Electro-Harmonix Black Finger Tube Compression Pedal

Este compresor sin duda se diferencia de la mayoría de compresores de pedal, ya que sus dos opciones de detección óptica (LED y Lamp) te dan siempre compresiones de calidad. Sonido super caliente y agradable al oído. Al jugar con el pre y post gain puedes obtener muchos matices, incluída una saturación suave propia de la válvula del previo, que le da ese punto tan característico y añejo. En cuanto lo enciendes notas como esa especie de aire en el sonido que te sugiere casi dejarlo siempre activo con el mínimo ajuste de compresión para imprimir carácter al sonido de la guitarra, ya sea eléctrica o acústica. En su contra, hay que decir que se aleja de ser un pedal que vayas a llevar en tu pedalera por cuestiones obvias de espacio, delicadeza y requisitos de alimentación. En mi caso, está instalado en una pedalera de estudio que casi no se mueve y está alimentado por una fuente Cioks AC, que es de las pocas que te permiten hacer funcionar este pedal sin su alimentador propio. Resumiendo, calidad en compresión aterciopelada, pero si buscas algo para ir de bolo cada fin de semana, digamos que no es lo más recomendable.

It rocks. Smooth compression without being overbearing. Very nice addition. Required equipment for my acoustic guitar rig.

I have purchased my Black Finger Electro-Harmonix one month ago. I own a Keeley compressor and before played with Milk Box - DOD and BOSS CS-3. My initial idea to buy the Black Finger was to have a second compressor, in case I have a friend to play with me at home. Actually I didn't expect something better than my Keeley 4 knob compressor that sounds perfectly.My first impression about Black Finger was awful. It seemed to me noisy, difficult to use, low sustain and bad compression. Then I decided to go through it and with some accurate setting I obtained really a great sound. By the time being, Black finger is in my favorite pedal and my Keeley is in the cupboard.This Pedal is a mixture of Booster, valve preamp and Compressor. It doesn't have big sustain but it enhances a lot the strat type sound. However, I couldn't get a good sound when I used it with SG and Les Paul. I have 3 Fender Stratocaster, 1 telecaster and 1 thinline. With all of them Black Finger was extraordinary. If I lose it I will by a new one immediately.

A very versatile pedal with potential to be a lot of different things for a lot of different people. You can get a heavy compression for a strong, driving bass line or a lighter, warmer compression for tapping and slapping. It's easy to overdrive and sounds good when it does. I've also used it while recording, and it does a good job of it. Much better than the stock protools compression usually used in garage recordings.The downside would be the learning curve. I spent many hours playing to learn how to reliably configure it, and while it was a fun few hours, it might seem like a difficult task for a beginner. I'd recommend some cheaper solid-state compressors with less settings for people who want something simpler to set up.

It's just too big. The proprietary power supply ended up being a huge pain.