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Orange Kongpressor Optical Class A Compressor Pedal

Compressor Pedal with Controls for Volume, Chime, Squash, Release, and Attack
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Sweet-sounding Compression You'll Want to Leave On

With the Kongpressor pedal, Orange is utilizing optical compression to deliver superior tone, sustain, and sheen. You'll find that the controls for attack and release sound great all the way through their range. The volume control determines the pedal's output, and you'll be able to hear the detail in your tone, thanks to an onboard active chime circuit that adds and removes top-end sparkle. The Kongpressor is no one-trick pony. It is just as happy in front of a gained-up amp, nailing chicken pickin' tones, or simply smoothing out your performance.

Legendary British tone

Orange has been an iconic rock 'n' roll brand since the dawn of distorted electric guitar. Their high-powered bass and guitar amp heads have powered the backlines of everyone from Black Sabbath to the Eagles of Death Metal. The company also helped kick off the lunchbox amp revolution with their famous Tiny Terror amp line. The Kongpressor is an addition to the company's recent line of high-quality effects pedals that are taking the industry by storm. If you're looking to pick up some legendary British tone from Sweetwater, look no further.

Orange Kongpressor Compressor Pedal Features:

  • Optical compressor pedal with a versatile set of controls
  • Attack and release controls optimize the pedal's bloom
  • Active chime control adds and removes top-end sparkle
  • Up to 12dB of clean gain available for boosting the front of your amp
  • Internal charge pump doubles the operating voltage for more headroom
  • Clear and true-sounding buffered bypass

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Tech Specs

  • Pedal Type: Optical Compressor
  • Analog/Digital: Analog
  • Inputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
  • Bypass Switching: Transparent buffered bypass
  • Power Source: 9V-12V DC power supply (sold separately)
  • Batteries: 1 x 9V
  • Power Usage: 35mA
  • Height: 2.56"
  • Width: 3.74"
  • Depth: 5.12"
  • Weight: 1.1 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: Kongpressor

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Rated 4/5

Great When it’s on...

When the pedal is on it sounds amazing! It has beautiful sonically pleasing compression, that has a lot of range, and dials in beautifully with the attack and release allowing for a beautiful "bloom" of the signal.
The problem is when the pedal is off, I frequently end up with clipping occurring in the pedals buffer, which produces a very harsh choppy clipping. I typically have mine always on, so it isn't a constant issue for me, but the buffers in all of the orange pedals I own have this exact same issue. (The issue persists at 9V and 12V)
Rated 5/5

It Squashes like a bonkers gorilla

It's great, it does what an optical compressor should, it produces a very musical compression, and has massive headroom running at 12V. I love this pedal!
Rated 5/5

I like it so much I have two!

I use one for my clean tone and the other for my dirty tone. This pedal is worth its weight in gold! The way this pedal shapes my tone is ridiculous! I have had compressor pedals before - but nothing that gave the result of this pedal.
Rated 5/5

Killer Compression

Really brings out the tone of my custom Telecaster. Love love love this pedal!!!
Music background: Rock
Rated 5/5

Great Optical Compressor

This compressor had everything I was looking for: optical, headroom, plenty of volume (12dB of boost), and most importantly it sounds great—let's just say it's more a nitrocellulose lacquer over your tone than polyester.
Music background: Hack
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