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Sunday, 10 March 2019 / Published in General

Guitar & Bass Mini Compressor Pedals Technical Shootout

How do compressor mini pedals compare with each other? Which one is the best mini compressor pedal for the guitar? And for bass? Which is the cheapest one? Which one has more features? What technology are they using? Which one sounds most transparent or the most colorful?

These are legitimate questions and often a feature of personal interest may count more than the whole package. We thought to offer a technical comparison table to see how CompIQ MINI Pro Compressor and CompIQ MINI ONE Pro Compressor pedals compare with or differ from other pedals of similar size. Products technical features are compiled in a minimalist way using the information published in manufacturer online pages, manuals available for download, and/or independent reviews where the aforementioned lack in detail. As a courtesy, we provide a direct link to the product original page. Prices are taken from the manufacturer shop (or from a mainstream online shop if not available on the manufacturer page) and referenced to the US Dollar. You may use Currency Switcher to display prices in other currencies. So far, we included products from top brands or having the most features close to our products. If you have other proposals, please leave a comment or contact us, and we will add them to the table.

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CompIQ Mini
€169.00
Blackmer® VCA & RMS-Level Sensor
Feed Forward
Ratio (1:1 to inf:1),
Threshold (-40dBu to +10dBu)
Make-up Gain (-6dB to +20dB)
Hard/Soft Compression Knee
Fast/Slower Dynamic Auto Timing
Normal/Deep Side Chain Filter
Dry/Wet Mix
Fully Transparent,
No distortion, No artifacts
5-LED Gain Reduction Display
-
9-12VDC, 25mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
CompIQ Mini One
€139.00
Blackmer® VCA & RMS-Level Sensor
Feed Forward
Ratio (1:1 to inf:1),
Sense Threshold
Low -40dBu / High -30dBu
Make-up Gain (-6dB to +20dB)
Hard Knee Compression
Fast Dynamic Auto Timing
Frequency Compensated Side Chain
Dry/Wet Mix
Fully Transparent,
No distortion, No artifacts
5-LED Gain Reduction Display
-
9-12VDC, 25mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
Fairfield Circuitry Accountant
€141.00
JFET Feed-back
-24dBu Fixed Threshold,
Ratio (3, 6, 12:1) & Input Pad (0, -8, -16dB) Switches
Volume
-
Fixed Attack/Release Time
-
-
Beefier to Dirty
-
-
9VDC, 12mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
Xotic SP
€146.00
OTA (Ross)
Lo/Mid/Hi Compression Toggle Switch,
Input Pad Internal DIP Switch
Volume
-
Attack/Release Internal DIP Switch
-
Dry/Effect Blend
Low/Hi-cut Internal DIP Switch
-
Battery Operated
9-18VDC, 5mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
Wampler Ego Mini
€132.00
OTA (Ross)
Sustain (Compression)
Volume
-
Fast/Slower Attack Switch
-
Blend
Normal/Bright Tone Switch
-
-
9-18VDC, 14-22mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
JHS Whitey Tighty
€119.00
FET
Compression
Volume
-
-
-
Blend
Subtle Smoothing to Pleasing Squash
-
-
9VDC, 21mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
TC Electronic Hypergravity Mini
€88.00
Digital Multiband TonePrint
Sustain (Compression)
Level (Volume)
-
Attack
-
-
TonePrint Sonic Signatures
-
-
9VDC, >100mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
One Control Lemon Yellow
€128.00
VCA
Ratio (1:1 to 5:1)
Level, VCA Gain (+18dB)
-
Sustain Switch
-
-
Tasty Distortion
-
Battery Operated
9VDC, 10mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
MXR M291 Dyna Comp Mini
€88.00
OTA (Ross)
Sensitivity (Compression)
Output (Volume)
-
Fast/Slow Attack Switch
-
-
Classic Tone
-
-
9-12VDC, 4mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass
€132.00
OTA (Ross)
Sensitivity (Compression)
Output (Volume)
-
Fast/Slow Attack Switch
-
Clean (Blend)
Tone Midrange EQ
-
-
9DC, 11mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Ge Gold Micro
€118.00
Optical
Sustain (Compression)
Volume
-
-
-
Blend (Clean),
Grit (Germanium Distortion Blend)
Noiseless Clean
-
-
9VDC (18V internal)
True Bypass
View Product
 
Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Micro
€105.00
Optical
Sustain (Compression)
Volume
-
-
-
Blend (Clean),
Grit (Distortion Blend)
Noiseless Clean
-
-
9VDC (18V internal), 11-15mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone Micro
€105.00
Optical
Sustain (Compression)
Volume
-
-
-
Blend
Treble EQ
-
-
9VDC (18V internal), 13-16mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
AMT G-Packer
€96.00
Optical
Comp (Compression)
Level (Volume)
-
Slow/Medium/Fast Attack Switch,
Sustain (Release)
-
-
Fully Transparent
-
-
12VDC, 13mAh
True (?) Bypass
View Product
 
Henretta Eng. Orange Whip
€116.00
Dan Armstrong "Orange Squeezer"
Internal Bias Trim (Compression)
Internal Output Trim (Volume)
-
-
-
-
Subtle Yet Present
-
-
9VDC, 50mAh
True Bypass
View Product
 
TC Electronic Spectra Comp Bass
€69.00
Digital Multiband TonePrint
Spectracomp (Multi-parameter Compression)
-
-
-
-
-
TonePrint Sonic Signatures
-
-
9VDC, >100mAh
True Bypass
View Product

 


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Prices are subject to change without notice and are provided (as they were available at the information collection date) for reference only. We do not maintain or update prices for each product except for our own. Technical information was denominated to common units of measurement, for easier reading. In the process, we discovered that some technical data published by manufacturers may contain errors. We tried to understand the numbers and, where conflicting, we interpreted in our own way. Therefore, other errors may arise. If you spot errors or inaccuracies, please let us know and we will correct them diligently.

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Last updated: 2020-07-09 08:35:33

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