Compressed gear for Rock
What 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
used by John Frusciante, Noel Gallagher, Kurt Cobain +9 more
Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer
Ibanez
used by Mike McCready, Mark Tremonti, James Hetfield +7 more
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
Boss
used by Jack White, Alex Lifeson, Paul Gilbert +1 more
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
used by Tony Iommi, J Mascis, Rory Gallagher
EVH 5150 III
Evh
used by Wes Borland, John 5, Mark Tremonti
1950s Fender Twin
amplifier
used by Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson, Carlos Santana
MXR M104 Distortion+
Dunlop
used by Slash, Paul Gilbert, Tom Morello
Marshall JVM410H
Marshall
used by Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen
Xotic RC Booster
Xotic
used by Andy Timmons
Carvin Legacy 1 VL100 100W Amp Head
Carvin
used by Steve Vai
Vox AC-50
amplifier
used by Peter Green
1970s Mesa/Boogie Mark I 'Snake King'
Mesa Boogie
used by Carlos Santana
Boss HM-3 Hyper Metal
Boss
used by Warren Haynes
Boss OC-3 Super Octave
Boss
used by John Mayer
Crate - VC 5212
amplifier
used by Mark Knopfler
Dean Markley Overlord
Dean Markley
used by Andy Timmons
ENGL Special Edition E670
Engl
used by Vinnie Moore
Hermida Zendrive
Hermida
used by Gary Clark Jr
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Germanium Gold Ltd.
Pigtronix
used by Paul Gilbert
Rivera Bonehead
Rivera
used by Mick Mars
Roland Analog Echo
Roland
used by Yngwie Malmsteen
Scholz Research & Development Rockman X100 Headphone Amp
Scholz
used by Joe Satriani
Sunn 100s
amplifier
used by Jimi Hendrix