MXR Dyna Comp

MUCH EASIER TO USE THEN THE 2 BOSS PRODUCTS i HAD BEFORE. WISH MORE EFFECTS WERE THIS SIMPLE - PREFER 3 KNOB MAX. CAME WITH CRYBABY WAH MANUAL - WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?

GOOD SUSTAIN - LOW NOISE EVEN AT THE HIGHER SETTINGS. USING WITH TUBESCREAMER, CRYBABY, H2O (GREAT PEDAL),AND OVERDRIVE CHANNELS IN MY FENDER STAGE 160. PRS STD., RIC 330-12 (NICE COMPRESSED MCGUINN VIBE), AMER. STD. STRAT.- PLAYING CLASSIC AND CURRENT ROCK IN A BAR BAND (CLAPTON, SANTANA,STONES,BEATLES,PETTY, MATCHBOX 20, ETC.)AFTER 2O YEARS THIS IS THE BEST RIG TO DATE - HOPEFULLY THIS IS IT (HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I SAID THAT?). ALTERS TONE ONLY SLIGHTLY OTHERWISE WOULD BE A "10".

SO FAR SO GOOD (JUST GOT IT). SEEMS TO BE BETTER DESIGN THEN DUNLOP WAH - I USE DUCT TAPE TO HOLD BATTERY COVER ON CRYBABY.

NEVER DEALT

GOOD FOR CLEAN AND OVERDRIVE TONES AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A SOUND ENGINEER TO GET WHAT YOU'RE AFTER. FOR THE MONEY THIS A NO-BRAINER

Really easy to use,couldn't get a bad sound if I tried.

For a pedal that basically boosts noise, decidedly unnoisy. The best sounding compressor I ever heard, makes clean funky rhythm parts stand out. I love early Prince (ca controversy, 1999) style sounds, and when I play my Tele through this I get exactly that. I rarely turn it off. Also adds great sustain to leads.

look sturdy enough, never had any problems.

'Never dealt with them.

I play funk. This pedal makes my clean guitar sound much beter and helps me lock in with the drums because dry chucks come out loud and clear. It also evens out the sound so it sounds slick enough to fit in with Rhodes style keyboard sounds. I it were lost or stolen I would buy a new one the same day. I've compared it to a number of pedals and the compressors in multi-effects. The latter were pretty sad, but other pedals (boss, ibanez) sounded decent enough. I chose this one because it doesn't color the tone, sounds really funky (as opposed to country-ish) and doesn't sound over the top as easily as the other pedals. If I could only own one pedal, this would definitely be it.

can't believe how easy

Telecaster through dyna comp, bluesdriver, daddy-o, into peavey classic 50 amp. This pedal is noisless. I used it to boost my solos and add sustain. It did this purfectly without coloring the sound.

Like a rock.

who needs 'em

I play Americana/Alternative Country. This pedal is almost a must have. It was stolen along with all my other pedals, and my three electrics. Since guitars are more needed than pedals for work, I hade to spend my money on that first. Now I'm looking for pedals. The last guy must not know what he's doing, or he got a crap from the factory model.

Purchased new from Musician's Friend ($69)...comes with paperwork, (manual, warrenty card).. as stated before, don't really need the manual..there's two knobs. I have to admit, I'm not a big fan of compression pedals. Maybe I haven't found one that works like I think it should, or maybe it just doesn't fit the style of music I play, which is blues, classic rock, rockabilly, etc. I know, Lowell George (Little Feat) used two of these for his slide work..but I get better slide results with an overdrive pedal. This is the second compression pedal I've purchased.

Telecaster with Seymour Duncan '59's humbuckers in both positions into Boss Digital Delay into Analogman upgraded Boss SD-1 (love it!) into Peavey
classic 30, or Fender Hot Rod Deville 212.. I had heard this would make my country/rockabilly licks stand out, and make slide playing sound better, but I haven't been impressed so far.

The outside is built like a tank..however, the inside (once you get inside) has weak spots. First, getting in to change batter requires to unscrew four screws... Once you get in, the wires to the battery, and the connection to the battery plug, are very fragile. Also, there is almost not enough room for the battery and wires to fit in the battery compartment, which makes the fragile wiring stand out even more.. This would not be a problem, if you used the optional wall wart, or effects board with power source.

As previoulsy stated, this is the second compression pedal I've purchased...same thing happened as the first..I read reviews, thought I had to have it, bought it, and am now very dissappointed. More power to you all that use this piece of equipment, but for the rest of you, save your money..or try one out extensively at your local music store before wasting your cash.

Very easy to use. I'm a big believer that you shouldn't just "plug 'n play" with any pedal...you should definitely mess with it a little bit and find the sweet spots, get accustomed to the settings, etc. I was able to find several nice settings doing this. Basically, it sounds good on almost any setting though.

I'm primarily using this with my Rickenbacker 330/12, but have also thrown my other guitars (a couple of Telecasters and a Strat) through it. This thing is great! Really preserves the jangle of the Rick, and adds some muscle to some of quackier Strat settings, which I'm really a fan of. Works great with my reissue TS-9 and my Telecasters too, but I find I prefer the Telecasters run wide open with no compression at all. Hey, that's why it's a foot pedal..you turn it on when you need it, and off when you don't. Has a nice but subtle squash when hit hard. The noise on this pedal is almost non-existent...even on higher compression settings the noise was negligible at best...this was a very pleasant surprise considering that compressors by nature are somewhat noisy. The only quality of this effect that I would say is average at best is the sustain factor. It's not overly smooth. Not bad, but not fantastic either, and to some this would probably be significant consideration. But I'm not using it for that purpose, and it's sufficient enough for my needs. I get enough sustain from guitars anyway. This thing works so well for it's primary functions that I can easily overlook that.

Boeing, Airbus, et al should commission MXR to make the black boxes installed on airplanes.

never dealt

I like classic rock, blues-based rock, indie, and most of all "shoe gaze". I've been playing 14 years, and dig Fenders and Rickenbackers.

If this thing were lost or stolen I would be plenty upset. I got a great deal on this thing, and now I'll have to go buy one new. I like that it's nice and compact, and heavy duty. I wasn't looking for anything overly complex, just something that could do what I needed to do and do it well. This fits the bill to a T. It doesn't mess with the tone too much, but adds a nice old-school flavor to it. I'm finding I can't play my Rick 12 without it.

Unbelievably easy to use- there's only two knobs. I thought this would lead to a lack of flexibility, but the pedal is great. No manual is needed. Just screw with the sensitivity knob until you're happy with the amount of compression. MXR makes the simplest, yet best sounding boxes on the mainstream market today.

I'm using a Les Paul Standard, a Fender Standard Telecaster, a reissue Fender Jaguar, and an old Fender Mustang into the Dyna Comp, into a Thomas Organ Wah pedal, into a MXR Phase 90 (another GREAT, simple pedal), into an Ibanez Tube Screamer, into a ProCo Rat, into a Danelectro Dan-Echo. My amp is a reissue '65 Fender Twin Reverb. But who cares about my setup? This pedal is GREAT. Every guitarist out there should have one. It fills the wholes in your lines, and adds priceless definition to your playing. This pedal also works very well with both the distortions I'm using, particularly the Tube Screamer (helps me heavier overdrive out of it for leads). Also adds a great amount of sustain, which is invaluable for Fender-type guitars with bolt-on necks. Also helps you get feedback out of the amp at low volume settings because of the sustain, but doesn't feedback if you don't make it. In terms of noise, of course there's going to be some noise-- it's an effects pedal. Any pedal you plug into creates some amount of noise. If you want silent operation buy a pedal with true bypass, but this is a great comp. pedal for a low price. Is great to use with an E-Bow, as it fills in the holes for when you jump strings.

Built like a tank. MXR pedals can take some serious punishment and NEVER buckle. I'd definitely use it in a gig without a backup.

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I play blues, rock, a little bit of Guitar Wolf and Sabbath-style metal, and hard "indie." It's a great match for every style I play. I keep it on all the time. Been playing guitar five years now. I'd definitely buy a new one if it was lost or whatever. Love how this pedal seems to even out your sound and fix slight picking or timing errors. This pedal is great for any lead work you may do. A damn fine pedal.

Very easy to use which keeps the confusion of having to play with every freaking knob until you're satisfied....Kind of like haiving too many pickup selections....I like this set up

I heard great things of the Maxon and tried them both side by side...The Maxon was a little bit quieter and more subtle, but for the money I liked the MXR pedal better.

looks pretty rugged and durable to me.

For the money, it simply can't be beat.

Manual not necessary. Two knobs. Fiddle with it until you're happy. No big deal.

Good compressor. About as good as five others I've used. A compressor is a compressor. Nothing to go "gah-gah" over. Much ado.

Only owned it about six months before I was underwhealmed enough to sell it.

No clue.

A compressor is a compressor. Some are marginally smoother than others. They all create problems in the effects chain. The country players love them. I break down and give them another chance every ten years, just to turn around and sell the darned things. The Dyna-Comp is smooth, but I still can't figure out what the the big deal is over the MXR. Yes, it works. Yes, it was used by some of the legendary guitarists, just like their favortite brand of socks or toilet paper. Bottom line is, of all the compressors I've tried, this is about as effective and useful as the rest of them were. Get a decent amp (Mesa) instead.

Very easy to use. It has output and sensitivity knobs. Adjust to your liking.

I use the DC with a strat and Washburn Nuno with Bill Lawrence pickups with a coil split in the bridge. My amp is a Peavey Delta Blues 210. I use the DC to add a little edge. I set the sensitivity around 9-11 o'clock. If you turn it up to around 1 o'clock or more, it gets a little too noisy for me.

Built well. I suppose it will last a lifetime, if I take care of it.

Have no clue...

I play light jazz and blues. The DC fits in well with what I do. I've been playing for about 37 years, give or take. I also use a Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive. When set on clean, it's pretty similar to the DC. I don't use the DC all the time. Just now and then when I want a certain sound. Quite honestly, I don't hear a huge difference in my sound with it on.

Very easy to use : only two Knobs! Really a great sound! Maybe it's a little different from the original guitar sound, but it gives to you much more sustain than BOSS cs3.

This is My Setup: BOSS TU 2 => MXR Dynacomp => BIXONIC Expandora => DIGITECH Whammy WH1 => VOX Wha => DANELECTRO Tuna Melt Tremolo => DANELECTRO Milkshake Chorus => SHALLER Volume Pedal => BOSS NS2 plus a parallel line to BOSS AC 2. All in a LANEY VC 30 with parallel LEXICON LXP 5 (only for delays and Harmo). Use different Guitars, from Tex Mex Strato to Godin Radiator, to customized Tele. The Dyna is noisy (a little) with the sustain knob over the 3 o'clock position. i succeed in obtaining very similar sounds from THE EDGE to David GILMOURE an Robert FRIPP(!!)

I play music from soundscapes (ambient as FRIPP does) to blues, rock, pop with several italian artists. Often i play guit performance on MULTIVISION installations (as a live soundtrack). I am 35 and i play guit since i was 12. i own 13 different gutars, often customized by miself.