Collection: Compressor Pedals

Compressor Pedals

Control dynamics, enhance sustain, and improve tonal consistency with Compressor Pedals, essential effects used to smooth out volume differences and shape attack and sustain. Compressor pedals are widely used to create balanced, polished tones for practice, recording, rehearsals, and live performance.

This category includes vintage-style compressor pedals, studio-style compressors, optical and VCA compressors, and modern designs with advanced control options. From subtle dynamic control to noticeable sustain and punch, compressor pedals allow players to tailor their feel and response.

Compressor pedals are commonly used across country, funk, pop, rock, blues, worship, jazz, and modern music styles. They are especially effective for clean guitar tones, rhythm playing, lead sustain, and bass performance, helping notes sit consistently in a mix.

Modern compressor pedals may feature attack, release, ratio, sustain, blend, and level controls, along with true bypass or buffered switching. Some designs include parallel compression (blend controls), allowing players to maintain natural dynamics while adding compression. Compact pedalboard-friendly formats make them easy to integrate into any rig.

Complete your signal chain with pedalboards, isolated power supplies, patch cables, and signal chain accessories, ensuring reliable performance and clean sound.

From transparent dynamic control to classic squashed sustain, compressor pedals are powerful tools for shaping consistent, expressive tones.