Empress Effects Bass Compressor 2, Blue Sparkle

The Empress Effects Bass Compressor, seen here in a Blue Sparkle enclosure, is a studio-quality effects pedal that would fit neatly into any pedalboard setup.

Upon release in 2011, the original Empress Compressor quickly became a favourite amongst guitar and bass players alike, thanks to the detailed controls and studio grade audio.

The pedal has now seen a host of improvements for its MK II release, with features such as a two position 'tone + color' circuit, a mix knob for parallel compression, and even a fully variable sidechain high pass filter, adding plenty of tonal character to your rig.

Empress Effects Bass Compressor 2, Blue Sparkle Key Features

• All Analog Signal Path - No digitals in here!
• Extremely Transparent - Add dynamic control without altering the original tone of your instrument
• 3 Compression Ratios - 2:1, 4:1 and 10:1 ratios offer lots of flexibility
• Attack and Release Control - Allows for ultimate control over the compression characteristics
• Mix - Blend uncompressed signal in with the compressed signal for parallel compression, New York Style!
• Metering - Meter both gain reduction and input levels on separate meters.
• Tone and Color - Adds mild harmonic distortion with a mid range cut or an upper mid range boost.
• Sidechain Send/Return - 3.5mm TRS jack send and return for sidechain compression.
• Sidechain High Pass Filter - A variable high pass filter that filters low frequencies from the sidechain. The filter frequency ranges from 20Hz to 400Hz.
• Improved Low End Frequency Response - To handle those low low sounds, completely flat down to 20Hz.
• True Display LEDs - Bright multi-color LEDs always let you know what the compressor is doing.
• Power On Bypassed or Engaged - For musicians that never want to turn their compressor off.
• True Bypass - The Empress Compressor employs true bypass, so you can be sure that it's not affecting the signal when disengaged.
• Small Size - New enclosure approximately half the size of the original compressor, which is delightfully small when considering all the features packed into this unit.
• Beautiful Case - It has a sparkle you can't deny, especially with this Blue Sparkle finish.

Empress Effects Bass Compressor 2, Blue Sparkle Specs

• Input Impedance: 1M
• Output Impedance: 2.2k
• Frequency Response (-3dB): 10Hz - 20kHz
• Distortion: less than 0.1%
• Noise: -101dB
• Power Input Voltage: 9 - 18 V DC (Negative tip)
• Power Input Connector: 2.1mm barrel connector (Negative tip)
• Power Consumption: ~ 100mA
• Enclosure Material: Die Cast Aluminum
• Input connector: 1/4" Jack
• Output connector: 1/4" Jack
• Height (Enclosure only): 1.5"
• Height (including controls): 2.5"
• Length: 4.8"
• Width: 2.6"
• Weight: 1lbs