Great explanation really. Great pedal. We used to say back in the day when this lil' gem came out " You don't know when it's on, but you know when it's not ". Also called " Nashville's little secret. "
I thought this demo was super well done and very informative. I've never understood compression very well, and your demo did a great job of explaining that. Don't listen to the haters.
Eight years after you uploaded this here I am adding to the rest of the comments praising your demo. Insightful, informative, clear and simple, If only all reviews were as good as this. Thanks from across the pond Ryan. Seriously considering getting one now.
Ryan great demo, your demo is responsible of me having a dyna comp on my board. love the fact that you showed the sound of this compressor without chicken picking lol just straight up sound of the guitar, very solid demo, thanks man.
I respect everyone's opinion but I like a lot this compressor, easy to use and you can feel what is doing in your sound, love the sustain that it produces, I kind of like the fact that is not transparent, what is the point of having a compressor if you can't feel what is doing, but in my opinion this pedal is great and the price point is great too. i guess at the end is all about taste, and everyone has a different taste.
Good compressors don't color your sound,they even out the dynamics and give you click and pop and that's a good thing.I love the DynaComp I have it,but I use it more like a coloring effect,when I need a vintage compression,otherwise I use a multi and compression.
Perfect. I just got a small deal for this off Reverb. I was confused by the Boss one when I started playing again two years ago, so I sold it. Wanted to try this one having only two controls. Trying after work tonight for the first time. I'll be trying that common setting you showed first. This video explained how compression and the pedal works perfectly.
Very nice. I've kind of immersed myself in different compressors over the past week, and opted for this one because it's straightforward and I don't think all the extra knobs are really what I need for my sound. Just want to get those single coils to quack.
Dear Ryan, this is the most comprehensive video revealing Dyna Comp.I just got this pedal and had the opportunity to compare it vs my Barber Tone Press.To my humble opinion Barber must be the most underrated manufacturer!!!Propably poor public relations with "opinion" makers.MXR pedal has a personality on a clean sound but stacks TERRIBLY with overdriven tones.Also is pointless with the output lower than 2.30-3.00 o'clock(It is obvious in your video).I would appreciate your comments! Best Regards Marios(Athens,Greece)
+Μάριος Μηλιάδης Agreed; I have a TonePress on my personal board, and it is superior in every way (to my ears). But really any compressor that has a blend knob and lets you add some dry signal in parallel to your compressed one (tonepress, deep six, pulp n peel, etc) are the superior ones. :)
Any suggestion for a transparent,organic booster,just to add this hairy feeling,without altering original tone?Right now I am using on that purpose Tone Press(Barber suggested setting) or Skreddy Scredriver.I have tried and pass over: RC Booster,TC Spark Booster,TC Spark Mini Booster,MXR micro amp,Rockett Archer,Rockett Blue Note and EHX Soul Food and of course both Maxon and Ibanez ts pedals,so you maybe consider what I am looking for. Thank You in advance Marios
+Μάριος Μηλιάδης Well based on everything you've said, I am wondering about your amp; what amp are you using, do you keep it dirty or clean, and do you like it as-is without any pedals? That will help me direct you a little better.
Dear Ryan,my amp is the Two Rock Studio Pro 35 Combo.Best clean chanel ever heard,but this amp cannot get dirty by any means.My rig is(as placed): 1.TC Polytune 2.Vox Clyde McCoy V848 3.MXR Dyna Comp 4.Barber Tone Press(as a booster) 5.Catalinbread DLS(VERSION 1) 6.Skreddy Skrewdriver 7.Barber Gain Drive 8.Deep Blue Delay HW(in amp's FX loop), Guitars: Gibson Les Paul VOS 2013 Fender Strat 1974(all original) Dean Evo Special Select(SD Pearly Gates) Ibanez AG95 Kind Regards
+Μάριος Μηλιάδης Okay, gotcha, so you do have a good amp and you like clean stuff. :) That makes a little more sense why you wouldn't love the RC Booster. Well here's what I'd look at then: a lot of guys like the Emerson EM Drive for what you're after. The Greer Lightspeed would be my first recommendation personally, though. And then finally I use a JHS Superbolt for light drive; I run a clean amp too, and it isn't totally 'transparent' but I really like the tone of it. Hope that helps!
Just got one of these on the 'Bay, Have a MIM Tele with hot SDs and Squier Classic Vibe I keep in Open G, hoping this stomp box will bring Nashville to London, UK.
Belethor haha. I suppose it depends on what type of music you listen to. A lot of people (especially now that a lot of compressors have 'blend' knobs that keep a lot of the original signal alongside the compressed one) use compressors very subtly; the only way you'd be able to really tell is that the notes have a little added sustain (they trail on longer than they would if it was off). Whereas if you listen to country music, the guitar sounding real twangy and 'squashed' is stylistically what they're after sometimes. But the basic idea is generally the added sustain and keeping the loud and soft notes at similar volume levels. Dunno if that helps at all or if you even care, but there it is. :)
Honestly I’m not a fan of running high gains or fuzzes with a compressor. Fuzz especially compresses the signal like mad already, and all a comp seems to do is introduce extra noise. Give it a try without and I bet you’ll be pretty happy!
I feel like it really just depends on your setup. It's definitely not the quietest pedal, but depends on your power, pickups, pedals...too many variables to know for sure. :)
@@kiesshauer I know... When I play dream-pop I'm on the low input of a jcm800 (clean) using humbuckers, boss ce2, Ibanez fl9 flanger and boss dd3 delay. They're all pretty quiet.
I can’t play a telecaster without one. It keeps the string volume all evened out. If I don’t use one the G string always barks out louder than everything else and drives me nuts. Of course the Dyna comp adds a clicky sound to it which is good for country. I call it “ snap and pop”.
Nice review. However its incorrect to say the the signal is effectively, or technically, 'expanded'. An expander expands the dynamic range meaning that smaller signals get smaller.
Great pedal, the Monte Allums mod is supposed to get close to the original Script DynaComp, as far as I know. Here is a play-through with the MA mod: th-cam.com/video/Gobv0yDjgzQ/w-d-xo.html - thanks for the always awesome gear demos!!
If you're using a power supply to power multiple pedals then a compressor can get noisy! If you use a separate power supply for the compressor, you should be fine
This pedal, as all MXR pedals, is a miserable tone suck. Not transparent in the least. They first made these in 1979, so what do you expect? Mooer makes a Yellow Comp with true bypass and way more advanced circuitry for about the same price as this doorstop. And it doesn't kill your guitar tone. You're welcome.
Still, a ton of people use them and like the sound it gives -- especially modded versions! Good suggestion on the mooer though for people looking in this price range.
Vintage Ross and Dan Armstrong compressors are not transparent either, but they add a distinct character to the tone that some people like a lot. I personally would rather a comp that adds a nice colour than a super transparent one.
+StratFinders Music You are not fair. This is a very cool pedal that is not too harsh when it comes to cutting the tone. It sounds good for what it is suppose to do. David Gilmour has the script version of Dynacomp. If he likes it - so can you. Mooer pedals are definately not better than MXR - forget it!
These minutes of unstructured talking followed by eleven seconds of one, strummed guitar chord. Why do so many pedal reviewers seem to think we want to hear a VERBAL description of a sound instead of just plain HEARING the sound? Geez, PLAY the thing, stomp the box, play the exact same thing. Repeat with different licks. Stop with all the yackin.
Finally someone who can demo while talking
Great explanation really. Great pedal. We used to say back in the day when this lil' gem came out " You don't know when it's on, but you know when it's not ". Also called " Nashville's little secret. "
I thought this demo was super well done and very informative. I've never understood compression very well, and your demo did a great job of explaining that. Don't listen to the haters.
Eight years after you uploaded this here I am adding to the rest of the comments praising your demo. Insightful, informative, clear and simple, If only all reviews were as good as this. Thanks from across the pond Ryan. Seriously considering getting one now.
Thanks for the kind words! Glad it’s still helpful! :)
Finally a competent well thought out and thorough review/demonstration of a guitar pedal! Hard to come by on TH-cam, thank you man keep it up!
Ryan great demo, your demo is responsible of me having a dyna comp on my board. love the fact that you showed the sound of this compressor without chicken picking lol
just straight up sound of the guitar, very solid demo, thanks man.
I respect everyone's opinion but I like a lot this compressor, easy to use and you can feel what is doing in your sound, love the sustain that it produces, I kind of like the fact that is not transparent, what is the point of having a compressor if you can't feel what is doing, but in my opinion this pedal is great and the price point is great too. i guess at the end is all about taste, and everyone has a different taste.
Good compressors don't color your sound,they even out the dynamics and give you click and pop and that's a good thing.I love the DynaComp I have it,but I use it more like a coloring effect,when I need a vintage compression,otherwise I use a multi and compression.
Perfect.
I just got a small deal for this off Reverb.
I was confused by the Boss one when I started playing again two years ago, so I sold it.
Wanted to try this one having only two controls.
Trying after work tonight for the first time.
I'll be trying that common setting you showed first.
This video explained how compression and the pedal works perfectly.
Ryan, you need to put out more videos man! Your demos and explanations are amazing.
+Richard Annan Thanks Richard! I appreciate that. :)
Very nice. I've kind of immersed myself in different compressors over the past week, and opted for this one because it's straightforward and I don't think all the extra knobs are really what I need for my sound. Just want to get those single coils to quack.
Dear Ryan,
this is the most comprehensive video revealing Dyna Comp.I just got this pedal and had the opportunity to compare it vs my Barber Tone Press.To my humble opinion Barber must be the most underrated manufacturer!!!Propably poor public relations with "opinion" makers.MXR pedal has a personality on a clean sound but stacks TERRIBLY with overdriven tones.Also is pointless with the output lower than 2.30-3.00 o'clock(It is obvious in your video).I would appreciate your comments!
Best Regards
Marios(Athens,Greece)
+Μάριος Μηλιάδης Agreed; I have a TonePress on my personal board, and it is superior in every way (to my ears). But really any compressor that has a blend knob and lets you add some dry signal in parallel to your compressed one (tonepress, deep six, pulp n peel, etc) are the superior ones. :)
Any suggestion for a transparent,organic booster,just to add this hairy feeling,without altering original tone?Right now I am using on that purpose Tone Press(Barber suggested setting) or Skreddy Scredriver.I have tried and pass over: RC Booster,TC Spark Booster,TC Spark Mini Booster,MXR micro amp,Rockett Archer,Rockett Blue Note and EHX Soul Food and of course both Maxon and Ibanez ts pedals,so you maybe consider what I am looking for.
Thank You in advance
Marios
+Μάριος Μηλιάδης Well based on everything you've said, I am wondering about your amp; what amp are you using, do you keep it dirty or clean, and do you like it as-is without any pedals? That will help me direct you a little better.
Dear Ryan,my amp is the Two Rock Studio Pro 35 Combo.Best clean chanel ever heard,but this amp cannot get dirty by any means.My rig is(as placed):
1.TC Polytune
2.Vox Clyde McCoy V848
3.MXR Dyna Comp
4.Barber Tone Press(as a booster)
5.Catalinbread DLS(VERSION 1)
6.Skreddy Skrewdriver
7.Barber Gain Drive
8.Deep Blue Delay HW(in amp's FX loop),
Guitars:
Gibson Les Paul VOS 2013
Fender Strat 1974(all original)
Dean Evo Special Select(SD Pearly Gates)
Ibanez AG95
Kind Regards
+Μάριος Μηλιάδης Okay, gotcha, so you do have a good amp and you like clean stuff. :) That makes a little more sense why you wouldn't love the RC Booster. Well here's what I'd look at then: a lot of guys like the Emerson EM Drive for what you're after. The Greer Lightspeed would be my first recommendation personally, though. And then finally I use a JHS Superbolt for light drive; I run a clean amp too, and it isn't totally 'transparent' but I really like the tone of it.
Hope that helps!
99 dlls at GC. Tested it out last night and I loved it.
Just got one of these on the 'Bay, Have a MIM Tele with hot SDs and Squier Classic Vibe I keep in Open G, hoping this stomp box will bring Nashville to London, UK.
i hope so too. :)
one of the most effective, well acomplished videos about pedals I've seen. Can you do one with the Cs3?
It was a really good explanation. Thanks!
+Javier Alonso Bustamante Thanks, Javier!
Nice review. Looking at getting one of these soon, seems great for the price. Thanks for the demo!
Thanks for the demo man! I was deciding whether to get this or the modtone lemon squeeze, and this is the winner.
no prob! i'm glad it was helpful.
Great video, thank you. I realised that this is not for me. Attack/Release time not so good. :)
Thanks for the info very helpful
Great video, Thanks for this!
Thanks! And You’re welcome!
This was what I was looking for.. thanks!
Thanks man!
Great demo man.
I appreciated the explanation actually....
Great video. Very informative.
Thanks!
Thank you for the great information!
You are welcome!
Really good review
Regarding the attack, how do you respond? Thank you
Perfect video. Thank you.
Thanks i learned a lot ,
Excellent explanation!
Thanks Steven!
I dont know if its just me, but ive never heard the difference between compressed and uncompressed tone.
Belethor haha. I suppose it depends on what type of music you listen to. A lot of people (especially now that a lot of compressors have 'blend' knobs that keep a lot of the original signal alongside the compressed one) use compressors very subtly; the only way you'd be able to really tell is that the notes have a little added sustain (they trail on longer than they would if it was off). Whereas if you listen to country music, the guitar sounding real twangy and 'squashed' is stylistically what they're after sometimes. But the basic idea is generally the added sustain and keeping the loud and soft notes at similar volume levels.
Dunno if that helps at all or if you even care, but there it is. :)
Nice review! Been looking at these lately. Would this along with a fuzz pedal be a good combo?
Honestly I’m not a fan of running high gains or fuzzes with a compressor. Fuzz especially compresses the signal like mad already, and all a comp seems to do is introduce extra noise. Give it a try without and I bet you’ll be pretty happy!
What about noise? I don't mean to use it with distortion... Just clean, maybe light od. Will it be usable?
I feel like it really just depends on your setup. It's definitely not the quietest pedal, but depends on your power, pickups, pedals...too many variables to know for sure. :)
@@kiesshauer I know... When I play dream-pop I'm on the low input of a jcm800 (clean) using humbuckers, boss ce2, Ibanez fl9 flanger and boss dd3 delay. They're all pretty quiet.
I can’t play a telecaster without one. It keeps the string volume all evened out. If I don’t use one the G string always barks out louder than everything else and drives me nuts. Of course the Dyna comp adds a clicky sound to it which is good for country. I call it “ snap and pop”.
Back in 19 and 41
sold
Dirty compared to recent boxes. I've had two over the decades and used them as slight boost pedals w compression turned all the way down.
Hey Ryan. This or Diamond comp?
Well for me I'd say 'neither' but that wasn't your question. :) To your question I'd say Diamond.
Nice review. However its incorrect to say the the signal is effectively, or technically, 'expanded'. An expander expands the dynamic range meaning that smaller signals get smaller.
Thanks it was helpful :)
Great pedal, the Monte Allums mod is supposed to get close to the original Script DynaComp, as far as I know. Here is a play-through with the MA mod: th-cam.com/video/Gobv0yDjgzQ/w-d-xo.html - thanks for the always awesome gear demos!!
i heard that this pedal gets really noisy. How noisy is it?
+Marcus Pintor hard to quantify...it does get kinda "hissy". there are a lot of modded versions of this that don't, though.
If you're using a power supply to power multiple pedals then a compressor can get noisy! If you use a separate power supply for the compressor, you should be fine
+Luke Kerr how fast does the battery die if I only rely on JUST the battery
My custom shop dyna with a telecaster through a Fender hot Rod = noise. I put a gate behind it which kills a lot of the sustain ..Wtf
Need a different comp, imo. Any time you find yourself adding a pedal just to make another pedal work is a big no-go if you ask me. Especially a gate!
Ryan Kiesshauer Thanks, I’ll take your advise.
Would this go before the amp?
dw34 before the guitar
Marcos Pintor this would go before the brain actually
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Somebody told me that it didn’t work with hummingbird mic is it true I don’t know anything about tech’ lol
The only problem you could ever have with this pedal is playing with it. 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock and leave it on:)
3 minutes before we hear the thing but a good vid in the end.
mine is noisy i dont know why
Pedal didn't do very much to fatten the tone. Way too thin for me. Info was good but the pedal isn't.
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Super .for morning call
Anything worth doing is worth over doing imo…
YOU TALK TOO MUCH. gimme the sound you're talking about
Pollo o o no
You sound like louis ck when you talk. Hope you washed your hands before touching that pedal…
This pedal, as all MXR pedals, is a miserable tone suck. Not transparent in the least. They first made these in 1979, so what do you expect? Mooer makes a Yellow Comp with true bypass and way more advanced circuitry for about the same price as this doorstop. And it doesn't kill your guitar tone. You're welcome.
Still, a ton of people use them and like the sound it gives -- especially modded versions! Good suggestion on the mooer though for people looking in this price range.
Vintage Ross and Dan Armstrong compressors are not transparent either, but they add a distinct character to the tone that some people like a lot. I personally would rather a comp that adds a nice colour than a super transparent one.
i think the boss cs3 is worse off
+StratFinders Music You are not fair. This is a very cool pedal that is not too harsh when it comes to cutting the tone. It sounds good for what it is suppose to do. David Gilmour has the script version of Dynacomp. If he likes it - so can you. Mooer pedals are definately not better than MXR - forget it!
These minutes of unstructured talking followed by eleven seconds of one, strummed guitar chord. Why do so many pedal reviewers seem to think we want to hear a VERBAL description of a sound instead of just plain HEARING the sound? Geez, PLAY the thing, stomp the box, play the exact same thing. Repeat with different licks. Stop with all the yackin.
Your talking WAY TO MUCH!!! HOW BOUT LETTING US HEAR WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE...I can't take this ratchet jaw
Good thing there are tons of other videos on TH-cam where no one talks at all! Variety is the spice of life. :)
Too much talk
You speak too much. PLAY FFS!!!!!
Sorry bro. There are plenty of videos out there with no talking for you to enjoy!
we enjoyed the speaking
Gniewomir Ciołek fast forward you dipshit
So much blah blah....