Empress 2020s Compressor MKII Pedal, Excellent

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The Empress Compressor MKII is widely regarded as one of the most transparent and controllable studio-grade compressors available in pedal form. It offers blend, attack, release, input gain, and output volume controls alongside a three-way ratio selector and a side-chain high-pass filter switch — a feature set that puts it well above the average utility compressor. This example is in excellent condition and was tested in our shop prior to listing - it works perfectly.

Empress Effects is a Canadian boutique manufacturer known for building pedals with audiophile-grade components and genuinely deep functionality. The Compressor MKII refines the original Empress Compressor with improved metering via an LED gain reduction display, cleaner signal path, and more refined control interaction. It has become a benchmark unit for players who want compression that is felt rather than heard — useful across clean and driven applications, and particularly valued in studio recording, pedal steel, and clean-tone electric contexts. The MKII has held its reputation consistently since its release and remains in active production, which speaks to its design quality.

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