What are the functions and uses of guitar compressor pedals?
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Most guitars have those “spots” where the note you play is just inexplicably louder than all the others or twangier than anywhere else on the guitar- especially if you’re playing an acoustic-electric or playing an electric with no overdrive or distortion.
A compressor evens it out and warms the overall tone so those notes don’t stick out as extra loud or twangy and make people notice the note more than the rest of the music around it.
I’ve also seen it used by rock guitarists with OD/dist because there are some really light electric guitars out there that look cool and can be really fun to play, but they aren’t built by expert luthiers to have a really consistent sound and can be really unpredictable- you don’t need one obnoxious, shrill note at full gain and high volume to ruin the middle of your guitar solo.
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