The Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ is a Jackson Audio compressor pedal. Close alternatives include the Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2 and the Jackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression. It pairs well with the Fender Prosonic and the Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head.
Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ
Jackson Audio · pedal
The Jackson Audio Bloom V2 is a boutique optical compressor, EQ, and clean boost expanded with six studio-grade compression modes and full MIDI integration. Built around an optical limiting circuit inspired by vintage tube compressors, it stays transparent, adding a rounded organic glow and sustain rather than obvious squash. The active EQ shapes tone effectively and the transparent boost adds light grit while pushing downstream overdrives. The six modes range from gentle always-on leveling to aggressive pronounced compression, making it flexible for clean funk, country, worship, ambient, and studio work. MIDI control allows preset recall in larger rigs. It ships in a rugged stainless steel enclosure.
What stands out
“The Jackson Audio Bloom V2 is a boutique optical compressor, EQ, and clean boost expanded with six studio-grade compression modes and full MIDI integration”
— from the listing
“The active EQ shapes tone effectively and the transparent boost adds light grit while pushing downstream overdrives”
— from the listing
“The six modes range from gentle always-on leveling to aggressive pronounced compression, making it flexible for clean funk, country, worship, ambient, and studio work”
— from the listing
“The standout strength is flexible, transparent compression plus a useful EQ that many leave engaged, with MIDI for preset switching”
— from the community notes
“The six compression modes meaningfully extend the original Bloom, spanning subtle transparent leveling to aggressive, audible squeeze, all while preserving dynamics and adding sustain”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“and the deep feature set is more than simple-compressor users need”
— from the community notes
- compressor
- transparent
- compression
- midi
- boost
- eq
- aggressive
- clean boost
Genres the Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ is commonly used in
- Funk
- Ambient
- Country
- Country Pop
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ
Fender Prosonic
amplifier
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Fender Prosonic leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
amplifier
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
What Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Bogner Ecstasy 3534
Bogner
12% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Bogner Ecstasy 3534 brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall DSL1HR
Marshall
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Marshall DSL1HR's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Rocker 15 Terror
Orange
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Orange Rocker 15 Terror's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Traynor YGL1
Traynor
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Traynor YGL1's own crunchy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall Origin 20 Head
Marshall
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Marshall Origin 20 Head leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Tiny Terror
Orange
9% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Orange Tiny Terror's own crunchy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
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Pedals that stack with the Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Greer Mizuki blue leans toward harmonically rich, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof
EarthQuaker Devices
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
EarthQuaker Devices Hoof leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin Purple Moon
Carl Martin
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Carl Martin Purple Moon brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Fable's glitchy, granular reverb closes out the Bloom V2's transparent compression and boost with texture and space at the end of the chain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII
Sola Sound
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII's own germanium character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Beetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Smiley
JHS Pedals
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
JHS Smiley leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler after Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
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89% similarity“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”
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ?+
The closest matches in character are the Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI V2, the Jackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression, the Jackson Audio Bloom MIDI.
What pairs well with the Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Prosonic, Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head, Bogner Ecstasy 3534 — Fender Prosonic leans toward warm, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.