Danny
August 24, 2009

Rating: 3/10

Very cheap, not very useable.

This pedal was my third attempt at a compressor for my bass - after a Digitech and EHX. This is the best, but not great.

Plugged into a Squier P Bass and Fender Rumble 100 15\" amp, this pedal simply removes the volume, which isn\'t what i was hoping for. It has no use what-so-ever with a passive bass.

It may be ok with a guitar, I\'ve not tried that yet.

Not bad for the money, but wish i\'d spent more on a better pedal. Gonna save for an Aphex one.

Koss
June 16, 2009

Rating: 8/10

This box is good! For all intents and purposes it\'s Behringer\'s version of a MXR DynaComp for a lot less £!

Positives:

Construction. Metal housing, should take a beating.

Sound. It\'s like a MXR Dynacomp. Adds a little top and reduces bottom at higher compression ratios giving a nice jangle to clean tones and a subtle top boost for soloing. I leave this switched on for all my clean tones.

True bypass. Sure, it\' not a mechanical true bypass switch (more like a Boss momentary feel) but that also means you lose the dreaded \"clunk\". This ain\'t a tone sucker!

Negatives:

Horrible chassis mounted pots/knobs. The pots work well but the knobs are awful and far too large (trying too hard to copy MXR?). I chopped mine down with a hacksaw which means I can\'t accidentally catch them with my foot.

DC adaptor placement. On the right had side next to the input jack!?

Battery replacement. Four screws to undo.

LED indicator. TOO BRIGHT!


Overall the negatives are only minor niggles that can be worked around. Also I haven\'t noticed the \"bad solder\" problems some other forums and reviews report.
The sound and construction of this unit more than make up for any issues and you get huge bang for buck here. If it were stolen I would replace it immediately.

Get one of these for your pedalboard now!