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Exclusive Empress Effects Giveaway!

Exclusive Empress Effects Giveaway!

You could WIN a Reverb and Compressor from Empress Effects in this PG Perks exclusive giveaway! Ends May 12, 2022.


Empress - Compressor mkII

Empress Effects
$249

When we released our original Compressor back in 2011, it quickly became a favorite among guitar and bass players alike who were searching for something more than the typical over-simplified controls found on most compressor pedals. Now, based on our users’ valuable feedback, we’ve taken everything great about our original Compressor and made it even better.

On top of the full range of features and controls normally only seen in high-end studio equipment, such as input and gain reduction metering, independent attack and release controls, a mix knob for parallel compression, and an external sidechain insert, we’ve now added a ‘tilt’ tone eq control, and a selectable sidechain high pass filter built into the Compressor’s detection circuit. Oh, and the whole package is now half the size and available in two snazzy colors!