The MXR design team took a classic recording studio fixture and stuffed it into a pedalboard-friendly box. The Studio Compressor features Attack, Release, Ratio, Input, and Output controls so you can fine-tune your...

I did a really slick mod that uses 1/2 of a mini transformer at the input to simulate a pickup loading down the signal. What this means is that it will sound warm and rich even if you use your active pickups. It's all...

A principal use of any good compressor is an effect to smooth out and level the dynamic range from the instrument. Whilst most modern bass amplifiers are equipped with a much-simplified version of this type, some lack...

As a hardworking bass player – and at the detriment of your reputation – the demand for a perfect recording session is paramount. By nature, studio compressors are widely used for levelling the audio signal,...

Guy Pratt Signature Pedal Bass legend and long-standing Ashdown artist, Guy Pratt has performed with some of the biggest acts in the world to say the very least… from David Gilmour, to Madonna, to Michael...