Cali76 Compact Deluxe

I first off want to say that I love this compressor because the quality of build, and the sound it produces. I really wish people wouldn't say that it's exactly like the big Cali76, just in a smaller box. That is not true. It's extremely high quality compression but the bigger Cali76 sounds a tad bit more transparent and airy. This does have it's own advantage though with the DRY mix knob. It's a unique difference that means that you should do as I do, and buy them all so that you can use whatever fits your mood from day to day.

It is my first compressor pedal, but I'm really happy to use it. It sounds without any issues on clean. But when I'm playing with high gain, Some noises arrived. But I think I understand why: the thing is that compressor works a bit like a saturator and the nice coming only if there a really silent sound or guitar doesn't play at all, so compressor makes good saturation, but it trying to make the sound louder even when I don't need it. I think some gate pedals can help me

Amazing pedal, its quiet and built very well. I personally just wish that the light turns red when compression works on and not the way around. Its overpriced for a compressor but its the best I have ever tried.

Best compressor pedal I have tried out of at least six or seven others which I will not embarrass by naming them. This is the closest thing to an analogue, recording studio outboard compressor that I have heard in a compact pedal form. Absolutely silent (no "breathing" at reasonable settings) transparent and powerful. A quality bit of gear for sure. Just get one, place it as the first pedal in your chain, set it to your liking, turn it on and leave it on. You will be very happy, I'm sure.

Lets be honest, some people might have never grasped what a compressor pedal can do for you, even if you've owned one before. This pedal delivers, and then some. The depth and stability of your notes will become ever present. Sustain for days.Controls on this thing actually do something. With Dry/Attack/Input levels doing so much of the heavy lifting. Ratio allows you to really control the amount of compression so well. I use this at the end of my pedal chain, after my distortion and sub. The thing really makes your tone smoothed over and complete.And for all of those wondering if it is "as good" or has the magic of the big boi $700 version, yes it is. I would suggest using 18v instead of a regular 9v power supply, as it gets indistinguishable from the big daddy version.

I was really excited to get this pedal but was quite disappointed when it arrived.It was quite noisy. I like the preamp in it however the compressor takes out high end frequencies. My rig sounded better without it. Also, a brand new pedal and one of the knobs was already scratchy.I returned it.

Pedal was working just fine every day for about 2 months until, in the middle of a Little Wing solo, it died ... the red light went out, no sound signal passed through. Likely a faulty unit, possibly the pedal’s reaction to a poor Hendrix rendition. Either way I’m pursuing a replacement pedal ... let’s see how that goes.Update (10 Dec 2017). Chicago Music Exchange will take the pedal back and refund me, which is good of them especially as the return period had apparently expired. I don’t yet know whether or not I’ll get another one ... it depends what went wrong with this one and how likely it is to happen again.

I've tried quite a few compressors. Most of them were ... meh. The Cali 76 transformed my understanding of compressors and what they can do. It's very expensive, but it has earned a permanent place on my pedalboard.

I can't say enough good things about the Cali76. It's extremely versatile, transparent and built like a tank. It's 'shiny kit' for sure. I can't get a bad sound out of this pedal. Origin Effects have some helpful setting suggestions that get you started. If I were to pick only three pedals for my board (out of the many that I have floating around), this would be my first choice. It was also shipped and arrived very quickly from Electric Mojo Guitars.

Nachdem ich bereits einen MXR DynaComp und das EHX ToneCorset ausprobiert hatte, mit beiden aber nicht so richtig glücklich wurde, habe ich nur sehr zögerlich die Entscheidung zum Kauf des Cali76 getroffen. Das war ein Fehler. Der Comp ist unglaublich klanggetreu und verändert die Dynamik des Gitarrensignals, aber nicht dessen Klang. Mit der richtigen Einstellung komprimiert er sehr unauffällig und erzeugt ein schönes Systain ohne die Anschlagcharakteristik des Tones zu beeinflussen. Das ist genau das, was ich lange Zeit gesucht habe. Der Preis ist zwar etwas hoch, doch ist der Cali 76 jeden Cent wert. Wer kann, sollte ihn mit 18V ansteuern. Sollte der Kompressor mal irgendwann den Geist aufgeben, dann kommt für mich kein anderes Gerät in Frage. Ich werde ihn also jederzeit wieder kaufen.

This unit is based on the proven UREI 1176. I have tried and owned lots of other compressors. This one is the best without a doubt.

Extremely quiet and flexible compressor. Sounds amazing.