MXR Dynacomp 4-stars Reviews

Good quality, functional, but a bit noisy

The pedal sounds great, and I can see why it is one of the most popular compressor pedals.

Note that the product is listed as 'MXR Dyna comp 1976', but it is in reality the 'MXR Dyna comp M102' (this is what is stated on the side of the box).

One thing to note is that the pedal is very noisy. Perhaps this is typical for compressor pedals, and can be mitigated with a noise gate; but worth noting nonetheless.

The pedal feels good quality, and well built.

Really squishes the sound

Its a very hard compressor, so be prepared to lose a little bit of the attack.

The classic comp for CLEAN

Very simple to operate compressor, with a classic sound as heard on numerous recordings.

I don’t like to use it with overdriven sounds as it adds significant hiss to the signal ( I guess by design).

But for clean sounds it adds a certain magic that non of my other compressors do (Keeley, Carl Martin, Diamond).

It is not transparent. It DOES color the sound significantly. But for clean sounds, what a beautiful coloration that is ( in my opinion).

Hence for clean sounds this became my main compressor.

Excellent workhorse

I use it for guitar and bass, it's great for slamming the signal. With a tele and a wee bit of crunch you dial in that chickenpicking sound in no time. Slap it on a bass guitar with a fuzz pedal and you get notes that will sustain until the end of the millenium...

Was Expecting Better

The is a famous pedal, used by big names like Gilmour, so I was expecting better sound quality from it. I will probably change it for something else.

Very good compressor

This is an easy to use, good sounding pedal. It is compact like most of the MXR pedals in that size range. It doesn't have the features that some of it's competitors have (Boss CS for example) but it makes the job of compression easy. It is a good sounding pedal. I place it at the front of my signal chain and it keeps a nice consistent dynamic. It can also be cranked up to really squash your signal if that's what you're looking for.

Overall, a very good compressor.

Nice pedal, but with some drawbacks

Generally, I like this little pedal very much. It really does the job it is supposed to do. On the negative side, however, is the fact that there is no attack pot to play with. Also, the pedal adds quite a noticeable amount of "white noise" to the signal, although I believe the same applies to rival models. For example, I remember having a Boss compressor that seemed to produce a comparable level of noise.

Good budget compressor

At this price its hard to go wrong with this rugged little pedal.Just 2 parameters to adjust...Output and Sensitivity.No attack or release settings but it doesnt really matter.Its easy to get a workable compression very quickly.With the output at 12 and the sensitivity at 4 and a strat through a Fender Blues deville,I managed to get a lovely sustained Jazz tone...and when I added some O/D it got lovely and even and creamy.Great value for money...not the most ultimate compressor on the market but a great one to have in your arsenal.

MXR Dynacomp

Never used a compressor before but glad i now have one. seems to be great for tightening up my sound and getting a great sustain. I only use it on low settings as doesn't need too much to give the kind of effect i wanted. good product, a little noisy but i have lots of pedals so i use a noise gate and that sorts it out when i have all my drive pedals and this running at once