Pedals that stack with the Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
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EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
29% matchRun the 1176's studio-grade FET compression before the Dirt Transmitter to even out dynamics before its low-noise drive kicks in.
Comes later in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Ziggy Overdrive
Crazy Tube Circuits
29% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Both lean toward dynamic and compressed respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing
Comes later in the signal chain
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
29% matchThe 1176's fast FET compression evens the signal feeding the Odin's heavy doom fuzz stage.
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Pedals JHS Kilt V3
JHS Pedals
28% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
The 1176's FET compression tightens attack before the Kilt's British saturation takes over.
Comes later in the signal chain
Jackson Audio Asabi Mateus Asato Signature Overdrive/Distortion
Jackson Audio
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Greer Southland
Greer
20% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
DigiTech DOD Looking Glass Signature Designer Distortion
Digitech
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread SuperCharged Overdrive
Catalinbread
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread SuperCharged OD
Catalinbread
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive
Greer
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
ThorpyFX Electric Lightning
ThorpyFX
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Chase Bliss Brothers AM
Chase Bliss Audio
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Browne Amplification The Carbon V1
Browne Amplification
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Shin's Music Dumble ODS
Shins Music
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix Lizard Queen Octave/Fuzz
Electro-Harmonix
15% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Browne Amplification Protein V3
Browne Amplification
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Mad Professor Supreme Matt Schofield Overdrive
Mad Professor
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Free The Tone SOV-2 Custom Shop
Free The Tone
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Browne Amps The Protein
Browne Amplification
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin Greg Howe Lick Box
Carl Martin
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
One Control Baby Blue Overdrive
One Control
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Behringer OD300 Overdrive Distortion
Behringer
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
DSM Humboldt Dumblifier Overdrive Special
Dsm Humboldt Electronics
14% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Sweet Cream v2025
Tone City
13% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
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