Universal Audio 1176 Compressor vs Warm Audio Pedal 76 Compressor
The Universal Audio 1176 Compressor and the Warm Audio Pedal 76 Compressor are both pedals sharing compressed, tight. The Warm Audio Pedal 76 Compressor leans transparent and mid-forward. Current prices: $169 vs $229.
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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.58% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- compressed
- tight
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$169via Reverb
$229via Reverb
The Universal Audio UAFX 1176 Studio Compressor is a pedalboard-format recreation of the legendary UREI 1176 FET compressor, widely considered the most-recorded compressor in studio history, using Universal Audio's DSP-powered analog modeling to capture its classic fast, punchy, snappy compression character. It suits guitarists and bassists wanting authentic studio-grade 1176 compression, from subtle leveling to aggressive, colored squash, in a compact stompbox rather than a rack unit.
The Warm Audio Pedal 76 shrinks the brand's WA76 studio compressor, itself a faithful recreation of the legendary Urei 1176 FET compressor, into a pedalboard-friendly stompbox format for guitarists and bassists rather than only studio engineers. The original 1176 circuit is one of the most influential compressors in recording history, famous for its fast attack and aggressive, punchy character on vocals, drums, and instruments across decades of classic records. Warm Audio built its reputation on accessible, faithful clones of iconic studio hardware, and the Pedal 76 extends that mission specifically to musicians who want that famous 1176 character live on their pedalboard rather than only in a rack-mounted studio unit.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Funk
- Country
- transparent
- mid-forward