Description
Every pedalboard needs a compressor that knows when to get out of the way and when to squeeze — VariComp does both. BBE built it around the same NOS CA3080 Operational Transconductance Amplifier that powered the beloved old Ross compressor and early MXR Dynacomp, so you get that same soft, breathing compression heard on classics like “Sultans of Swing” and “Sweet Home Alabama.” It’s not a clone job, though. BBE added an Attack knob the originals never had, letting you shape the feel from tight and controlled to loose and spongy without leaving the pedal’s core vintage character behind.
Place it early in your signal chain, ahead of drive and modulation, and let it even out pick dynamics or add sustain to single-note lines. The 470K input impedance keeps your pickups loading correctly the way vintage circuits intended, and the true hardwire bypass means your tone stays untouched when the pedal’s off. Inside, a mil-spec circuit board with fat signal traces, 1% metal-film resistors, and high-voltage poly caps keep the compression consistent gig after gig — this is a pedal designed to survive the road, not just a studio.
- Output, Attack, and Threshold controls
- NOS CA3080 OTA (Operational Transconductance Amplifier)
- 470K input impedance for vintage-correct pickup loading
- 10K Ohms output impedance when engaged
- 1% metal-film resistors for consistency
- High-voltage poly caps for improved tone
- Military-spec circuit board for reliability
- Blue status LED, low power draw
- Easy-access battery compartment
- True hardwire bypass
- 5-year warranty
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