Carl Martin Comp/Limiter vs Mojo Gear Orange Compressor (Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer Clone)
The Carl Martin Comp/Limiter and the Mojo Gear Orange Compressor (Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer Clone) are both pedals sharing dynamic, sustaining. The Mojo Gear Orange Compressor (Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer Clone) leans transparent. Current prices: $170.70 vs $96.12.
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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.60% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- country pop
- country
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- dynamic
- sustaining
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$170.70via Reverb
$96.12via Reverb
The Carl Martin Comp/Limiter is a combined compression and limiting pedal providing dynamic control for guitar and bass players. Offers dual-function operation covering soft optical-style compression for sustain enhancement and hard limiting for peak control. Controls include Threshold, Compression, Attack, and Level for precise dynamic shaping. Carl Martin Danish boutique construction ensures reliable signal processing quality. Suited for players who need both compression and hard limiting in a single pedal for studio recording and live performance.
This is a clone of Dan Armstrong's Orange Squeezer, one of the earliest and most influential FET-based compressor circuits in guitar effects history, originally released in the 1970s in a distinctive orange, in-line plug-style enclosure without conventional pedal controls. The original Orange Squeezer became a favorite of studio session players for its smooth, musical compression and subtle harmonic sweetening rather than an obvious, audibly squashed effect, and it has since become one of the most cloned vintage compressor circuits among boutique builders. Mojo Gear's version reproduces that circuit for players seeking the original's transparent, studio-quality squeeze in a more modern, pedalboard-friendly format.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- funk
- alternative
- transparent