Description

Wampler Ego Compressor Pedal

Up for sale is the industry-favorite Wampler Ego Compressor. If you’ve ever found other compressors to be too squashy, noisy, or tone-sucking, the Ego is the pedal that will change your mind. It is designed to be an "always-on" sweetener that makes everything you play sound like a polished, studio-engineered record.

The secret weapon of the Ego Compressor is its Blend control. By allowing you to mix your completely unaffected dry signal back in with the compressed signal, you get all the increased sustain and even dynamics of a great compressor without sacrificing the snappy, natural attack of your picking hand.

Item Condition & Details

Condition: Excellent / Near Mint (Very clean cosmetic condition, graphics are perfect, minor to no signs of wear).

Functionality: 100% fully operational. All five knobs and the heavy-duty footswitch work flawlessly.

Power Requirements: 9V–18V DC, center negative. Running it at 18V provides even more clean headroom! Power supply not included.

What’s Included: Original Wampler Box

Velcro: Cleanly applied to the back.

Tone-Shaping Controls & Features:

The Blend Knob: The ultimate transparency control. Dial it back to keep your original note attack perfectly intact while the compressor fills out the tail-end sustain.

Tone Control: A beautifully voiced knob that adds a crisp, sparkling chime back into your high-end. It ensures your guitar never sounds dull or muddy when heavily compressed.

Attack & Release Controls: Complete command over how fast the compressor grabs your note and how long it holds onto it. It easily goes from quick, percussive country "cluck" to smooth, singing David Gilmour-style sustain.

Boutique Transparency: Built with top-tier, audiophile-grade components, the Ego is remarkably quiet compared to vintage-style compressors and preserves your core guitar tone perfectly.

True Bypass Switching: Completely removes the pedal circuit from your signal path when turned off, keeping your tone pure.