Catalinbread Founder Nicholas Harris' Swan Song
The Catalinbread NiCompressor remains mostly faithful to founder Nicholas Harris's original breadboard design. Its internal through-hole construction is carefully hand-assembled from premium analog components, including an op-amp based drive circuit and an MPF4394 FET-based compression circuit. Together, these give the NiCompressor a juicy analog squeeze and a sophisticated touch response that is sure to please choosy players.
Inspired by a quirky '70s comp
Nicholas based his NiCompressor prototype off a two-knob compressor marketed under several names — most notably, the LocoBox The Choker from the 1970s. Though with its premium audio-grade components and expanded architecture, the Catalinbread is a good deal more sophisticated and better built than the original.
Interactive Gain and EQ
A gain control and musical two-band EQ section make the NiComp a veritable preamp unto itself. Dial in the right amount of analog saturation and sparkle, then compress to taste. All controls are highly interactive, making this compressor a tone tweaker's playground.
Catalinbread NiCompressor FET Compression Pedal Features:
- Refreshingly quick and capable analog compressor
- Subtle tone balancing to full-on squeeze
- Enhances attack
- Maximizes sustain
- Doubles as a guitar/bass analog preamp
- Powerful 2-band EQ section
- Op-amp gain stage imparts varying degrees of analog sweetening and saturation
- Hand assembled in Portland, Oregon
Tech Specs
- FET Compressor
- Analog
- 1 x 1/4"
- 1 x 1/4"
- Yes
- 9V DC power supply required (sold separately)
- 11mA
- 1.6"
- 3.6"
- 4.6"
- 0.62 lbs.
- NICOMPRESSORBK
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