The Ego Compressor is the compressor Wampler calls the industry standard for guitar pedal compression. Its key control is Blend, which mixes your uncompressed signal back in with the compressed one, so you can have the sustain and evenness of a compressor and keep your pick attack and dynamics on top of it.
Sustain sets how hard it compresses, Attack runs fast counter-clockwise to slow clockwise, and Tone and Volume shape the output. That covers heavy country squash, a subtle levelling effect that stays on all night, or a nearly transparent boost. It takes a battery or a 9V supply, with an LED that flashes three times when the battery runs low.
For the same circuit in a smaller enclosure, the Mini Ego Compressor puts attack and tone on switches. If you want the 1176-style FET sound instead, look at the Ego 76 Compressor. Built in the USA.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTROLS
Five controls: volume, sustain, attack (fast CCW, slow CW), tone and blend
FEATURES
Bypass: 3PDT True Bypass
CONNECTIONS
Top mounted input and output jacks
POWER
Battery connection and 9v power jack
Power draw: between 14mA (9v) and 22mA (18v)
LED will flash 3 times when power from battery is getting low
DIMENSIONS
2.5" x 4.5" x 1.5" (63.5mm x 114.3mm x 38.1mm), height excludes knobs and switches
