notTHEwillienelson
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COMPLETE Wampler Ego76
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Orange Squeezer is cool in its own right as it played a big role in the 70s studio scene.
The similarities between it and the Rockman compressor also hints that Tom Scholz used one when recording the first Boston Album
giovanni
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From his video describing the pedal I was under the assumption that there was a parallel path for the clean signal to simulate the way the compressor was used in the studio. So my guess is that the style of compressor is not as important as the “studio simulation”? Does that make sense Robert?
jesuscrisp
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The schematic truly is something ... buffer into a buffer into a buffer.
Robert
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passtheducky
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I'm sort of confused how this has anything to do with an 1176 aside from that they are both fet compressors.
Robert
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I guess it's the response of the detector? I don't know, I'm not an 1176 (or compressor) expert by any means.
Wait until you see the "Airchild" ... To be fair though, I really like that one.
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passtheducky
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I mean, it’s a Wampler joint. You know it’s going to sound great. He doesn’t need the fake model name marketing dance.
They're both fet compressors where the fet is used as a voltage divider to dump signal to ground (there are other ways to have fet compression). Other than that, I can't see many similarities (maybe full wave rectification instead of the half wave used in the OS)
giovanni
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Watching the video he posted, I was never under the impression that this was a clone. It was always about how that type of compressor is typically used in the studio and how to replicate that signal chain in a pedal. So I guess I’m not super surprised?
Maybe more accurate.
Well at least it's Analog like the Original, can't say if it's the same for the other 1176's in a box out there!???
mzy12
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I think Brian made the right call on this tbh, making something with the, "essence," of studio fet compressor, but make it make sense for a guitar. I have the regular ego comp from his company and it sounds great. I did want to do a diy of it but there's no schematic out there for it. I know it's an OTA MXR style comp, but it is genuinely quiet compared to the ones in the MXR vein I've built.
Going to set a new record on this one Robert???
Robert
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Highly unlikely.
I'm talking about the Guts of the pedal, not when you finish it!
CR0SSBL4DE
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Just Wampler getting on the hype train. He is entering a 'studio sound' pedal market by misleading advertising (I would not dare to say is false advertising, since he surely have lots of arguments to discuss this).
An 1176 compressor it's used in studio to address micro-dynamics, but more often chosen as a tonebox. It has a subtle but effective coloration, used a lot on vocals, bass, snares, kicks (not just guitar). Since most of the people buying pedals does not have studio experience, you can promote your pedal that way and 99% of your buyers will never know.
Not saying it's a bad pedal by any means, but if promoted "correctly" it would compete with the JHS pulp'n'peel, Analogman Orange squeezer, etc. But this way people will compare it to the UA 1176, Cali76, MXR studio compressor, drybell unit67, etc.
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I couldn't agree more! Personally, I really like the orange squeezer sound and I think a modernized version should appeal to many players (like the Drybell Module 4). I like the way this pedal sounds, judging by the demos, and I will probably give it a go (at least breadboard it), but I can't lie it's a bit frustrating to see it marketed as a 1176 when it's not
CR0SSBL4DE
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Is there any trace of this pedal online? I'd assume that the VCA part of the circuit (that is actually pretty similar to the BA283 preamp board in a Neve 1073) would be preserved.
