Bearfoot FX
Pale Green
Compressor
Though
Bearfoot’s
Pale
Green
Compressor looks like it might be a
basic, old-school squish factory with a
standard three-knob layout, it is in fact
an incredibly transparent and easyto-use compressor that has more in
common with pro audio units, sonically
speaking, than something based on
a Ross Compressor. The Pale Green
is based on BJFE’s legendary Pine
Green Compressor, and like that pedal
its sound and feel mimics the natural
compression that results when a tube
amp is turned up and starts pushing the
speakers. This variety of compression
is the most pleasing to the ears and
fingers of guitarists, and is a big part
of the reason why we love tube amps
so much and why they always sound
best when turned up loud. This effect is
damnably difficult to achieve in a solidstate device, and especially in a compact
stompbox, but Bearfoot has made it
happen. As a bonus, the Pale Green’s
tone circuit is remarkably gorgeous as
well, with a warm, open quality that can
enlarge even the most squashed and
constipated guitar sound.
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