For these reasons, the Dyna Comp Compressor has been the secret weapon on countless pedalboards for years. The compression effect helps to smooth out differences in volume between notes, [2] such as in quick runs played by chicken picking. Funk rhythm players appreciated the consistency maintained between pick attack “chuks”, chords and single-note lines as well as the even balance of each note in chords. A simple, two-knob interface allows for control over output and sensitivity, ensuring your guitar solos and rhythm parts are as consistent and punchy as possible.

This approach certainly works to maintain most of what I love about the character of my drive pedals but I feel like having the compressor later in the chain robs me of a bit of my signal’s higher frequencies. The muddiness that came from playing double-stop chords with a crunch setting seemed to be cleaned up by the DynaComp in a nice way that I was not expecting.There is less definition with distortion as there are more overtones created because of the hard clipping. I had tried the Tone City Comp Engine but that simply didn't seem to have much effect on the signal. Credit is provided by a panel of lenders with whom we have a commercial relationship (so we cannot provide independent advice).

I use mine in front of a Soul Food and a Custom Badass '78, and the Dyna Comp gets a smooth crunch out of the Soul Food, and gives the C' Badass the sweet sustain the pedal somewhat lacks on its own.Spec'd from our own 1976 Dyna Comp Compressor, this pedal is built around the rare CA3080 "metal can" integrated circuit (IC), which yields quieter operation, greater transparency, and increased dynamic range. The Dyna Comp Bass Compressor delivers the most iconic compression sound in music history, tweaked and tuned just for bass players.