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MOEN UNI-COMP COMPRESSOR

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Manufacturer URL http://www.moenfx.com
Ease of Use 9.2 (4 responses)
Sound Quality 9.5 (4 responses)
Reliability 8.0 (2 responses)
Customer Support 9.5 (2 responses)
Overall Rating 10.0 (4 responses)
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Product: MOEN UNI-COMP COMPRESSOR
Price Paid: USD 40.00
Submitted 07/10/2008 at 08:21pm by bondo3

Ease of Use : 10
Very easy to use. Three knobs and away you go!

Sound Quality : 9
I will give it a 9 only because of a slight hiss, but it is nothing compared to other comps I have tried. I run it with a Vox AC15CCIX and an SG and a Gretsch 6120. I was looking for that cool Beatles compression and this comes very close. I bet it would kill with a Ric!

Reliability : No Opinion
Have not had it long enough to comment

Customer Support : No Opinion
Have not had to contact any one. I got it from Strings experienced musical instruments at a guitar show. They seemed really hyped on the Moen stuff and I feel they would be of great help if needed.

Overall Rating : 10
I am a hack wanna be guitarist who is a pro drummer with 30 years in in out of bands of every type. I mainly write songs in my home studio. Very well built. Just be sure if you hook up an AC adaptor to pay attention to exactly what they say to use. I hooked up one I had around with the wrong ma's and blew out the led. Still sounds great though.


Product: MOEN UNI-COMP COMPRESSOR
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Submitted 07/01/2008 at 07:59pm by jay

Ease of Use : 9
Very easy to use three knobs volume,, compression, bias which affects tone. The manual is only one page, and is more than sufficient

Sound Quality : 10
I am using an Ibanez rga 1260 prestige, and playing through a peavey ultra 112. This Comressor is one of the most quiet compressors on the market today. You have to spend 4 times the oney on a Keeley or other boutique pedal to come close to the sound quality in this pedal. It actualy sounds great at almost any setting. I even put it in front of a sans amp tri-A.C. through a direct box into a mixer, and it still produced an amazing sound, without loading up the bass like most oy=ther brands sw=eam to do.

Reliability : 8
It seems to be fairly well built, although the switch could be improved.

Customer Support : No Opinion
never contacted them

Overall Rating : 10
I have been playing for 28 years, and have played professionaly for 20 years. This is without a doubt the best bang for the buck in the entire compressor stompbox world. If it were stolen,I would definately buy again. I own a Keeley 2 knob compressor, and a digitech, and a boss. This one does something more musicaly than the others, and the response is amazing right out of the box.


Product: MOEN UNI-COMP COMPRESSOR
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Submitted 04/10/2008 at 07:59am by garth

Ease of Use : 9
Its really easy, three knobs, not long think of, pluck and play.
You dont need a manual.

Sound Quality : 10
I use it with a Tele and a modded peavey classic 30 for country music.
I've tried all types of compressors, Boss, MXR (is really not bad) and some in digital-devices (POD, VOX Soundlab).
It has only aon high volume a little noise, but the compression is really great, you got a perfect sound for country bendings and steal git. effects and the best, it doesn't sound like a compressor.
The second best is the price, I thin it is a boutique thing on a mcdonalds price, you can't do nothing wrong.
I like it more than the mxr, and this one was good.
I dont need knobs for attack and this and that.

Reliability : No Opinion
It looks like reliable.

Customer Support : 10
It comes from Great Britain to Germany, no problem at all,

Overall Rating : 10
For country its a must, if you pluck it in, you want play and play and..., and if you press the bypass, you will miss it in your tone.


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Submitted 02/04/2008 at 10:39pm by Michael Hayes

Ease of Use : 9
This is great Compressor from the folks at Moen. Comes with a small manual to show knob lay out ect, but certainly not required. With Volume, Comp and Bias ( High to Low) you can pull down a sound as soon as you plug it in and with a little tweak you for sure know that is there.

Sound Quality : 9
I have been running this in-line with either Marshall tube amp or 100wt Fender SS. This Moen delivers a huge compressed sound. The compressors I have had before it simply do not compare.i ma sure there are other vintage and boutique models out there, but I have not tried them(or probably afford them).The Moen creates a huge powerful "wall" of sound, great sustain and virtually zero background noise or hiss. Power chords come out full and majestic, picked chords very well defined. It really shines through the Fender and kicks the Marshall as well. With the Bias control you can compress from Low to High signal tones and I use the full range on guitar, but the Moen states very suitable for Bass as well.

Reliability : 8
No problems with this unit and I several others in the Moen Line. Built in full metal(very heavy)enclosure. No plastic to be found anywhere on the casings with Moen(and they certainly could in this price range).
I have had this for awhile with no problems noted.Time will tell down the road a bit more, but for now extremely happy I found this unit.

Customer Support : 9
The Moen presence is getting a bit stronger and I have purchased from a US Authorized dealer who seems passionate about getting things right, so I have no fear in getting a Moen product repaired or answers to any questions I might have. Not sure some larger companies can even move that fast.

Overall Rating : 10
This is the first comprssor i have thrown back into my set up and I find this thing pretty amazing for what they set out to accomplish. My last compressor simply killed the tone and dropped the volume dramatically. The Moen actually brings the tone to life and pushes the compressed sound out. I had kinda given up on a compressor until I got the Moen. It I lost this one, I would go and buy it again right away. They put the right 'tude in this one and in the price range it plays in, you can't go wrong.

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