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  4. /Compressed

Compressed gear for Jazz

What Jazz 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 Bill Frisell, Carlos Santana

Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

Vox

$799via Reverb

used by John Scofield

1950s Fender Twin

amplifier

used by Carlos Santana

1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'

Mesa Boogie

used by Carlos Santana

ENGL Special Edition E670

Engl

used by K.K. Downing

Gibson GA-18

Gibson

used by Bill Frisell

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