TC Electronic

AUGUST 2017 TOTAL GUITAR
Tame your tone with technology or old-school
analogue grit – the choice is yours...
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f you’re not prejudiced against digital
eff ects and want a compressor that’s light
on the pedalboard and the wallet, this
could be for you. It’s a multi-band compressor
that uses the same MD3 algorithm as TC’s
studio System 6000 unit. It takes some
tweaking to dial in a sound that doesn’t
darken the tone of the guitar or give the
impression of it being ‘thinner’ due to too
much attack, but the results are worth the
eff ort – especially as, for the most part,
compressors are ‘set and forget’ pedals. It’s
also TonePrint compatible, if you want to edit
the parameters on your computer.
K
ongpressor seems an appropriate name
for a pedal this size; luckily, compared
with the svelte TC and MXR off erings it
off ers a suite of options, with attack, release,
squash and chime joining volume as controls
on the front plate. The treble cut isn’t
essential, but the range of the squash, or
compression knob is highly usable. As far as
analogue goes this is a winner, with the attack
and release interacting in a pleasurable way to
even out the guitar, whether picked or
shredded. There’s a slight colouration to the
tone, but it’s a almost preamp type of grit that
will be a bonus to many players.
TC ELECTRONIC
HYPERGRAVITY MINI
SMALL BUT DENSE
ORANGE
KONGPRESSOR
THE KING OF THE JUNGLE
BYPASS: (MXR, TC Electronic),
Buffered (Boss, Orange)
POWER REQUIREMENTS:
9V power supply; 9V battery or
9V power supply
(Boss, Orange)
CONTACT:
Roland UK 01792 702701
www.roland.co.uk
Westside Distribution
0844 326 2000
www.jimdunlop.com
TC Electronic
0800 917 8926
www.tcelectronic.com
Orange Amplification
0208 905 2828
www.orangeamps.com
AT A GLANCE
£94
£119
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