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M.D. Effects Introduces New Compactor Pedal

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New compressor pedal boasts analog design and sleek black-on-black enclosure.

M.D. Effects has introduced the Compactor compressor pedal. The new unit boasts controls for Attack, Release, Output and Blend, as well as a Bright toggle switch to enhance high frequencies. Additionally, the Compactor features top-mounted input, output and power jacks and "clickless" true bypass switching, and accepts 9V DC negative power.

The unit is hand-built in California and comes housed in a sleek, black-on-black enclosure.

The Compactor sells for $200 and can be purchased directly at mdeffects.net.

Richard Bienstock
Richard Bienstock

Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.