Keeley Compressor Classic 2-Knob Version
The Keeley Compressor, Editor's Pick Award from Guitar Player Magazine, and most recently the Reader's Choice Award for best Stomp Box...It is true audiophile and studio grade compressor, exotic rack mount quality in a stomp box for once!
The Keeley Compressor effect has nothing but tone tested components and has TRUE BYPASS switching!!! Effect switching incorporates a triple pole-double throw switch! You will have clean unaffected sound when in the bypass mode and an LED for effect indication. Metal film resistors and capacitors ensure the cleanest compressor on the market. Hand matched transistors to less than 1% tolerance ensures you get a perfectly compressed signal, no chance for unwanted distortions. For those wanting a better tone than that of Trey Anastasio from Phish or David Gilmore of Pink Floyd or the Edge of U2 this is it! Nashville/Country guys...boy, you don't know what you're missing, toss the old red Dyna Comp and stay one step better than the other guy's tone! The TOP Studio Guitar Player in Japan, Masaki Matsubara, uses a Keeley Compressor!
The sound quality of the Keeley comp is unheard of in the stomp-box arena and is only seen in the high-end, very expensive rack-mount or tube equipment. Visit SteelBender.com for some incredible sound clips.
The output transistors are carefully matched transistors. I use these to obtain an exact gain and sound field I heard from the Ross, yet have been able to surpass that sound quality by other careful refinements. We use only the best components in the construction. Metal Film Resistors and capacitors are used throughout the design. It also has a true bypass switching circuit. This makes sure you have absolutely no tone loss or signal reduction through my pedal in the off/bypass mode. This is a very expensive switch but is well worth the tonal difference.
2 Controls - Sustain & Level. There are internal controls for Attack and Trim as well if you wish to dial it in even further.