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Expand Aurora Compressor/Sustainer PCB Aurora Ross / Dyna Compressor Compressor / Sustainer
Intermediate

$12.50

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The original guitar compressor, still a favorite of guitarists after over 40 years. The Aurora makes several improvements to the original circuit as well as adding a few new features.
Expand Aurora Deluxe Compressor PCB Aurora Deluxe Keeley Compressor Plus Compressor
Intermediate

$12.50

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An expanded version of the classic Keeley Compressor with an added clean blend, treble control, and output buffer.
Expand Aurora Compressor/Sustainer Kit Aurora Kit Ross / Dyna Compressor Compressor / Sustainer
Intermediate

$84.00

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The original guitar compressor, still a favorite of guitarists after over 40 years. The Aurora makes several improvements to the original circuit as well as adding a few new features.
Expand Chroma Parametric Boost PCB Chroma BOSS® SP-1 Spectrum Boost / Parametric EQ
Easy

$12.50

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One of the rarest BOSS effects, a single-band swept-frequency EQ. Modified to boost the overall signal level so it can be used as a boost pedal if desired.
Expand Convex Parallel Compressor PCB Convex Dinosaural OTC-201 Compressor
Intermediate

$12.50

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An exceptionally rare and unique optical compressor designed by Dan Coggins of Lovetone fame.
Expand Convex Parallel Compressor Kit Convex Kit Dinosaural OTC-201 Compressor
Intermediate

$89.00

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An exceptionally rare and unique optical compressor designed by Dan Coggins of Lovetone fame.
Expand Lumin Sonic Enhancer - BBE Sonic Stomp DIY Project Lumin BBE® Sonic Maximizer EQ / Sonic Enhancer
Easy

$12.50

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A unique tone-shaping tool that allows you to enhance the clarity of your signal by phase-correcting the low, mid and high frequencies separately.
Expand Lumin Sonic Enhancer Kit Lumin Kit BBE® Sonic Maximizer EQ / Sonic Enhancer
Easy

$86.00

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A unique tone-shaping tool that allows you to enhance the clarity of your signal by phase-correcting the low, mid and high frequencies separately.
Expand meridian-compressor-exciter-pcb Meridian Guyatone® PS-021 Compressor / Frequency Enhancer
Intermediate

$12.50

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A gem from the 1980s, this effect combines a Dyna-style compressor with an exciter that enables control over the even & odd harmonics.
Expand Nomad OTA Compressor PCB Nomad Engineer's Thumb Compressor
Easy

$12.50

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A full-featured yet surprisingly simple OTA-based compressor design that operates on a feed-forward principle for better performance and lower noise.
Expand Oceanid Optical Compressor - Cornish OC-1 Oceanid Cornish OC-1 Compressor
Intermediate

$12.50

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Pete Cornish's original optical compressor design features a clean blend and a complex side-chain for envelope detection along with his legendary input buffer.
Expand Parsec Harmonic Enhancer - Systech Harmonic Energizer PCB Parsec Systech Harmonic Energizer Filter / EQ
Easy

$12.50

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A frequency-variable filter and tone shaper notably used by Frank Zappa, Adrian Belew and others.
Expand Polyphemus Optical Compressor PCB Polyphemus Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Compressor / overdrive
Intermediate

$12.50

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An inventive optical compressor noted for its long sustain and blendable overdrive, designed by Howard Davis, best known as the designer of the EHX Memory Man and Electric Mistress.
Expand Proxima Optical Compressor PCB Proxima Flatline Compressor Compressor
Easy

$12.50

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A simple, cheap and surprisingly effective optical compressor that works great on bass or guitar.
Expand Quartz Optical Compressor PCB Quartz Diamond Compressor Compressor
Intermediate

$12.50

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A vintage-inspired optical compressor with an EQ adapted from hi-fi consoles of the 1970s and 80s.

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