Best compressor for sustain

[Guybrush]

Hi all

I've recently built a Keeley 4 knob compressor. It's great for evening out frequency response but I'm not really finding it adds any sustain to my clean or distorted tone.

Can anyone suggest a compressor that 'specialises' in sustain?

Thanks in advance!

[jtn191]

Try turning compression and volume up.
All compressors could add sustain, I guess youd want a slow release time. Slower attack means more transparent, quick means more "country" squish.

checkout Forest Green comp and Slide Rig on YT

[galaxiex]

Guitar PCB has the MoRC compressor, (Modified Ross Compressor).
I have built 2 of them, one for me and the other for our Lead player.
We both leave them on all the time.
Great comp! Great sustain! 

link > http://www.guitarpcb.com/apps/webstore/products/show/5764897

[jtaormina]

I built an MoRC and a orange squeezer. The OS is way to pussy foot for 57 classic humbuckers. They drive it to distort. The MoRC can handle the humbuckers but I felt robbed of some high end chime. I tried every spot in the chain for it. I always seemed to like it near the end best (but before my final clean boost) but I always struggled with it. Ultimately I took it off and play without it. One day I'll finish my afterlife board and see if I like that circuit better.

[galaxiex]

I built an MoRC and a orange squeezer. The OS is way to pussy foot for 57 classic humbuckers. They drive it to distort. The MoRC can handle the humbuckers but I felt robbed of some high end chime. I tried every spot in the chain for it. I always seemed to like it near the end best (but before my final clean boost) but I always struggled with it. Ultimately I took it off and play without it. One day I'll finish my afterlife board and see if I like that circuit better.

Interesting...

I also built the OS and found it took away too much high end sparkle.
It was pretty much useless for me.

I don't have that problem with the MoRC. It seems to retain the highs, at least on my rig.
I have it first in the chain and play (mostly) a Nashville Tele.

[jtaormina]

I built an MoRC and a orange squeezer. The OS is way to pussy foot for 57 classic humbuckers. They drive it to distort. The MoRC can handle the humbuckers but I felt robbed of some high end chime. I tried every spot in the chain for it. I always seemed to like it near the end best (but before my final clean boost) but I always struggled with it. Ultimately I took it off and play without it. One day I'll finish my afterlife board and see if I like that circuit better.

Interesting...

I also built the OS and found it took away too much high end sparkle.
It was pretty much useless for me.

I don't have that problem with the MoRC. It seems to retain the highs, at least on my rig.
I have it first in the chain and play (mostly) a Nashville Tele.

The tele is the key I think. That guitar loves compressors. I play a es335. It hates compressors I guess.  It's already a guitar that is more fat and jazzy. Any roll off a treble is noticeable to me.

[galaxiex]

I built an MoRC and a orange squeezer. The OS is way to pussy foot for 57 classic humbuckers. They drive it to distort. The MoRC can handle the humbuckers but I felt robbed of some high end chime. I tried every spot in the chain for it. I always seemed to like it near the end best (but before my final clean boost) but I always struggled with it. Ultimately I took it off and play without it. One day I'll finish my afterlife board and see if I like that circuit better.

Interesting...

I also built the OS and found it took away too much high end sparkle.
It was pretty much useless for me.

I don't have that problem with the MoRC. It seems to retain the highs, at least on my rig.
I have it first in the chain and play (mostly) a Nashville Tele.

The tele is the key I think. That guitar loves compressors. I play a es335. It hates compressors I guess.  It's already a guitar that is more fat and jazzy. Any roll off a treble is noticeable to me.

Ahh yes... that makes sense.
Our lead player mostly uses a Strat (bridge pup) so it's very bright as well.
I never tried the MoRC with any humbucker guitars.

[midwayfair]

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[jball85]

I built a 4-knob ross comp from Pickdropper, I believe. I could definitely get a note above the 12 fret on the high e to sustain permanently with my Marshall. Try using enough volume to induce some controllable pickup feedback.

[jtaormina]

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Haha Silent suggestion? I've wanted to try the bear hug too. Just never got around to it. I got my after life pcb like a year ago. 

[drolo]

I am liking the engineer's thumb quite a lot these days.

[dont-tase-me-bro]

The longest sustain I've ever seen is Trey anastasio, which amongst other things, involves a Ross compressor

[junkemail86]

I'm not necessarily a compressor expert, bu I've built the Compulator, Orange Squeezer, MoRC, Engineer's Thumb, Flatline, and Bearhug.
Personally, I like the sustain of the Compulator the best, also "warms" the tone a bit so I do feel I lose some of the high end, but I like the tone it leaves.  Orange Squeezer is probably the least transparent of the group.  All are great effects though.

[jtn191]

I am liking the engineer's thumb quite a lot these days.

Yeah, I built mine as a 5-knobber. I would change the attack, threshold, release to different values or tapers...the weird attack "glitch" bugs me but I can dial it in to sound almost just like my zvex instant lofi comp.

[Guybrush]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I'm starting to think maybe I'm doing something 'wrong' with my Keely clone.

I'll keep fiddling with it and definitely look into building another comp based on the suggestions.

Thanks again

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