Engineer´s Thumb - Compressor kit

Item number: 2084

Fantastic Compressor

Category: Modulation, Dynamic

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starting from 28,00 €

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Description

The Engineer´s Thumb Compressor is designed by Merlin Blencowe (The Valve Wizard Website.

It features controls for Attack, Ratio, Threshold, Release and Level and works with a LM13700 IC, functional equal to the CA3080, which is also used in the Dynacomp.

This kit contains all parts you need to build a fully functional effect pedal.

Not included in the kit, but also very good to have:

  • Aluminium enclosure: select one above
  • DC power supply
  • 5 nice knobs for the pots, for 6,3mm shaft
  • Decal, transfer or transparent sheets for labeling

Here is the project page:
Engineers Thumb on The Valve Wizard


Instrument: Guitar
Effect-Type: Compressor

Build documents

Installation guide: Installation guide

Schematic and pcb: Schematic

Parts list (BOM): Parts list

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1 from 1 Customers found the following product review helpful
5 from 5 Fantastic Compressor

The best compressor Ive tried for electric guitar - smooth, silky compression that can be dialled up to high ratios with low noise. I installed a 300k lin pot for the release value resistor. At low settings it will distort in a very pleasureable way. I use this compressor for guitars, drum machines, basses etc and Im extremely happy about how it performs and sounds. Highly recommended!

., 28.11.2017
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3 from 5 Easy build, OK compressor

The build was pretty straightforward, and the end result is an OK compressor - no better than the premium brand pedals I have had, but no worse either.

I find the taper on the pots to be odd - only at the end of the taper do I seem to get a change in characteristic. Probably a one-off pot issue.

., 10.12.2018
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