Guitar Pedalboard Essentials – Compressor.
A few weeks ago I released a video about the Boss GE-7. I was asking if this is the pedal we all need on our pedalboards. In this video, I continue in the series where I’m looking at my pedalboard essentials, and this video is all about compressor pedals. The Studio Rats are core band members Paul Drew on guitar/production/mixing, drummer James Ivey and Dan Hawkins on bass. They collaborate with singers and musicians to produce radio-ready songs.
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I have one of these guys. It is stellar.
Sold my Keeley Compressor + & Cali76 for the Boss CP-1X and it’s awesome … so transparent and so good. The Keeley takes away top end and bottom end (hence the need for tone control)… the Boss CP-1X sounds exactly like your original guitar tone but with compression (it doesn’t squash your tone).
I just bought this pedal. Your video was so…helpful. Best video out there. Keeley needs to pay you guys!!
Can I still use my volume knob to clean up the guitar sound if I am using a compressor??
where would you place the compressor and boss ge7 in the chain
I've got a pretty good ear but I can never tell the difference with these compression videos.?
I love that this prs has no birds ????????. Sounds great
Great advice, thank you very much!
hello Paul i am also Paul but from Athens greece
Quick questions
i have both DYNA COMP MXR and the KEELEY COMP PLUS. I use fuzz / overdrive AND a compressor so
a. what is the best order? compression before FUZZ OD ? in the MIDDLE? AFTER FUZZ OD?
b i use also the NEW NS1X NOISE GATE SUPPRESION . COULD YOU RECOMMEND FUZZ OD AND COPRESSOR TO BE IN THE FX LOOP OF THE PEDAL?
many thanks
paul
Very nice. ????????
Finally someone demonstrate this pedal with humbuckers on high gain lead tone …thank you! Sounds great,thats what i was looking for!
Bookmarking that lick at 4:03 for later. ????
Edit: Also a big thanks to the guitar players on the YouTube team who added the playback speed feature. ????
Enjoyed this – good, down to earth, infortmative video (and some awesome shredding too!). Have you any thoughts/ideas on placement of the compressor pedal i.e. before the amp or in the effects loops?
At 2:50 mark was that a Steve Morse arpeggio?
Hi Paul! Thanks for your great effort in all the videos you produce. One question: is the Keeley still the one to get nowadays? Or would you suggest some new entries? Regards!
Hi Paul, I got this pedal recently and I'm noticing that it adds noise to my signal chain even when it's just this pedal plugged in. With the compression turned to the minimum there is no added noise but the more sustain I add the more noise floor I hear. Is this normal?
Thanks for the great explanation! This one of those pedals that I really didn't understand for years.
Very useful thanks
I bought an origin effects cali76 stacked and tbh I really really struggle with it. I just find it…uncontrollable. The problem is me, not the pedal, I get that. This video makes me think I need to try again.
Paul's tone and choice of pedals (except for the AxeFXIII) has become a guide for me. At first it was subconscious when I used the plumes as my drive sound, but then I realized what was going on.
Good old Keeley compressor! Like an idiot I got rid of mine.
Just a thought. Have you tried emulating the Keeley compressor using the compressor inside the Boss GT?
Hmm I wonder how useful it is in a studio. Usually everything goes through multiple stages of compression when recording and one can pinpoint different parts of the song for different compression . If the guitar is already a little squished it may end up being too compressed after production is done .
Live I can see how this can add some particular benefits
Tom Scholz is the godfather of using a compressor on guitar…
The first two Boston albums are a must listen if you're unfamiliar with what a compressor can do ????
With a compressor you feel it more than you hear it…
I set mine first in the chain for a very subtle dynamic range compression and sustain ????
Great vid. I need a compression pedal
Yes! This is the secret of your pick attack! So chewy.
Great!!! Thanks.
My number one guitar is a strat with a 12 inch radius, but low output pickups with a vintage stagger. A compressor really helps all the strings ring out. And that's a pretty common thing, actually, to have vintage pickups and a modern neck. Those pickups were designed for a 7.5" radius and it makes a difference a lot of times. I think a lot of players could benefit from using compression with those types of guitars. And yep they're good to use as a boost, too.
My lack of understanding of compression has made me avoid using these pedals.This video really helped and the Keeley Comp is a brilliant product. Thanks Paul!
I mostly use compression for sustain, especially on clean and low gain amp settings. But even with some gain, a little compression goes a long way to get a silkier tone. I do have a related question, Paul. I have noticed that on my Katana 100 mkii, compression works best after the preamp stage. Before the preamp stage, the tone breaks up in the tail while after the preamp, I get nice clean tails and very smooth sustain. Not to mention a snappier tone and less noise. Back in my pedalboard days, I would always put the compressor first in the efx chain and the Katana seems to work differently here. Can you shed some light on this either here or in a separate video? I want to understand more about what I am hearing. Thanks!
Love my keeley Compressor +
The Keeley 4 knob, is the first thing my cord goes into. For me the blend knob is the secret sauce of this pedal. Mine has been set at 11 o'clock for years. No matter what amp or modeller I'm playing through I really like the string feel with the comp on.
Lately I am so hooked up with Paul's guitar techniques. God bless you Paul, love from India.