Jackson Audio hour-glass vs Keeley Compressor Good Ol'Edition
The Jackson Audio hour-glass and the Keeley Compressor Good Ol'Edition are both pedals sharing transparent, sustaining, compressed.
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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
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- transparent
- sustaining
- compressed
- smooth
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$163.62via Reverb
The Jackson Audio Hour Glass is a compact dual analog compressor built from two independent OTA circuits inspired by the legendary Ross compressor. Each side has its own Level, Sustain, and Blend controls plus selectable Fast, Medium, or Slow attack and a Flat, Medium, or High treble toggle to restore highs. The compression is warm, natural, and transparent, boosting sustain for singing leads while preserving the guitar's core tone. Players can dial one circuit for single coils and the other for humbuckers and switch instantly, or stack both for nearly endless sustain. It suits country, blues, worship, ambient, and lead playing where smooth sustain and tonal control matter, all in an unusually small 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.- Blues
- Ambient
- Funk