching power supply available under Art.409939)
- Measurements: (W x D x H): 70 x 125 x 55 mm
7. Strymon Compadre
Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar & Bass
- High quality analog VCA compressor circuits
- Two voicing options: soft / hard compression
- Clean or dirty boost circuit with 3 EQ options
- Dirty boost option for overdrive
- Controls: Boost, Compression, Dry, Level
- Switch: Boost EQ: Treble / Mid / Flat
- Comp Type: Studio / Squeeze
- Boost Type: Clean / Dirty
- LED: Boost On
- Compressor On
- Foot switch: Boost, Comp
- Input: 6.3 mm jack
- Output: 6.3 mm jack
- Volume input for expression pedal: 6.3 mm stereo jack)
- FAV / MIDI: 6.3 mm stereo jack
- Power supply connection: Barrel connector 5.5 x 2.1 mm, negative polarity inside
- Current consumption: 150 mA
- Power supply with a 9 V DC power adapter (included)
- True bypass
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 102 x 114 x 44 mm
- Made in USA
Note: Battery operation is not supported
8. Empress Effects Compressor MKII
Empress Effects Compressor MKII; Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar; Controls: Input, Output, Attack, Release, Mix, Tone; Push Buttons: ; Switches: Ratio, Sidechain HPF; LED: Effect On, Input, Gain Reduction; Display: ; Footswitches: Effect Bypass; Connections: Input (1/4″ Jack), Output (1/4″ Jack), 1/8″ Jack Send/Return; Power Supply connector: Barrel Connector 5.5 x 2.1 mm, center negative; Current Draw: 100 mA; powered by a 9 – 18 V DC Power Supply (not included); suitable optional Power Supply: Item no. #409939; True Bypass; color: blue sparkle; Dimensions (W x D x H): 66 x 122 x 64 mm (2,6″ x 4,8″ x 2,5″); Weight: 454 g (1 lbs); Note: Battery operation is not supported
9. Keeley Compressor Pro
Effects Pedal
- Compressor
- Compression LED display
- Threshold Bi-colour LED display
- Hard or Soft Knee compression
- Auto Mode
- True-bypass
- Controller: threshold, ratio, attack, release, gain
- Switch: Knee & Auto
- Hand made in the USA
- Matching power supply: Art. 409939 (not included)
Note: No battery operation possible
10. JHS Pedals 3 Series Compressor
Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar
- Compressor
- From the JHS Pedals 3 Series
- Intuitive control options offer a wide range of possible sounds
- Ranges from smooth smoothing to extremely compressed sounds
- Bright switch activates a brighter EQ voicing
- True bypass
- Volume, attack, and sustain controls
- Bright toggle switch
- Bypass foot switch
- Status LED
- Metal housing
- Input: 6.3 mm jack
- Output: 6.3 mm jack
- Power supply via 9 V DC power supply (2.1 mm x 5.5 mm barrel connector, polarity (-) inside, not included)
- Current consumption: 8 mA
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 112 x 60 x 31 mm
- Weight: approx. 210 g
- Made in the USA
Note: Battery operation is not supported.
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11. MXR M 228 Dyna Comp Deluxe
Effect Pedal
- Compressor
- Classic sound with modern features
- Equipped with the rare CA3080 metal can IC
- Low-noise operation
- High-transparency and increased dynamic bandwidth
- Clean aperture for parallel compression
- 2 Attack settings
- True Bypass
- Controls for Tone, Sensitivity, Output and Clean
- Attack switch to choose between fast and slow attack
- Status LEDs
- Metal casing
- 6.3 mm Mono jack input/output
- Power supply with 9 V battery or 9 V DC (Dunlop ECB003) power supply (power supply not included) 2.1 mm x 5.5 mm hollow plug and polarity (-) inside
- Current consumption: 11 mA
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 112 x 60 x 52 mm
- Weight: 310 g
Note: Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.
12. Keeley Bassist Compressor
Bass Effect Pedal
- High fidelity compression and bass limiting
- Simultaneously musical and very transparent
- Low noise
- Also suitable for active preamplifiers and Line-Level input signals
- Controls: Compression, Threshold, Gain
- Threshold indicator LED
- Power consumption: 15 mA
- Power supply via 9 V battery or 9 V power supply (not included, suitable power supply e.g. article nr 409939)
13. Darkglass Hyper Luminal Compressor
Effects Pedal
- 3 Switchable compressor models
- Digital modeling of the side-chain circuits emulation 3 of the most legendary compressors
- Completely analog signal path
- Touch-through metal sensors for ratio and mode
- Controls: Blend, Time, Level, Compression, Ratio
- Switch: Mode
- LED: Effect On, Ratio, Gain Reduction
- Footswitch: Effect Bypass
- Connections: Input (6.3 mm jack), Output (6.3 mm jack), Power adapter connector (female connector 5.5 x 2.1 mm, negative pole inside)
- Power consumption: 250 mA
- Power supply via 9 V DC power adapter
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 42 x 111 x 64 mm
- Weight: 230 g
- Suitable power adapter: Article Nr. 409939 (not included)
- Made in Finland
Note: No battery operation possible!
14. Boss CP-1X Compressor
Effects Pedal for Guitar
- Multi-band Compressor
- Advanced dynamics control without the discoloration and dilution of sound thanks to Boss MDP technology
- Power supply with 9 V battery or 9 V DC power supply (coaxial connection, negative pole inside, not included in delivery, suitable power supply available under Art.409939)
- Current consumption: 90 mA
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 73 x 129 x 59 mm
- Weight: 450 g
15. Carl Martin Andy Timmons Compressor
Effects pedal for electric guitar
- Compressor / Limiter
- Andy Timmons signature model
- 2 Preset options
- Studio quality
- Twofold controls for both Comp and Level
- Controls for Threshold and Response
- Foot switch: Select and Bypass
- 1x Connector for a remote footswitch: 6.3 mm Jack
- Suitable 9 V DC power supply available under Article Nr 409939 (not included)
16. Seymour Duncan Studio Bass Compressor
Compressor For Electric Bass
- From subtle adjustment of the dynamic range up to intensive compression of the sound
- Compressor with soft-knee characteristics – of 1: 1 Ratio to> 20: 1
- Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA)
- Max. Compressor boost: +33 dB
- Adjustable attack time: from 8 to 27 ms
- Uncompressed signal can be smoothly mixed with the compressor effect via the “Blend” control
- Mid / Full / High switch selects between different sound characteristics
- Volume controls with boost reserves
- Current consumption: 21 mA (operation), 19 mA (bypass)
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 127 x 66 x 37 mm
- Weight: 304 g
- Made in USA
- Matching power supply: Art. 409939 (not included)
17. Keeley Compressor GC-2
Effects Pedal for Guitar
- Compressor
- Controls: Gain, Threshold, and Compression
- Input impedance: 1 Megaohm
- Output impedance: 100 Ohm
- Output voltage gain: +30 dB
- Bandwidth: > 20 kHz
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.1%
- Noise: -95 dBV
- Voltage input: 9.6V
- Power consumption: 15 mA
- Powered via 9V battery or optional 9V DC power supply
- Corresponding power supply: Article Nr 409939 (not included, must be ordered separately)
18. Fender Compugilist
Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar
- 2 Pedals in one: Compressor and Distortion
- Both switchable
- Simplified control
- Controller Distortion Tone, Gain and Level
- Controller Compressor: Recovery, Comp and Level
- 6.3 mm Jack input
- 6.3 mm Jack output
- True bypass
- Power adapter connection: Coaxial connection 5.5 x 2.1 mm, negative polarity inside
- Powered by a 9V battery or a 9V DC power adapter (not included)
- Suitable optional power supply: Art.409939
19. Friedman Sir Compre
Effect Pedal
- Optical compressor with overdrive
- With the Wide-Range gain control, you can design the overall sound of the pedal from ultra-clean to slightly overdriven
- Control: Volume, Treble, Compression and Tight
- True bypass
- Power supply via 18 V DC power supply (coaxial connection – negative pole inside, not included, suitable power supply available under Article Nr 333473)
- Made in USA
20. Xotic SP Compressor
Guitar Effect
- Compressor
- Based on the legendary Ross Compressor
- MIX knob (original signal / effect sound)
- Be able to set DIP switches to the attack time
- +15 DB gain possible
- True Bypass Switching
- Input impedance: 1M Ohm
- Output impedance: 10K Ohm
- Nominal Input signal level: -20 DB (100mVrms)
- Battery operation possible
- 9V Power supply connector (not included)
- Weight (without battery): 260 g
- Dimensions: 89 x 38 x 38 mm
21. Markbass Compressore
Effect pedal
- State-Of-The-Art Tube Compressor
- With true bypass circuit
- Controls: Gain, Clean, Threshold, Ratio, Attack, Release, Volume
- Switch for True Bypass
- Power supply via external DC 12 V power supply (included)
- Input and output: mono jack socket 6.3 mm
22. Keeley Compressor Plus
Effect Pedal
- Compressor
- Parallel compression preserves dynamic peaks and adds sustain
- True bypass
- Controls for Sustain, Level, Blend and Tone
- Single Coil/Humbucker toggle switch to select between 2 Attack/Release settings
- Bypass foot-switch
- Metal housing
- Status LED
- 6.3 mm Mono jack input/ output
- Power supply with 9 V battery or via 9 V DC power supply (2.1 mm x 5.5 mm power connection, polarity (-) inside, not included)
- Power consumption: 10 mA
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 112 x 68 x 51 mm
- Weight: 280 g
- Made in USA
23. MXR M87 Bass Compressor
Effect Pedal
- Compressor pedal for electric bass
- CHT “Constant headroom technology” for clean and clear sound quality
- Knobs for output, input, release, attack and ratio
- LED chain with 10 LED for “gain reduction” display
- Status LED
- True bypass
- Sturdy metal housing
- Operated with 9 V battery or Dunlop ECB-003 AC adapter (sold separately, not included here)
- Made in USA
24. Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor Fact.
Electric Guitar Effect Pedal
Forest Green Compressor (FGC) steps in to satisfy high standards of guitar- and bass-compression demands. Extremely low noise and a high degree of over-modulation resistance allows a wide input bandwidth with minimum distortions and side noise
- Compressor
- Controls for: Level, tone and compression
- 2 Modes: Sustain and comp
- Can be operated at 18V
- Battery operation possible – 9V DC power supply is required (both not included)
25. tc electronic SpectraComp Bass Compressor
Effect Pedal for Bass Guitar
- Bass compressor
- Ultra compact multi-band compressor in studio quality
- Simple one-button operation
- Perfectly matched to Bass
- TonePrint: upload signature sounds or make your own
- True bypass
- Current consumption: 100 mA
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 98 x 63 x 57 mm
- Weight: 230 g
- Power supply via 9V D – power supply (coaxial plug – negative pole on the inside, not included, suitable power supply available, art. 409939)
26. tc electronic HyperGravity Compressor
Effects Pedal for Electric Guitar
- Multiband studio quality compressor
- Uses the MD3 compression algorithm of the tc electronic System 6000 high-end studio processors
- Vintage mode for classic effects pedal compression
- TonePrint: Download effects of top guitarists or create yourself
- Controls: Sustain, Attack, Level & Blend
- Switch for on/off and mini toggle for compressor mode: Spectra / Toneprint / Vintage
- True Bypass
- Powered with a 9 V battery or a 9 V DC power supply (coaxial connector – negative terminal inside – not included, corresponding power supply e.g. Article Nr 409939)
27. Maxon CP-9Pro+
Compressor
- One of the best Compressors
- Regulator for Threshold, Ratio and Gain
28. Pigtronix Philosophers Tone Micro
Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar
- Compressor
- Noiseless clean sustain
- Controls: Volume, Sustain, Treble & Blend
- True bypass
- Dimensions: 95 x 38 x 44 mm
- Compatible mains adapter: Article number 409939 (not included)
Note: Battery operation not possible.
29. tc electronic Forcefield Compressor
Effects Pedal For Electric Guitar
- Compressor / Limiter in studio quality
- Controller: Sustain, Attack, Level
- True bypass
- Dimensions (D x W x H): 13.2 x 7.2 x 5.7 mm
- Powered via 9V battery or 9V power supply (not included, matching power supply available under Art. 409939)
30. JHS Pedals Whitey Tighty-Mini Compressor
Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar
- Mini-compressor
- Analogue operation
- FET-based circuit
- By the parallel operation, it is possible to mix the dry and the compressed signal as desired
- From subtle smoothing of the sound to pleasant country squash
- True bypass
- Volume, compression and blend controls
- Bypass footswitch
- Status LEDs
- Metal housing
- 6.3 mm Mono jack input / output
- Power supply via optional 9V DC power supply (2.1 x 5.5 mm coaxial connection, polarity (-) inside)
- Power consumption less than 100 mA
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 47 x 95 x 35 mm
- Weight 150 g
- Made in USA
Note: Battery operation not supported
Note: Register your product at www.w-distribution.de/Warranty and extend the warranty to 4 years.
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