The Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor is a Mad Professor compressor pedal, currently around $181.50. Close alternatives include the EarthQuaker Devices The Warden and the Wampler Ego Compressor. It pairs well with the Synergy SL2 Module and the Friedman BE-Mini Head.
Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor
Mad Professor · pedal
The Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor is a boutique compressor and sustainer prized for clear, uncolored tone and a wide range of compression from nearly inaudible to obvious squeeze. It offers both compressor and sustain voicings, with Sustain mode delivering dynamic, open, touch-sensitive response and long sustain that preserves pick attack, making it suitable even for blues and slide playing. A special Tone control fine-tunes the compressed sound: counter-clockwise gives full-range compression ideal for bass, noon stays most transparent, and clockwise adds brightness with less bottom end. The result is smooth, clean compression that retains the guitar's natural character while leveling dynamics and extending sustain. It suits players wanting transparent, musical compression across clean funk, country, blues, and bass.
- compression
- transparent
- dynamic
- funk
- touch
- bass
- sustain
- country
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor is commonly used in
- Funk
- Blues
- 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. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchRun Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchRun Friedman BE-Mini Head into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Ceriatone 2202H
Ceriatone
tonal matchRun Ceriatone 2202H into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchRun Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Friedman Jose LTD
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Jose LTD's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Egnater Tweaker 88 Head
Egnater
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Egnater Tweaker 88 Head brings the low gain it's missing
Hiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head
Hiwatt
tonal matchHiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head's high gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Bad Cat Lynx 50
Bad Cat
tonal matchRun Bad Cat Lynx 50 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor
Beetronics Nectar
Beetronics
26% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Beetronics Nectar gives it low gain to fill it with
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
25% matchWalrus Audio Eons's low gain fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Mr. Black Bloodmoon
Mr Black
11% matchPut Mr. Black Bloodmoon after Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor in the signal chain, clear of Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Meris Polymoon
Meris
10% matchMeris Polymoon's modulated voice goes after Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor's own compressed character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Tone City Dry Martini
Tone City
tonal matchTone City Dry Martini is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor gives it exactly that
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchBlack Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor gives it exactly that
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchFender Hammertone Overdrive's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor delivers it
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchMad Professor Forest Green Compressor leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature wants
Cheaper alternatives
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
Boss
76% similarityShared character: sustain, tone_control, bright
J. Rockett Jrad Squeegee Compressor
J Rockett
75% similarityShared character: compressor, attack, smooth
Wampler Mini Ego Compressor
Wampler
75% similarityShared character: sustain, tone_control, bright
Maestro Arcas Comp
Maestro
73% similarityShared character: sustain, wide_range, compressor
Fishman AFX AcoustiComp Mini
Fishman
72% similarityShared character: guitar, compressor, pick_attack
MXR Super Comp M132
MXR
72% similarityShared character: compressor, attack, smooth
Boutique & premium upgrades
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EarthQuaker Devices The Warden
EarthQuaker Devices
75% similarityShared character: tone_control, compressor, pick_attack
Wampler Ego Compressor
pedal
74% similarityShared character: sustain, compressor, pick_attack
Demeter Compulator
Demeter
73% similarityShared character: sustain, compressor, attack
Origin Effects Cali76 Compact
Origin Effects
73% similarityShared character: sustain, bright, compressor
Analog Man Comprossor
Analog Man
73% similarityShared character: sustain, bright, compressor
AZOR AP-305 Compressor
Azor
73% similarityShared character: guitar, compressor, attack
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor?+
The closest matches in character are the EarthQuaker Devices The Warden, the Wampler Ego Compressor, the Demeter Compulator. Budget picks: Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer, J. Rockett Jrad Squeegee Compressor, Wampler Mini Ego Compressor. Boutique upgrades: Origin Effects Cali76 V2 FET Compressor.
What pairs well with the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Synergy SL2 Module, Friedman BE-Mini Head, Ceriatone 2202H — Run Synergy SL2 Module into that transparent platform and it finally gets some high gain.
How much does the Mad Professor Forest Green Compressor cost?+
Around $181.50 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).