Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2 vs Keeley Compressor Good Ol'Edition
The Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2 and the Keeley Compressor Good Ol'Edition are both pedals sharing transparent, compressed. The Keeley Compressor Good Ol'Edition leans smooth.
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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.51% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
- Country
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- compressed
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.The Jackson Audio Bloom V2 in anodized black with MIDI is a boutique optical compressor, active EQ, and clean boost offering six studio-grade compression modes and full MIDI control. Its optical limiting circuit, inspired by vintage tube compressors, is transparent, adding a rounded organic glow and sustain rather than obvious squash. The EQ shapes tone effectively and is often left on, while the transparent boost adds light grit and drives downstream overdrives. The six modes span gentle always-on leveling to aggressive compression, suiting clean funk, country, worship, ambient, and studio work, with MIDI preset recall for larger rigs. It is housed in a rugged stainless steel enclosure.
The Keeley Compressor Good Ol' Edition is a take on Keeley's original studio-quality compressor, the pedal that helped establish the brand and became a staple on countless professional pedalboards. It provides smooth, transparent optical-style compression that adds sustain and evens out picking attack without obvious pumping or noticeable tone coloration. The classic two-knob layout keeps it simple and musical, ideal for clean funk strumming, country picking, and always-on dynamic control. It preserves the natural feel of both single-coil and humbucker guitars while smoothing transients and extending note bloom. Long regarded as a benchmark studio compressor in stompbox form, it suits players who value transparency, low noise, and dependable, set-and-forget compression.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- smooth