MXR M-102 Dyna Comp Compressor Pedal  

Just bought this compressor.  The reason is this particular compressor has been around as long as I've been in the music business.  There's a reason for that.  It's well built with metal casing, metal footswitch, nice rotary knobs, bright LED light.  It's not fancy with a lot of knobs and switches, but, It does the job.  Using it in a chain with a Blues driver and LPB-1.  This makes a nice combination of even overdriven tones for classic rock and country music. The rubber knob covers add a nice touch to be able to take your toe and adjust on the fly.  There is the re-occurring "hissing" problem found in this pedal, however, as another reviewer stated, you can dismantle the pedal and turn over the circuitboard and right in the middle is an adjustment screw.  Also, depending on how one positions both output and sensitivity knobs, you can relieve some or most of this annoyance.  One just has to be patient and work with it and it will do what it's supposed to do.... for years! That's why I bought another. It will be a sound (excuse the pun) investment in a good quality pedalboard rig.  Get one today!

It just has 2 knobs.

The construction was good.

The price was good.

I am totally disappointed with this pedal. I had high hopes since I read the good reviews for it. This pedal had no sustain whatsoever, it's way to noisy,also there's volume issues. I just couldn't tweak it to get any sustain.

I've tried a few compressors in this range.  Spent days fiddling with knobs and came up with nothing earthshaking.  This one in about ten minutes got it.  Or what I like.  Left knob at 3:00 to 4:00.  Right knob at 9:00 to 10:00.  Nice sustain, sound very close to clean signal.  Telecaster through Fender tube amps.  No other pedals for gain or distortion.  Country and blues.

Only annoying thing is the power plug on the side instead of at the top of the box like every other pedal in the world.

After moving the amps out in the nook area, hooking up all the pedals and cranking it up, I knew I needed a compressor...and a noise gate. The noise gate I wanted was out of stock so I decided to go with only a comp for now. The MXR does a great job of smoothing things out, and even goes a long way toward taming the nasty, noisy hiss I was getting.

Other than an EQ, a compressor should be in your signal chain.

Compressor, Distortion, and EQ: these three will get you closer to that tone you're after.

Two knobs and a switch. Not much in the features department, but this pedal does exactly what it should.

Another well made product from MXR.

This one is priced just right. It's not fancy but it does a great job.

Well built reliable easy to use and very flexable as far as what it can do despite the fact that is has only two controls.... more knobs to twiddle with don't make things better.

This baby is totaly foot control-able if that is even a word.

I could go on and on about this pedal It's been around awhile I have a really old one and the only differance is the old ones didn't have a lite on them.

This is the best comp box there is and I think the fact that it has only two knobs is part of it .

this is a great box for getting that Nashville sound         but that is     not all it     can do .By setting the threshhold low it can mimic the sound of a tube rectified amp because as a note beguins to die the box brings it back to life so to speak creating sustain. Tube rectifiers choke heavy signals but as the note dies it's voltage increases creating sustain I like to use the little rubber thing on the output control so I can control it with my foot it is great as a volume control.                                                                                                                                                                                                             This pedal is not just for country players it will make any amp and guitar sound better ...great really it helps breath life into notes if you don't run the threshold to high it is a monster volume boost get one I have been playing a long time and unless you find an old lab series L-5 amp this is what you should have     best tool you will ever own.R.N.H

I think it is a ten and I can't think of too many other boxes that you can really say that about I've had mine thirty years it's unreal I must have gone through dozens of amp's and guitars but I some how held on to this old stomp box heck if it had blew up after a year I probably would still got another one.

I Also had an mxr distortion plus that I lost in a fire and it was a great tool as well.

I thiink I paid about $40.00 in 1979 for one of these baby's and I still have it and it has more than paid for itself I hope they bury me with it. there are always critics out there that nitpic but most of those cats cant play anyway so they blame the gear this thing will make you sound better if you let it.