While many players are happy to invest in multiple overdrive reverb and delay pedals, there could be another type of effect that could enhance their guitar tone that they'll only need to buy once. And they may never want to turn it off. It's time to give the humble compressor pedal its time in the spotlight.
One of the problems with compressor pedals is they're frequently misunderstood, both in complication and the assumption that they are all like like the two-knob variety that compress everything and make you sound like a chicken Tele pickin' country player. Even Noel Gallagher – a recent convert to using compression live in his solo work for predominantly rhythm guitar work – is confused.
