Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2 vs Wampler Cory Wong
The Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2 and the Wampler Cory Wong are both pedals sharing compressed, clean boost. The Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2 leans transparent and sustaining. The Wampler Cory Wong leans mid-forward.
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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.48% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- compressed
- clean boost
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$269.97via Reverb
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 Wampler Cory Wong Compressor is a signature compressor and clean boost pedal from Wampler Pedals (Indianapolis, Indiana), designed in collaboration with Vulfpeck guitarist Cory Wong. It combines the Wampler Ego optical compressor circuit with an independent boost section voiced with a 550Hz mid profile for the crisp, punchy funk compression and pop-boost tone Wong uses live.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Country
- Ambient
- transparent
- sustaining
- mid-forward