Personally, we love compressors on all our pedalboards, but not everyone feels the same way. Some players absolutely swear by them, other think they’re useless and won’t come within 5 miles of one. Today’s pedal happens to be a compressor, the Saffron Squeeze from the newly-revived Way Huge Electronics, and while it appears to be a simple stompbox at first glance, a closer look reveals more controls, more options and a ton of useful sounds to help hone your tone.
While the MkI version of the Saffron Squeeze contained only Volume and Sustain controls (which are plenty for a lot of compressors), the MkII version boasts a whole new set of tone-sculpting knobs, perfect for dialing in a wonderful compressed sound. The Gain control sets the input gain level, the Tone control allows you to cut post-compression high-end and an Attack control adjusts the compressor’s reaction speed. These three new additions to the control lineup, along with the two original controls, make for an extremely dialed-in compressor pedal with a wide array of options, and a compression sound for any type or rig, instrument or setup.
All in all, the Saffron Squeeze from Way Huge Electronics showed enormous potential on a variety of pedalboards we tried it with, taming those pesky and unwanted highs while beefing up the lows that more often than not get lost, especially in a high-gain setup. Easy to use, fun to dial in and great to pair with other pedals, this is one solid and extremely affordable compressor. Thanks again to Jeorge Tripps, Way Huge and Dunlop Manufacturing for sending this golden beauty our way – keep looking for more Way Huge pedal reviews on our site coming at’cha soon!
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