Compressor Pedal Drill Templates

12 circuits

Compressors even out your picking dynamics, extend sustain and tighten up clean tones. These 12 compressor circuits each come with a free printable drill template, sized for the enclosure the circuit is built around.

All 12 compressor templates

PedalPCB 401K Compressor

Compare to Keeley 4 Knob Compressor

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Aion FX Aurora Compressor / Sustainer

Based on the Ross Compressor and MXR Dyna Comp. The original guitar compressor pedal, still a favorite of guitarists after over 40 years.

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Aion FX Convex Parallel Compressor

Based on the Dinosaural OTC-201 Opticompressor, designed by Dan Coggins (formerly of Lovetone).

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PedalPCB Delegate Compressor

Compare to EQD The Warden

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PedalPCB Delegate Compressor (Boneyard Edition)

Compare to EQD The Warden

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Fuzz Dog Engineer's Thumb Compressor

Valve Wizard's excellent compressor design. Something a little different to the Dynacomp variants.

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Fuzz Dog FlatLine Compressor

John Hollis' relatively low parts count optical compressor. This fits in between the 'is it on' and 'super squished' camps.

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Aion FX Oceanid Optical Compressor

Based on the Pete Cornish OC-1 Optical Compressor, originally traced by Aion FX in 2019.

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Fuzz Dog Orange Squeezer Compressor

Simple but nicely effective compressor kit. A lot of compressors have huge parts counts, but this one keeps it real and does what it says with the minimum of fuss.

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