The Mini Ego Compressor puts Wampler's Ego circuit into a 1.5" x 3.5" enclosure and keeps nearly the whole control set. Volume, Sustain, Tone, Attack and the Blend knob all sit on top, with two small switches beside them: one sets the attack faster or slower, the other moves the tone between regular and brighter.
The Blend control is the one that matters most. It mixes your dry signal back in with the compressed one, so you can run the full country squish, or keep your pick attack and dynamics intact while the compressor evens out the sustain. Wampler also pitches it as a clean boost and a fattener for players who leave it on.
The full-size Ego Compressor has the same five knobs plus a battery connection and top-mounted jacks; the Mini Ego is the version for a crowded board. It runs from 9v to 18v. Built in the USA.
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTROLS
Five controls: Volume, Sustain, Blend, Tone, Attack
Attack switch: fast attack to the left, slower attack to the right
Tone switch: regular to the left, brighter to the right
FEATURES
Bypass: 3PDT True Bypass
POWER
9v power jack (no battery connector inside)
Power draw: between 14mA (9v) and 22mA (18v)
DIMENSIONS
1.5" x 3.5" x 1.5" (38.1mm x 88.9mm x 38.1mm), height excludes knobs and switches
