Best non silly compressor

[sgmypod]

never but reality kicked in lol

[roland_rat]

CS3 was not too bad a pedal.  Though totally different than the love squeeze.  It would give you compression but add a little colour to it. So I would saw if you wanted to use in conjuction with a overdrive or distortion it was not too bad.  However if you want to just keep everything clean but with a little compression I found the CS3 lacking.  The Rothwell love squeeze does that nicely ( Sure there will be other good ones that I have not tried too).

The CS3 my mate had used to squeak from time to time too. Though cannot say I have ever had that problem myself.

[gwEm]

i found the stock cs-3 to be deeply average, and hard to set up.

theres a monte allums mod though which really turns it around and makes it pretty wonderful to be honest.

[SrDeMaFp]

MXR Dynacomp.

^ +1

Your compressor search ends here, I got one again about 6 months ago after not having one for a few years and don't know how I managed, they're just perfect.  I will say however that I don't use mine in the way most probably would - I whack the output up full and the sensitivity around 10 o' clock for a solo boost, really makes single notes stand out and fattens things up.

This may be just what I'm looking for! Does the noise (hiss, feedback, etc.) tend to hinder your playing/tone at all? I hear compressors can be a bit of a bitch with that.

[JacksonRR]

I picked up an Aphex Punch Factory optical compressor a few weeks ago as a last ditch effort to find a good comp. I guess it's marketed for bass, but the instructions refer to both bass and guitar. It's extremely transparent and smooth sounding, no noise and has a built in DI out which can also run the comp on phantom power if needed. It's fast as hell, but doesn't kill the attack. The release seems to be a happy medium. Keeps the note going a while longer, but not so long that all you're left with is hiss by the end of things. Very usable. So far I'm really liking it for solos and clean stuff. I got it used for less than I'd have spent doing up a clone of one of the more popular comps.

[horsehead]

i found the stock cs-3 to be deeply average, and hard to set up.

theres a monte allums mod though which really turns it around and makes it pretty wonderful to be honest.

Thats what I've done to mine, sounds ace now

[choucas09]

Has anybody compared the Dynacomp withe Supercomp?

[gwEm]

i found the stock cs-3 to be deeply average, and hard to set up.

theres a monte allums mod though which really turns it around and makes it pretty wonderful to be honest.

Thats what I've done to mine, sounds ace now

monte once told me in an email that its by far his most popular kit