Ashdown ADMS1 Studio Compressor vs Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor
The Ashdown ADMS1 Studio Compressor and the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor are both pedals sharing compressed, transparent, smooth. Current prices: $181.67 vs $202.53.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.46% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- compressed
- transparent
- smooth
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$181.67via Reverb
$202.53via Reverb
The Ashdown ADMS1 Studio Compressor is a bass-optimized compressor pedal from UK manufacturer Ashdown Engineering. Featuring Threshold (gate level), Ratio (compression amount), and Gain (output level) controls with factory-optimized Attack and Release settings not exposed to the user. Retains the natural tone of the instrument while controlling dynamic range. Can be inserted between instrument and amplifier or between preamp and power amp. Available from Sweetwater, Ashdown directly, and multiple international retailers.
The Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor is a boutique compressor and sustainer prized for clear, uncolored tone and a wide range of compression from nearly inaudible to obvious squeeze. It offers both compressor and sustain voicings, with Sustain mode delivering dynamic, open, touch-sensitive response and long sustain that preserves pick attack, making it suitable even for blues and slide playing. A special Tone control fine-tunes the compressed sound: counter-clockwise gives full-range compression ideal for bass, noon stays most transparent, and clockwise adds brightness with less bottom end. The result is smooth, clean compression that retains the guitar's natural character while leveling dynamics and extending sustain. It suits players wanting transparent, musical compression across clean funk, country, blues, and bass.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- country pop
- country
- alternative
- Funk
- Blues
- Country