Any Lower Cost Ross Compressor Clones out there?

[CIM]

I like the Ross compressor sound a lot - in fact I have an old 80's Guyatone which is an accurate clone of the original ross compressor circuit and sounds great, but I'd like a more robust backup and so wondered which currently available pedals outside the Keeley/Analogman boutique zone are essentially a clone of the original Ross design?

I know the dynacomp is a very similar circuit - but I used to own a script dynacomp and I still much prefer the Ross character.

Any ideas?

[getbent]

build a byoc. you can make a ross clone for like 75.00

[CIM]

Originally Posted by getbent

build a byoc. you can make a ross clone for like 75.00

Yes thanks, I am aware that is an option. I have built a few pedals in the past - although when you factor in the time it takes I would not personally consider it worth taking that route primarily to save money.

Anyway - what I would like to know is whether there are any mass produced pedal available today which are based on the Ross circuit.

[getbent]

only analogman and axeandyoushallreceive.com to my knowledge....

with a little research I found that the Barber Tone Press is a Ross variant.

[Chito]

The GoudieFX Compressor is a Ross clone and much more affordable than the Keeley. Excellent pedal. I've had mine for over a year now.

http://www.goudiefx.com/compressor.php

Here are the reviews:

http://reviews.harmony-central.com/r...ompressor/10/1

[hiwannajam]

I have a Ross compressor from the 80's. I didn't know they were even worth anything. I'll have to dig it out and use it again.

[CIM]

Originally Posted by getbent

with a little research I found that the Barber Tone Press is a Ross variant.

Aha, that's an interesting one, I had a Tone Press for a while (I have owned more compressors than is probably healthy in one lifetime, mostly courtesy of eBay) but I preferred my old Guyatone and did not consider the Tone Press to sound the same. I know the Tone Press has a blend control but 'unblended' I suppose it should sound the same as a Ross if it is indeed a 'clone'.

Maybe the old 3080 IC's were a bit different sounding, who knows...

I do know my old Ross clone is not the quietest - but that is only evident if you crank the sustain to beyond what I would consider sensible levels - otherwise it is quiet enough for me.

[ramseybella]

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[Jerry J]

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[CIM]

Originally Posted by ramseybella

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He says "The pedal circuit in this pedal is custom designed" which does not sound like a Ross clone to me.

[guit30]

Most Ross clones are modded , like the keeley has a ton of mods done to it, I couldn't believe how many parts it had, a double sided pcb board with compenants filling both sides, it had more parts than Analog Mikes Bicomp, which is on a single side pcb, Aesthetically, I love that sort of metallic Chrome finish of the Keeley, Almost as much as the incredible tone,
J

[CIM]

Originally Posted by guit30

Most Ross clones are modded , like the keeley has a ton of mods done to it, I couldn't believe how many parts it had, a double sided pcb board with compenants filling both sides, it had more parts than Analog Mikes Bicomp, which is on a single side pcb, Aesthetically, I love that sort of metallic Chrome finish of the Keeley, Almost as much as the incredible tone,
J

There's a lot of difference between 'Custom Designed' and using higher quality components e.g. metal film resistors and high quality caps, bright white LED's, double sided PCB's and true bypass for example.

And last I checked, the case appearance made no difference to the tone

That said, I'd like a Keeley and I'm sure they are great, but they are very expensive in the UK. As I understand it, the Keeley design ethos is a higher fidelity version of the Ross, but I am personally not looking for higher fidelity, my Guyatone Ross clone is not lacking in tone quality for my purposes, just perhaps longevity - it is a 20 year old pedal which has seen a lot of use.

The premise of my original question was that I can live without the best quality components if the basic sound of a Ross is there - and given that so many people admire the Ross over its peer the Dynacomp, it seemed likely to me that some cheaper pedals might be basically Ross clones.

For example - I believe Behringer make an inexpensive Dynacomp clone for example (about £20 in Uk which is around $40) - which might have been OK for me had it been a Ross clone instead. I assume it is a Dynacomp rip-off because they call it a DC9...

[photoweborama]

I have an Dulop MXR DynaComp. it was cheap, and it sounds great if you don't squash it too much... Oh, and I have an original script dynacomp...I like it too!