Analog Man Bi-Comprossor

I would like to say a word about the Analog Man Bicomprosser! Guys Its great! The Juicer side is great for the rythm stuff and I set the other side to run at the same time for extra sustain and volume for lead rides. with the juicer when your chunkin rythm you can still hear the srike of the strings. It is far better than the Carl Martin and the Boss that I have used in the past. My hat is off to the guys at Analog Man!! And you boys in Nashville don't pay the big bucks for the Saffron Squeez It's right here in this pedal Thanks Greg Ray

thick and full

I've only had it a short while so so far so good!

They were right back as soon as I e-mailed them

I play country,blues,alternative,classic n southern rock. I've been playing since 1978 semi pro. Also backed Johnny Lee, and cajun artist Joel Sonnier. I'm gonna get another for my church rig. Id take it over a Carl Martin any day and boss aint even in the catagory. It helps big time!

If you're here, you know what it is: One side CompROSSor, One side Orange squeezer. The Ross side has a sustain and a volume where the OS side has just a volume. The attack can be adjusted via trimpot inside the pedal. The manual explains all internal adjustments clearly.

I'm playing an Epiphone Dot, a Mexi-Strat w/Bill Lawrence pups, and a Tokai Goldstar Sounds '57 Strat. The Dot is either getting new pups or is on its way out if I find an AS200 that meets my needs. My chain is: Guitar>ZVex SHO>Vox 847RI>SD1(808mod by Analogman)>BiComp>AD9>Reverend Hellhound 40/60 Combo.
It took me a few days to settle on where the BiComp should go, but I copied the Trey model and placed it after the SD-1. I'm looking for the sound of the tubes just breaking up but with a nice sustain. Placing the bicomp after the SD1 one allows me to better control the amount of effect with my guitar volume knob. This thing sustains for years without even kicking in the overdrive. And once I put that on, my amp growls at me. Its everything I had hoped it would be.

The Ross side does exactly what I had hoped for. If you get crazy with the sustain, the pedal is going to get a little noisy. I really like the OS side, and am glad I shelled out the extra bucks for the BiComp instead of the CompROSSor. Think Reeling in the Years or Brian May.
I've owned a Dynacomp, Nanocomp, Marshall ED-1, and tried the Maxon, CS9, and the Boss compressor. Obviously, it blows them all away. I'd really love to try the Keeley model and place them side by side, but my compressor search is over.

I haven't taken it out, but I'd gig without a backup. It would be a pretty expensive backup.

Mike answered every question I've ever posed to him. Once my number came up, I paid and I had the pedal the next afternoon. I've had Mike do work on a few of my pedals and the work has been exactly what I had hoped for in every case.

I've been playing for over 15 years in bar bands, bedrooms, and basements all across this great land. Currently, I'm into roots rock/alt-country, but play and dig jammy music, jazz, experimental, and space rock. This really does what I want for my current situation and when I'm in my practice space doing guitar karaoke, as my lady calls it, to Jerry, Trey, and Dicky, the compressor shines.
I hate to say that I rely upon any effect, but I don't think at this point I could gig without this or the SHO. Everything else is replaceable. I would hope someone would not be stupid enough to try and steal my gear, but if it were stolen, I'd probably put my name back on the list and wait another 6 months. Again, I'd love to compare this thing to the Keeley, but I think they are kind of the same animal.
The wait is really long. Its long enough where you forget your name is on the list. But its worth it. And your name stays at the top of the list if you don't immediately have the scratch to pay for it. You can live without this pedal when you've never experienced it. Once you have it, you'll wonder where your head was.

Although it sounded good right out of the box the analogman bi-comprossor needs to be tweaked for humbuckers by opening the unit and adjusting the internal trim pots.

I use a variety of guitars, mostly Gibsons & fenders. Noise increases as you turn up the compressor volume knobs but I found it to be completely manageable. I use Egnater, Fender and Victoria amps

Having owned several Analogman pedals for some time with no problems under severe touring, I'm confident that the Bi-comprossor will hold up as well as the others. I use all of his pedals w/ out back up.

Mike Piera (analogman) is one of the most knowledgeable people I've ever spoken with concerning guitar tone & how to get it. His turn around time for repairs or mods is usually 3 to 5 days.

I have been a professional guitarist since the mid-60's. I have a large collection of new and vintage guitars and amps.(All working players, no museum pieces.) If any of my analogman pedals were lost or stolen I would order new ones from him immediately. In nearly 4 decades as a musician I've pretty much owned one of everything and Mike's pedals are some of the biggest wrenches in my toolbox.

Very easy to use! This is first compressor that I've ever used and I got great sounds right away. It comes with clear and simple instructions on how to adjust the internal bias controls. I've been using it with a Strat with Texas Specials and a Music Man Van Halen with humbuckers and the factory presets work great for me with either guitar, but it looks easy to make adjustments if needed.

Here's my basic setup: Fender USA Strat or Music Man EVH guitar going through these effects in this order, Budda or Bad Horsie Wah, AnalogMan Bi-Comprossor, Ibanez TS-9 and SD-9 (both with AnalogMan 808 mods) MXR Phase 90, 70's MXR Flanger, and AnalogMan Stereo Clone Chorus. I run all delay effects (Boss DD-3 and RV-3) through the effects loop of my Marshall JCM 2000 100w head. I love the sounds I'm getting using this pedal! I'm always searching for better sounds and I was pretty proud of my tone before but since I've added this pedal to my rig I don't know how I ever lived without it. I want my solos to "sing." When I play the Bi-Comp through my lead channel (with a touch of TS-9) I get sustain for days. This makes everything sound so smooth. I don't know if any of these guys use this pedal but I could see players like Eric Johnson, Santana, Satriani and Vai really digging this pedal. I like it loud, but I can even get that smooth glorious sustain at lower volumes.

Looks like it's built really well. Tough die-cast housing. Yeah, I'd gig it without a back-up. You pay for it but Analog Mike uses the best parts available. Some of the parts are actually NOS parts that are not even made anymore. No corners are cut here!

If I could give a higher rating than 10 here I would. I've never called Mike but I've emailed him many times over the last year and he has always answered my questions quickly and graciously. I'm sure he get's tons of questions every day. Most of which could probably be answered by reading the great info at his site. Sure Analog Mike is a business man but it has been my exprience that he truly wants to help guitar players achive that perfect tone. He doesn't try to sell you a bunch of crap you don't need. He has even helped me find some stuff that he doesn't sell. The only problem I have is that there's a picture at the AnalogMan website of Mike hand delivering effects to Kenny Wayne Shepherd and I had to PAY shipping! What's up with that??? (Just kidding Mike!)

Yeah, if it were stolen or lost I'd get another one. It might take a awhile though. I think I waited 5 or 6 months for this one. So if you are thinking about getting one and you don't have the cash, go ahead and email Mike and get on his waiting list. You'll have time to save up the dough! If you are a somewhat accomplished player with an ear for good tone you will most certainly love this pedal. I can't decide if I prefer the Ross side or the Juicer side. I like 'em both. I'll use one side for a while then I'll switch. It's ALL good! Ok...I'm gonna look like I'm sucking up to AnalogMan giving all 10's, but I really can't say anything bad about this pedal. Get one!

Incredibly easy to use. Three knobs, two for the ROSS side and one for the Juicer side. I haven't had to adjust the internal trim pots to get a great sound out of any of my guitars.

Here's my setup, Guitars: American Standard Strat, 1978 Ibanez Lawsuit Strat, Gibson SG and Gibson 335. Pedal board: Teese RMC1 Wah, Captain Coconut 2, Fulltone Distortion Pro, Fulltone Fulldrive 2, Analog Man TS-808, Zvex SHO, Analog Man Stereo Clone Chorus, BOSS OC-2 Octave, Diaz Texas Tremodillo and Analog Man Bi-CompROSSor. I play these through a Fender Blues Deluxe moddified by Analog Brothers Amplification.
I thought my Strats sounded good before I got the Bi-Comprossor. Man was I wrong! I can't believe how much bigger they sound now. People have actually commented on it. Listen to the intro to Under The Bridge from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. My Strat through the Ross side nails it perfectly. It made my other pedals come alive too. The Univibe in the Captain Coconut, the BOSS Octave and the Clone Chorus sound incredible with this pedal. I never thought it was possible to make the Vibe and the Clone sound any better than they did. I was floored when I stepped on the Vibe. The Juicer is absolutely awesome too. I'm glad I waited for the Bi-Comprossor, it was worth it to get the Juicer.

It's hand built by Analog Mike Pierra, you don't get more reliable than that.

I ordered it late on a Friday night (after being on the waiting list for 5 months) and it came in the mail MONDAY!!! Nobody ships faster than Mike. He answers email the same day you send it. I met him at the Valley Forge guitar show last year. Unfortunately, I didn't have any money to buy anything from him that day (just got married) but he spent time and talked with me and let me check out his pedals even though I told him I wasn't ready to buy. Try that with a salesman from Guitar Center.

I play Classic Rock, Blues, a little Jazz and even some Classical. I've been playing for 23 years and I can tell you that I don't remember the last time I was this impressed with a pedal, except maybe when I got my Clone Chorus. Mike's a great guy who takes great pride in his work and stands behind his products. If this was lost or stolen I would definitely buy another one.

Easy to adjust on the fly and also tweakable inside - that's a nice combination. The Ross side has Sustain and Volume Knobs on top which do what they are labelled to do in a predictable manner. Inside you can tewak a trim-pot to get more or less attack - particularly useful when you play humbuckers. Once you balace it for your guitars you can leave it set. The Juicer side is just one volume knob on top and a trim-pt inside for the amount of swell you here - see sound...

Set-up: Relic Nocaster, 57 Historic Goildtop with Antiquities, Duesenberg Starplayer 2 into Bad Cat, Orange, Framus Clas A amps. I have a DynaComp Reissue to compare i to and you definitely notice the more stable sound out of the Ross side - no sea-sickness here. Can go from unobtrusive to really way out sustain. the Juicer side gives a bit of grit to the sound and has a noticeable swell to the sound after you hit a string, which makes it a different but very useable flavour. Nice when used on a clean amp, but also compatible with an OD Pedal or crunchy amp for a surprisingly dynamic feel for a comprssor. On both sides the noise is low and never bothers me. Two greta flvors of compression.

Like his other stuff, this seems really well built. Only had it a couple of months - will ppst again if it craps out, of course. Build quality AAA

A pleasure to deal with, answers e-mail promptly, and ordering from him from Europe (I live in Germany)is easy to do. (Just remember you'll pay some customs duty for importing it.) "One day, all effects gurus will be made this way" ... or something like that.

I'd stopped using my dynacomp cos the cons outweighed the pros. Now i'm back using compression with a pedal i'm happy to put on my tone-picky all true-bypass and george-l's type of pedalboard. Plus the pedal looks really cool, comes hand-numbered in a cool little bag and inspires me to find different sounds. Get one!

Very easy to use. Sustain and level for the Ross side and level only for the juicer side.

This pedal sounds great, particularly with strat and tele style guitars. The Ross comp is very transparent, much more so than any others I've tried(including Boss CS-2, Ibanez CP-835, Guyatone ST-2). At low compression settings is adds a nice presence to your sound without sqashing it. This is the only comp (except for the Keeley comp) I've used at high compression settings that does not make you sound like someone threw a blanket over your amp (very nice). The pedal is quiet until you turn the sustain knob up past 3:00. Even with the noise when the sustain is cranked, it sounds good. The bonus for this pedal is that you also get a clone of the Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer (juicer). This comp is immediately recognizable and is great for lead sounds using a strat or tele. The juicer is noisier than the Ross side, but has a very addicting sound.

My setup includes Vox wah>Bi-comprossor>Keely-modded TS9DX>Vintage Rat>Fulltone Fatboost>Mesa Studio 22+. I play various guitars through this setup including a Robin Wrangler(Tele), Robin Medley (Custom Strat), Robin Avalon (Les Paul). The comp works fine with the Les Paul-style guitar, but is really great with the single-coil guitars.

Built solidly. I doubt that I would ever need a backup. I've only had it a couple of weeks, so who knows?

Mike is a great guy. He responds to email quickly and answers any questions you may have.

I play classic rock, worship music and some country. This pedal works for all of these styles. I've been playing on and off for about thirty years. If this was lost or stolen, I would try to get another one ASAP. The only other comp I've tried that is this good is the Keeley. The inclusion of the juicer in the bi-comp makes this pedal a great deal.

Very straightforward design. One Volume knob for the Orange Squeezer side, a Sustain and Volume control for the Ross side. Two small, internal trim pots for the true tweakers, and an informative manual to boot. It was very easy to dial in the sounds I was looking for.

My setup - Charvel custom strat clone with EMG SAs at neck and middle, EMG 85 at bridge; Dunlop 535Q wah; Bi-comprossor; Whammy II; Morley optical volume pedal; Boomerang Plus; into a Behringer Blue Devil amp.

This pedal gives you two extremely useful compression options. The Ross side gives almost completely transparent compression, with slight noise only appearing when using extreme Sustain levels. The Orange Squeezer adds a small of noise or 'grit' to the signal, but this is comparable to the original. The Orange Squeezer was known to give the sound a slightly overdriven quality, which this unit recreates.

Both sides are fantastic at reacting to changes in playing volume. I can switch from the single coils to the humbucker without worrying about the volume level changing radically. At the same time, the guitar's tone doesn't sound overly muffled or pinched. It also gives the Whammy II a nice, smooth signal which greatly improves its tracking.

True bypass switches mean no discernable loss of tone while in the signal path. Fantastic sound quality for a stompbox.

The pedal is extremely sturdy, with snappy switches and nicely over-engineered wiring. Backups required only in extreme circumstances (i.e. world tours, all-weather gigs, etc.)

I exchanged several emails with Mike and was surprised at his accomodating and friendly attitude, even during the frantic pre-xmas season. I will absolutely buy from him again.

A premium price, but well worth for anyone looking for the clean, smooth sustain that great compressors can bring. Having these two legendary effects in one box is a unique treat, and Analogman has really pulled it off magnificently.

This thing is a piece of cake. The knobs (3 of em') do exactly what they say - Ross sustain, Ross volume and Orange Squeezer volume. If you want more adjustment, there are three trim pots on the inside, only one of which you should mess with (attack time for the ross, which I turned all the way up - so there's less attack). As far as being easy to use, it'll take you a half hour or so to get the volume levels to correspond to your liking, depending on whether you're using a tube preamp/amp. On the real - you couldn't even use an original Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer with a strat - so it works for me!

Strat Plus w/EMG SA active single coils->overdrive->MuTron Octave Divider (great distortion)->BiComprossor->Digitech WhammyII->Boss DD5 Delay->Mesa Studio Preamp/GT Trio Preamp->Amplifier->Cabinet. This arrangement changes frequently as I have a few effect loop options. But the sound of the compressor is unmistakable. The ross is good at killing the attack and sustaining for days with a real singing quality. The squeezer is nice and gritty. Put them together, and they'll give your tube preamp's clean channel a workout. It's like getting an extra gain channel thrown in for free. Switch to a dirty channel, and you might want to back it off. Even with no overdrive. No B.S...

Pedal looks very well built in & out - no complaints; and Mike is a really good guy to do business with. Excellent correspondence.

Two really cool pedals in one - and at less than the price of either one of the originals used. I was apprehensive at first about spending $250 on a compression pedal unplayed & sight unseen, but I've got to hand it to Analog Man. He nailed them both. I've been playing for 10 years, mostly hippie rock/jazz, with a bit of everything else thrown in for good measure. I've been searching for the right compression pedal for at least the last three years. It took almost four months to get it, but hey - good things come to those who wait.

well, this is tough to answer, i guess it depends on what you are using it in conjunction with. It's two compressors in one box, and only three knobs between them. You plug it in, it does what it does. I ordered it with an effects loop between the two circuits, so ican do some funny stuff with it. you're gonna have to go through the settings on your other effects to get everything to sit right, but this unit is really forgiving. So i guess i'd say yeah, it's really easy to use.

Strat w/ humbuckers->RMC3 wah->fulltone DV2->fulltone fulldrive 2->bi-comprossor (ross side)->boss DD5 delay->Bi-comprossor (squeezer)->mesa-boogie blue angel head.... (very proud of this chain, took a lot of work and saving to achieve)
Compressors reduce your dynamic range, which is going to make your rig noisy as heck, but you have to learn to tweak it right to minimize and learn to kill your distortion pedal when the song ends. the ross and the orange squeezer were not sought after because they were good compressors. Rather they were hunted because people liked them for the way they did their job badly in their own particular way. Mike's clones are very true to the original... perhaps too true. i don't know what a ross or an O.S. sounded like when they were brand new, with lower quality parts.

god i sure hope so. too $$$$ to have a back-up. it looks like he built it pretty solidly. i'm not a very large fan of the plastic that the jacks are made of, but they do look nice. hopefully they will surprise me and last a while. of course, i will be babying it, so hopefully i won't ever find out.

Mike is a no BS, easy to work with chap. This pedal i ordered was two months in the discussion phase. he was great about answering all my questions and listening to my ideas about customizing my pedal. I didn't keep track of his timeliness with replies, because i don't expect to be catered to like that, but i never got the "hey, i haven't heard from him in a while..." jitters.
i have all the confidence that if i have a problem with his pedal he will do all that can be done. What more can you ask?

i'm playing mostly classic rock/hippie funk. people looking for the phish thing, or the steely dan thing, or the pink floyd thing should get one of his other compressors. i wanted both! thanks to mike, i don't have to buy both. i would most certainly be upset if it was stolen or lost, and yeah i'd try to replace it. It's really fricken' expensive, but you'd pay almost twice what i paid to just get ONE of the pedals it copies. I love the thing, within minutes it had burrowed deeply into my rig. completely tied all of my other effects together more solidly and made them play nicer with each other. It also brought out really interesting tones by itself. I really am very pleased with it, sonically. I do really wish it had feet, though. the finish is too pretty to warrant slapping some gross velcro on the back of it to keep it from sliding around. But, hey, whatever, right? Mike, i'm giving you a ten. you earned it. thanks so much. My apologies to Harmony-Central, it is hard to be critical when i can't find anything bad to say about it.

This compressor actually has 2 compressor in it. 1 is the ross, 2 is the orange sqzr "JUICER". They can be used independently or together.
The Ross has a sustain level and volume level. The Orange has a volume level.

A breeze even for the simple minded

Absolutley incredable and fab. I have to say the Analog Man pedels I have purchased are the best things I ever bought in stomp boxes.

I did have the Blackbox oxygen.. which is excellent.. then got this. Personally This slays the Oxygen. The ross is perfect. and the orange gives such a squishy warbely sound.. that it sound like hot tubes baking. I almost never turn the orange off... Unless I want a trational clean tone.

I cannot say enough about this pedel. it has helped my tone (which was great to start) more than anything I have ever bought!

Mike always makes high quality stuff..

Mik is always there if you need him. I'd have his kid if I could... ok, not.. but he does make some excellent pedals.

A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

couldn't be much easier. two volume knobs, one sustain knob, three trim pots inside. haven't done much tweaking yet but it already sounds great. instructions are complete and to the point.

sounds fantastic. best sounding compressor i've ever used. was using an ibanez cp-835 before and a cp-9 before that. this pedal blows them away. no volume swells or wobbles like with other pedals. very even sounding compression. i haven't used one of the ross pedals but i'm not even going to bother trying to get one now. this pedal is exactly what i wanted. the juicer is a bonus. i like the sound on the ross side better for compression but use them both and it is like using an overdrive/compressor. it sounds really good.

just got it last week. looks sturdy though. can't forsee any problems.

n/a. i put my name on email list oiver a year ago and he kept it and notified me when the pedals were ready.

been playing 10 years. play funk/jazz/rock/fusion type music. played in jam band for last few years. searching for the perfect peadal setup for about 4 years now. this pedal brings me 1 step closer. my search for the perfect compressor pedal has come to an end. ever since the 1st time i listened to phish i've been trying to get that compressor that trey uses. took a while but found out it's an old ross. now anyone reading this knows the ross story. mike at analog man has recreated that compressor and made it better than the original. can't really imagine getting a better sounding pedal than this. now as i've stated i haven't used the original ross. but i've used just about every other kind and this is by far the best sounding. as far as i'm concerned nothing else comes close. you can take or leave my opinion but if you really want a good pedal try this one. you'll see.