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  4. /Compressed

Compressed gear for Blues

What Blues artists actually play that sounds compressed, ranked by how many of them use it

Also called squashed, squishy, tight compression, less punchy, smooth out chords, evens out

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

used by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gary Clark Jr, Buddy Guy

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Vox

$799via Reverb

used by Noel Gallagher, Rory Gallagher

Hermida Zendrive

Hermida

used by Gary Clark Jr, Robben Ford

Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster

Dallas

used by Rory Gallagher

Tycobrahe Octavia

Tycobrahe

used by Stevie Ray Vaughan

Marshall JVM410H

Marshall

used by Joe Satriani

1950s Fender Twin

amplifier

used by Eric Clapton

Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer

Boss

$97.28via Reverb

used by Joe Satriani

Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal

Boss

$90via Reverb

used by Warren Haynes

Boss OC-3 Super Octave

Boss

$76.70via Reverb

used by John Mayer

ENGL Special Edition E670

Engl

used by Vinnie Moore

MXR M104 Distortion+

MXR

used by Slash

Scholz Research & Development Rockman X100 Headphone Amp

Scholz

used by Joe Satriani

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