Amps that pair well with the MXR Dyna Comp

Friedman Dirty Shirley

The Dirty Shirley's British crunch gives the Dyna Comp's percussive squash something to sit on top of rather than a fully clean platform.

Blackstar St. James 100

The St. James' clean channel gives the Dyna Comp's squashed sustain a transparent platform to be heard clearly on.

Fender Bassman Combo Amp

Run the Dyna Comp before the Bassman's own natural compression to even out attack before the amp's tubes get involved.

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

The Dyna Comp's squash levels pick dynamics before they reach the JTM45's own naturally responsive breakup.

Fender Twin Reverb Head

The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before they reach the Twin Reverb's huge, responsive clean headroom.

Diezel Hagen 4-Channel 100-Watt

The Dyna Comp tightens pick attack before it hits the Hagen's front end, keeping the amp's articulation consistent under gain.

Dumble Steel String Singer

The Dyna Comp's squash levels pick dynamics before they reach the Dumble's already touch-sensitive front end.

Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Solo Head (Multi-watt)

Put the Dyna Comp before the Dual Rectifier and its squash keeps the pick attack from spiking into all that valve-driven gain.

PRS Archon

The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the Archon's own modern, hard-rock gain stage.

PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head

The Archon Classic's heavy, modern gain responds a lot more predictably once the Dyna Comp is squashing the attack ahead of it.

PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head

The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the DG Custom 30's own dynamic, classic-rock breakup.

Revv Generator G20 20-Watt 2-Channel Tube Head

Put the Dyna Comp in front of the G20 and the attack stays even instead of jumping around in that clear headroom.

Two-Rock Bloomfield Drive 6V6 40W 1x12 Combo

Even the Bloomfield Drive's smooth, high-gain lead voice gets more predictable once the Dyna Comp squashes the attack first.

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450

The BG-450's clear, articulate headroom is a lot easier to control once the Dyna Comp's squash is running ahead of it.

Quilter Tone Block 202 200W Head

The Tone Block's responsive, valve-like clean platform is easier to control once the Dyna Comp's squash runs ahead of it.

Revv Generator G25 25W Tube Amp Head

Ahead of the G25, the Dyna Comp keeps the pick attack consistent for direct-recording takes where every transient shows up.

Fender Prosonic

The Dyna Comp's transient squash evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the Prosonic's own warm, responsive overdrive.

Laney LX65R

Ahead of the LX65R, the Dyna Comp's squash keeps the pick attack from overdriving the amp's gigging-ready gain unevenly.

Fender Super Reverb

The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the Super Reverb's own clean, spacious breakup.

Boss Acoustic Singer Pro

The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the Acoustic Singer Pro's own notch-filtered EQ stage.

Bad Cat Cub

The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the Bad Cat Cub's chiming, dynamic clean breakup.

Port City Merino Head

Ahead of the Merino Head, the Dyna Comp's squash keeps the pick attack from overwhelming that expressive, dynamic clean voice.

Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head

The Dyna Comp's classic sustain and compression suit the YBA100's tube bass headroom, tightening dynamics before the amp's own gain response kicks in.

Carr Viceroy Combo 2x12" Black

Run the Dyna Comp ahead of the Viceroy to even out attack and add sustain before the amp's own dynamic breakup kicks in.