MXR M102 Dyna Comp Compressor

Add vintage flavor to your tone with this compressor pedal. With controls for sensitivity and output, the Dyna Comp can add smooth sustain or clicky texture.

$99.99

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Overall User Ratings (based on 67 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted October 22, 2016 by Mike B in Pittsburgh , PA

"The finishing touch..."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This pedal is great. It's the exact thing I was looking for to complete my pedal board. Gives me the right amount of compression and Sustain. It gets a little noisy when using a single coil. But, not too bad. Overall I'm happy.

Musical Background:

Playing guitar and bass for 18 years.

Musical Style:

Shoegaze, alternative, metal.
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Submitted August 15, 2011 by a customer from verizon.net

"PLAIN, SIMPLE, AND NICE."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Sound
I play a Tele through tube amps clean. Ive tried a few pedal compressors in this price range. After fiddling with knobs for days I either sent them back or put them on eBay. Finally thought I'd give this one a try. I avoided it as it looked too simple with just two knobs. In about two minutes I found what I was looking for. Sustain, even out the volumes on the strings, a bit of nice boost, ever so slightly colored if at all. Put the left knob at 3:00 and the right knob at 9:00 to 10:00. Done deal.
Features
Battery not included. I don't care for batterys anyways. They go dead at the worst possible moment.

Musical Background:

Active musician

Musical Style:

Country, Blues
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Submitted January 16, 2017 by Michael M in Montrose, CO

"dyna comp"

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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This is the worst pedal I have ever purchased. First one was VERY NOISIE!!!!!!!!!!!! Took it back and exchanged it. Retuned it the next day. I have several MXR pedals and they are all great. This pedal is JUNK. Buy a Keeley

Musical Background:

Been playing pro and for myself for 50 years

Musical Style:

Blues, rock, CW
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Submitted December 11, 2009

"A must have."

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Owning an MXR Dyna Comp is a must for any guitar player. It's one of the essentials. Even if you aren't a huge fan of compression or are too cool to use pedals that normal people can buy in a store, you should own one of these...in fact, you probably already do.
Sound
A fairly transparent compressor. Plenty of output. It can get a bit noisy with single coils when you turn up the compression, but nothing that a noise gate can't handle. There are no surprises here: it's an MXR Dyna Comp. It is what you think it is. Nothing more, nothing less. For my money, a compressor should be able to do two things: 1) Chicken-pickin clean tones. 2) Creamy, singing neck pickup lead tones when paired up with an overdrive pedal. The block logo Dyna Comp can do both very well. It also has enough clean output to drive your amp like a boost pedal. At 70 bucks, you can get two of em and stick one at the end of your signal chain to use like a master volume control.
Features
Output and Sustain. Works with a AC adaptor or a 9 volt battery and has an LED. Pretty much all you need on a compressor. Features aren't really what one looks for in a compressor.
Ease of Use
As straightforward as it gets. If you can't figure this one out, maybe pedals aren't your thing.
Quality
It's a tank.
Value
In my book, this is running neck and neck with the Sovtek Big Muff Pi as the best value on the market today. $69.00 is a steal. As long as you don't store it in a salt water fish tank, it will last a lifetime. Do yourself a favor and take the Pepsi Challenge with this and a noise gate vs. the mighty Keeley compressor. Sure, the Keeley will win, but it's four times the price and the differences are subtle. This is one of those pedals that, as soon as they come out with the next, slightly different version, everyone will want this one. The differences between this an a vintage script logo, as far as sound goes, are small. When you throw in the fact that the old version everyone pines for doesn't have an LED and only runs off of batteries, I actually prefer this one.
The Wow Factor
As far as mass produced pedals go, this one is up there. Even without the script logo, it's still a classic.
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