Just thinking out loud...a compressor on an acoustic?

Darrell · April 2nd, 2004, 05:18 PM

Just curious if anyone has ever put a compressor pedal on their acoustic before the amp?

Good idea? Bad?

Just curious

Teletwang · April 2nd, 2004, 05:22 PM

Trevor Rabin did this a lot w/ Yes.Especially on 90125,
er uh...20901025.

Tim Bowen · April 2nd, 2004, 05:34 PM

I have a Menatone JAC compressor on my little acoustic-electric pedalboard. I love it. It has a ton of headroom & is not a super squasher, so it's perfect for acoustic. Adds a bit of 'sparkle' to the high end, but very subtly & musically; I'm not a fan of what most stompbox comps do to the high end, so it wouldn't make the cut if it didn't sound nice. Expensive though. I tried a MXR Dyna Comp & the little black Maxon pedal w/ acoustic-electrics, & those just didn't fly for me. I like having a comp for acoustics for a couple reasons... one, you can match your level for finger picking to that of your strumming... and two, I really can't get slide parts to work for me on acoustic-electric without a comp.

Darrell · April 2nd, 2004, 06:08 PM

After setting on the compressor of choice for my tele, I just happened to have a couple of extra compressors left over. I just might try this now.

RTod · April 3rd, 2004, 01:59 AM

I run the Nano comp and the Nano verb and they really work well. same price as a pedal, and really do the job nicely. Very versatile!

April 2nd, 2004, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Darrell Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 48 Posts: 2,528	Just thinking out loud...a compressor on an acoustic? Just curious if anyone has ever put a compressor pedal on their acoustic before the amp? Good idea? Bad? Just curious __________________ "Yeap, I like the American Standard Telecaster, I can even live with one a them PCB amps, and I even use one a them mul-tie-effects things too."

April 2nd, 2004, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tim Bowen Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Age: 48 Posts: 3,392	I have a Menatone JAC compressor on my little acoustic-electric pedalboard. I love it. It has a ton of headroom & is not a super squasher, so it's perfect for acoustic. Adds a bit of 'sparkle' to the high end, but very subtly & musically; I'm not a fan of what most stompbox comps do to the high end, so it wouldn't make the cut if it didn't sound nice. Expensive though. I tried a MXR Dyna Comp & the little black Maxon pedal w/ acoustic-electrics, & those just didn't fly for me. I like having a comp for acoustics for a couple reasons... one, you can match your level for finger picking to that of your strumming... and two, I really can't get slide parts to work for me on acoustic-electric without a comp. __________________ "Everyone is different in how they learn, but for me, it's turning the pegs and just playing." - BB

April 2nd, 2004, 06:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Darrell Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 48 Posts: 2,528	So it might be worth trying After setting on the compressor of choice for my tele, I just happened to have a couple of extra compressors left over. I just might try this now. __________________ "Yeap, I like the American Standard Telecaster, I can even live with one a them PCB amps, and I even use one a them mul-tie-effects things too."

April 3rd, 2004, 01:59 AM	#5 (permalink)
RTod Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 177	Alesis Nano Comp I run the Nano comp and the Nano verb and they really work well. same price as a pedal, and really do the job nicely. Very versatile!

April 2nd, 2004, 05:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Teletwang Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Connecticut Age: 41 Posts: 1,275 1 Photos	Trevor Rabin did this a lot w/ Yes.Especially on 90125, er uh...20901025.