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11 Cool Ways To Use A Compressor Pedal

Published on Jun 14, 2019

In this episode we deliver on a clickbaity title in only the way That Pedal Show can – well over an hour of something somebody half our age could do in about 10 minutes with loads of jump cuts AND boundless enthusiasm. Not here sunshine…
Nevertheless, these are 11 ideas for using a compressor pedal, taking in some general compressor knowledge along the way as well as hearing a bunch of different compressor types. Somewhat surprisingly there is slide, bass and enough funk to sink a modest lilo. Some come on baby, let’s squash…

Enjoy the episode!


Pedals & stuff in this episode…

• TheGigRig Three2One


• TC Electronic PolyTune 2 Mini
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• Vintage MXR DynaComp (links for new versions)
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• Analog Man Small Comprossor (with attack and mix controls)


• Keeley Aria
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• Origin Effects Cali76 Stacked Edition
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• Wampler Mini Ego Compressor
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• JHS Whitey Tighty
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• Effectrode PC-2A Photo Optical Tube Compressor


• Thorpy The Fat General
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• Boss CE-2w Waza Craft Chorus
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• Catalanbread Topanga Reverb
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• TheGigRig G2



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Interesting bits and go-to sections…
- Intro playing: 0:00
- Hello! 1:18
- Springs: 1:35
- What are we doing today? 2:08
- Compression basics: 4:03
- The most famous guitar compressor ever: 4:20
- Threshold: 5:02
- Ratio: 5:38
- Attack: 6:43
- Release: 7:13
- Knee: 7:20
- Thing 1: That Country Picking Sound: 9:10 (10:38)
- Two amps today: 9:54
- Thing 2: Fabulous Funk Chops (albeit not from Mick): 15:20
- DynaComp and Cali76 Stacked compared: 16:49
- Thing 3: Get Sustain For Leads: 20:58 (23:00)
- Honorary mention for Robert Keeley: 27:50
- Comp before and after drive: 28:40
- Thing 4: Try a General Fattener: 31:30 (33:55)
- Humbuckers and single coils? 37:30
- Thing 5: Simulate The Squash Of A Valve Amp? 43:30
- Effectrode PC-21: 44:30
- Bondi In The Effects Loop: 49:30
- Thing 7: Two Compressors At Once…
- and Thing 8: Ease Your Slide Playing: 53:32
- Thing 9: Sweeten Your Modulations: 58:15
- …and a 12-string? 1:01:03
- Thing 10: A Boost For Solos: 1:03:52
- Thing 11: Oh No - Bass! 1:08:07

Guitars in this episode:
• Fender American Vintage ’62 Stratocaster – Mick’s video at
• Fender Custom Shop ’52 Telecaster – Dan’s video at
• Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard – watch Dan’s video at
• Fender Classic Series Jazzmaster Lacquer:
• Gibson Memphis 1958 ES-335 - no video yet
• Danelectro 59X12:
• Supro Jamesport (discontinued)

Amps in this episode
• Victory V40 The Duchess and V212VCD cab/Celestion G12M-65 Creamback Speakers
• 1961 Vox AC30 with Celestion Alnico Blue speakers

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