Diamond Compressor COMP SL

When Diamond began work on the original Diamond Compressor back in 2004, their goal was to build a versatile ‘guitar channel’ – a dynamics and tone shaping tool to front-end your effects chain – much like the gain, compression and EQ channels used in traditional recording studio mixers.

Introduced at MusikMesse 2005 in Frankfurt, the Diamond Compressor has found its way onto thousands of pedal boards worldwide. Since introducing the original comp, Diamond have released a version tailored to the bass (the Bass Comp), a special ‘audiophile’ edition of the comp called the Comp SE, and most recently a compact version called the Comp Jr . Since the very limited release of the Comp SE, they’ve had numerous requests to get the SE’s noted transparency and definition in a more mainstream package…hence the Diamond Comp SL.

Features:

• vactrol opto-isolator variable resistance path as used in high-end studio compressors for smooth attack and decay characteristics while preserving initial signal transients.

•‘select’ audiophile-grade component selection in the audio signal path, including WIMA polyprop caps and precision Analog Devices opamp

•post-compressor ‘tilt’ EQ provides a very musical tailoring of frequency response – seamlessly transition from a darker jazz voicing to a bright jangle, with flat frequency response at the center detent position.