Empress reboots one of the top compressor pedals on the market, and launches new bass version By Michael Astley-Brown Downsized Compressor MKII and Bass Compressor unveiled
Fender Compugilist review By Trevor Curwen Fender's distortion and compressor combo offers an array of practical tone-boosting options
Strymon launches Compadre dual voice compressor and boost pedal By Michael Astley-Brown The OB.1’s successor has arrived
Strymon discontinues the OB.1 Optical Compressor and Clean Boost By Richard Bienstock Pour one out for the revered effects company’s first-ever pedal
How to use bass compressor pedals By Dan Veall The Bass Player guide to compressors and how to integrate them in your rig
BecosFX's CompIQ Twain is a rack-mount-level compressor/limiter in a compact pedal By Richard Bienstock Dual-band/stacked effect boasts two independent analog engines, controls for knee, threshold, ratio and make-up gain and much, much more
Origin Effects reissues hugely popular Cali76 studio-grade compressor By Richard Bienstock Much-sought-after large-format unit now features additional Class-A transistor stage and balanced line/DI