Amps that pair well with the Ashdown Velvet Compressor

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

What Ampeg RB-110 brings here leans toward gritty — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Ampeg SVT-CL leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Compression before amp — the Velvet smooths the attack before the TKO 115's punchy, aggressive midrange ever sees it.

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ahead of the Subway D-350, the Velvet's smooth compression keeps a bright, mid-forward preamp gain from spiking unevenly.

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain