Compressed gear for Classic Rock
What Classic Rock 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
Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
Vox
$799via Reverb
used by Ritchie Blackmore
1950s Fender Twin
amplifier
used by Carlos Santana
1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'
Mesa Boogie
used by Carlos Santana
Crate - VC 5212
amplifier
used by Mark Knopfler
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
used by Carlos Santana
Sunn 100s
amplifier
used by Jimi Hendrix