Wampler Mini Ego Compressor.... it's finally here!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2016
- So finally... after threatening to release the Mini-Ego for what seems like an eternity... we finally bring it to you! Available October 28, 2016 at retailers world wide as well as from the Wampler Pedals website. Go to www.wamplerpedals.com to find a retailer near you, and learn more about the pedal here: www.wamplerpedals.com/mini-ego...
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More to come!
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Equipment used:
Whitfill Telecaster
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Compressor - เพลง
Hi Brian, I purchased one of these - it replaced an old CS2 which required a noise gate, or the silver archer it fed into sounded like a toaster with an attitude.
I’ve been buying pedals since the 70’s - you know how that is. I really love this pedal. I do run a noise gate before one Strymon because it is so sensitive.
Running the mini into the archer then and eq and the usual FX straight into a two Marshall 100 watt stacks running in stereo. I’m in my 60’s so I’ve had those forever and they now ‘hate the fact that they are being played quietly’ ;) ... usually. Love your channel. I told my wife “there are only 8 or 9 pedals on my board”... her response was... “what about all the others you have in cabinets?”... my response - “those don’t count, they’re not on the board” :))
cool demo Brian! I'm still loving my full size Ego and this demo actually helped me to understand it better. Keep cranking out those bad ass pedals man.
Brian - I got this pedal for Christmas (because it was on my list), but I’d buy it again after watching this video. Great and really useful demo!
Thanks Brian - love the educational aspect of your vids. Not going to buy a new compressor (....today....) but I did just go and change my settings.
I love your compressors... I have sung the praises of the Ego for a long time now. I can't imagine not using it. It is my not so secret weapon. That and my EP Booster.
I'm sold. Thanks so much for putting so many features into it!
Hey Brian, thanks for doing these videos! I would love to see a video that demos some of your pedals in a "boosting into high gain" setting. Particularly, I would love to see the Tumnus used in this nontraditional application, or also the Catapulp!
Just ordered one, finally. Can’t wait to get it.
Thanks Wampler
✌🏻
Thanks for the video. Really nice compressor. Love the new size & functionality
Damn, Brian. That's a sweet sounding comp.
Just got home with my new Mini Ego pedal. Sounds awesome!!!! Really makes the guitar play more "effortlessly" if you will. Well needed addition to my pedalboard.. Thank you for the quality products. 🤟😁
This really is a good video that shows me all I need to know. If I ever need another compressor...
Thanks for this, great tip! One simple thing that anyone can do to be a little safer... when you order that can of deoxit from your favourite online source, order a pair of safety glasses and a box of nitrile gloves (commonly blue) and maybe even a dust mask if you are feeling crazy.
An electronics tech buddy of mine said another way to do this (maybe if deoxit doesn't do the job) is to take the pot out of the chassis, take the cover off the back of the pot, and use a pencil eraser to clean the contacts of the disc that spins when you turn the pot, being careful not to damage the spring contact that makes contact with the disc.
Very cool! I love my ego compressor one of my favorite pedals.
Who could put a thumbs down on this video! Keep up the great content Bryan!
Great video, Brian! Being a hard rock player who uses lots of gain, I don't really use compression much, but this is a very cool sounding pedal. I might have to pick one up for my bass rig, though!
Great news! I was just wondering what Mr. Wampler has been up to and this is exactly the kind of thing I would purchase.
Really like this pedal due to low noise. Many compressors have a noticeable "hiss" where this does not. Another great job by the Wampler team. Thanks!
thanks that is one thing I've really wanted because I play mostly clean
Brian, I was surprised, sounds really good. I listened to Andy @ PGS and Brett down under. They got some great sound out of it too. The sound quality is excellent. In some ways, better than big pedal, I was thinking that it would be cheaper, but you guys put it together by hand. That must take some patience. Much better than other mini compressors. I think they will sell great.Jim
Sounds great Brian.
Mine arrived today. Can’t wait to add it to my board tomorrow. 👍🏼🎸
Hurray! Love your videos, love your pedals.
I swear one day im going to make a mini-pedal board, and this is going to go on it.
Sloppy playing? Your playing sounds pretty damn good to be, Brian. You make amazing stuff! Keep up the great work!
Love the full size pedal...so I'm sure the mini is really cool!!
Wonderful Brian! I have the standard ego and love it, I'm really impressed with this little magic box!
Greetings from Italy!
Watched Andy's demo, Brett's demo and your demo of course!
Bought it today, will arrive soon 😊
I'm discovering you just recently, thanks to your video with Josh and I like how you also make your explanations nice and simple, so why not subscribe to your channel? 😜
It so happened in the past week that I had to make room on my board and I never used my Philosopher King fully anyhow... I now have space for a para EQ as well haha!
Awesome stuff!
Sounds reasonably good
Really seems like a nice little pedal
Hey Brian that tone your getting... It's buzzed ;)
Cool compressor!
Sold - ordering mine today !!!
You’re a great picker bro.
Sounds good in this clip, I have a few small questions thinking of replacing my EMMA Comp with this. How does the voltage affect the compressor (I see most of your pedals now accept 9v to 18v). Does the tone switch work in a similar way (or at least produce the effect) as something like the Janglebox (which I believe changes a cap in the compression circuit allowing more highs through). I generally want a compressor for that compressed jangly sound with both a 12string and a 6string.
I'm a bit behind on the mini thing, but I just bought the mini ego and love it. But the question is why didnt you guys build it smaller from the start?
Very informative
Is it for vocals too ? I am looking for a little mobile vocal compressor with some reverb or echo effx buldin too.
well a perfect test is when you balance the bypass volume with the pedal engage , then we can really listen to the effect itself, when it has around 5-6 db louder signal, isnt a fair review or demo, anyways i like your channel a lot and for that thumbs up
It bakes the cake !
Great sounding pedal! It really transforms your Tele from the usual (but much loved!) twanky sound to a solid well-rounded tone, but fortunately in a transparent and pleasing manner. 1:50 "Pickin and Chicken"? You mean "Chicken Pickin'"? The former sounds like a new fast food joint. :) Any chance you could make another short video with a Les Paul or something else with some humbucker pups on it?
When the tone knob is switched on is it like having the regular Ego's tone at the full amount?
Que diferencia hay entre el ego y el mini ego ?
I had to go download the song from the intro.
What settings would you recommend for a Rickenbacker 12 string? I'm interested in something small on my pedalboard just for the RIC.
I play my US strat into the mini running into the Tumnus delux into a UAFX Ruby. Such a beautiful rich range of sounds. Any tips? I've been thinking about a clean boost to fatten up the strat but not sure I actually need one.
Hi, is it useful for any guitar style, clean rhythm, soul, classic rock, jazz, solos , funk ? Or just for solos and funk ? Do not know what if I need one....But love the sound 🎸🥰
Compressors are wonderful. These things are life givers for a Fender ...
9 or 18v best?
I have been using tone press for over 10 years , mainly because no one else offered a blend knob , which I couldn't understand at that time ( or now), moving along> would you say your mini ego is fairly quiet? Find that would be as exciting to me as the blend knob discovery - thanks for any opinion on that . my best - billy
Fantastic! Just one question: except by the tone and attack controls, the mini is equal to the original Ego about the sound and shape? Hugs!
Yes that is correct :)
I have the big EGO but I can never get it set up how I want it. Sooo....I just watched your before or after video. I just stole your settings...LOL thanks
Brian, what are the settings on the amp?
New to this pedal. Using with Voodoo Pedal Power Mondo. 9v, center pin negative. Do I use 100mA or 250mA? EDIT: Wampler very fast support response: It draws 140mA, so use your 250mA slot.
I never wanted a compressor before this... Yow!
Hey Wamper folks: I've had a full size Ego for a few years now and it is literally never off...a friend of mine had one and as soon as I heard his I went out and bought one that same week and it makes my acoustic sound unbelievable (works great on electric, too!). Anyway just a quick question about the switches: for the tone switch, is on and off like going from zero to full on the original Ego, or is it somewhere in between? Same question for attack...is it like going right from all the way off to all the way on, on the original Ego, or are they closer together, so to speak? Thanks!
+Adam Coe tone is all up or all off, attack is 9:00 and 3:00
I'm going to be using mine for acoustic too. Good to know.
What settings work best on acoustic?
Anybody know what kind of pups are in his Whitfill Telecaster?
I have the full size Ego, but the mini just looks cool.
They are just stick pickups from Whitfill
Nice, but I have 4 different "JangleBox" units. I like those alot. These seem more like the old MXR Dyna Comps which I never liked..
From sources I have read the Janglebox circuitry (like the EGO and Keeley) is based on the dyna comp but with several changes.
How would you say a jangle box compares to this mini ego?
Brian - awesome pedal!
I'm curious: what settings on the full size pedal do the switches on the mini pedal relate to?
Cheers
MW
+Mike Wicks the labels are the same on both, the smaller one just has switches for the tone and the attack
Wampler Pedals Yeah, but "Slow" on the Mini pedal, is what o'clock on the "Attack" knob on the big pedal, for example?
Same for "Fast", and Tone "on"/"off"?
Do you get my point?
Mike Wicks ahh gotcha. Fast would be about 9:00 on the attack knob and slow would be around 3:30 or so. Tone is all the way up and all the way down.
Old video I know but; I don’t hear an increase in noise but is there one there that is bothersome? I ask because I have been reading user reviews and many models have complaints about a huge amount of hiss. Is the mini ego as quiet as the video suggests? I am not to knowledgeable about compression, and I noticed in this video it eliminated the rattling of the strings. I love that! I see I would like to get this but was curious about the noise I have read about.
There isn't a "noise" problem, it's more of a "user error" instance. A compressor will take whatever sound is there and either increase the volume (adding gain) or compress transients that are too loud. So, if there is any noise whatsoever in the signal chain any compressor/limiter will amplify it, and every guitar rig will have some amount of noise, especially if you're using single coils.
Wampler Pedals yes, I see. I was referring to the Kelley compressor plus, and bunch of guys calling it terribly noisy, one said it was unusable! But I don’t hear it in the demos, and I don’t hear it in yours. I just ordered your mini from a retailer that starts with a z 30 minutes ago I look forward to it arriving! Thank you.
I spelled Keeley wrong sorry!
Wampler Pedals received the mini ego several days ago, and I think it is so useful and sounds great! And I don’t hear more noise than before, or it is just not enough to pay attention. It’s great!
Me likey!
Bought this pedal yesterday after watching this video. The one I got unity is at 9 o’clock. Matched your settings and huge increase in volume. Volume taper is too much to fast. Not a fan.
I noticed it doesn't really have a perceived "volume drop" at or close to unity like many other compressors. Should I sell my SP and get this?
I have the full size Ego comp and tried it out against the Xotic SP in the store and found myself always being drawn back to the Ego, it just has that something.
They're both very good
I have the keeley with the switch to single coil/hambucker and its the best that I have played with, I had the dyna comp, the boss cs3, the wampler normal version and the keeley was really cool to me
i had the keeley and i sold it, kept the sp. i am wondering about the mini ego.
A killer pedal! If you want to hear more compressed sounds, please check out this play-through of the Wampler Mini Ego: th-cam.com/video/zEtQ630Xdb4/w-d-xo.html - ! Cheers !
No silent foot switch? The pop is not good.
+Mark A it’s true bypass.
Lol. True bypass dawg
So, would a more "extreme" compression setting use a faster or slower attack? I was always under the impression that a fast attack (knob turned counterclockwise on the full-sized Ego Compressor) would be the more extreme setting, but now Brian says he likes a slower attack setting to hide sloppy playing. Confused again.
Slower attack wouldn't bring mistakes up to volume quite so aggressively haha
Extreme compression would be fast attack, very long release and a super high ratio with low threshold. I wouldn't say the ego is capable of extreme compression. The slow attack tends to sound better on my ears as well. You get the natural volume of the attack, with the smoothness of compression immediately after. Extreme compression isn't going to sound very good in most situations. It's super noisy and lacks volume.
Another fender guitar and fender amp pedal review. A little different amp and guitars maybe even something with p90’s?
Dude love that chicken
Brian made a mistake:)
Slow Attack is on the left side :)
Oops!
:))))))
How does it sound with a phaser when doing the chicken pickin'?
fucking ace man :)
The sign of a good compressor, is it doesn't seem to be doing anything.
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Just to say that THIS lad here , Jay Leonard J just sold one EGO Mini for ya! :D Im waiting for that postman to ring the doorbell! Love how he uses his after the OD! Check his settings there! th-cam.com/video/B5oLXTcon9Q/w-d-xo.html
that fretboard looks like it's rotting
Sounds awesome, I am sold. Here’s the Ego on the solo on this song: th-cam.com/video/aZFeND2XSTU/w-d-xo.html
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