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CUSTOM SHOP '76 VINTAGE DYNA COMP PEDAL
Following on from the fabulous sound of 2008’s as-faithful-as-it-can-get
re-issue of the legendary ‘74 MXR Custom Shop Phase
90 (effectively the ‘definitive’ year for this
unit), well, now we have the equally definitive Custom Shop
MXR ‘76 Vintage Dyna Comp!
See, the so-far hidden secret to getting that nicely-controlled
sound that pro players seem to get in the studio or live on
stage, is to use a compressor. As ever, studio versions are
like ‘blimey-how-much?’ x 10 expensive, and anyway
a stomp box version is far more practical, too. But it’s
got to be a high quality unit and perform as efficiently and
quietly as possible, but what it’ll do is to smooth
out your sound, taking any too-pronounced ‘top’
off your guitar sound whilst bringing up any excess lower
range too. What that effectively does is to ‘squeeze’
your dynamic range, which also consequently adds a more even
sustain to your sound, making it all sound like it does on
a studio recording. An impressively pro guitar tone is the
end result.
The MXR Dyna Comp that was produced back in 1976 has long
been regarded as the ultimate stomp box compressor. There
was something inherently musical about the way it tightened
up a guitar signal, raising the volume of quiet notes and
levelling off peaks to create rich, full-bodied sustain as
described above.
And now, MXR's Custom Shop brings back that highly sought-after
sound with the CSP028 ’76 Vintage Dyna Comp. Meticulously
researched and superbly crafted, it features the exact same
circuitry used in the original 1976 Dyna Comp, identical in
its component layout, silkscreen and handmade wire harness.
The key component is the old school CA3080 ‘metal can’
integrated circuit (IC) which yields quieter operation, greater
transparency and increased dynamic range. These IC’s
have been out of production since the 80’s, but MXR
has tracked down a stash of them - enough to produce a limited
run of these little red boxes of compression bliss.
With supplies limited, the MXR ‘76 Vintage Dyna Comp
is destined to quickly become as ultra-collectable as its
noble ancestor...grab one while you can. £279.00 rrp.
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