I use two guitars a tele, and a rick 360, passing thru a peterson strobo stomp-mini bi comp-big muff-MXR carbon copy-MXR micro amp, all into a vox AC30.
the mini-bi-comp is always on.
simply, you sound better, and you have a better tone...better said : a way better tone.
no mud, no confusion, no weak sounds, only high definition sound, gorgeous attack, nice sustain, and what you do, in a way, find a section of the sonic spectrum that, if the bi-comp is on, only belongs to you.
you can actually play at a lower volume, being sure to be heard.
the ross side is perfect..it's not true that nothing is perfect.
the OS side, nails the bakersfield sound, but it's a little too noisy...
Reliability/Durability:
it seems built in the good way.
I think it will last a long time.
Ease of Use:
after I tried to get out a sound from the much praised Boss CS2, the mini-bi-comp it's so easy to use that is hard to believe.
two knobs per side, two internal trims -but the default setting is good for my tastes-two lights, red and yellow.
Customer Support:
analogman has been friendly by mail, but I had very little contact, or need to contact.
Overall Rating:
been playing since twenty years, bass and guitars, always had a retro feel-from "rocket 88" to "who's next" and everything in between- that made me use old tube stuff.
made records, tours in europe, all this without being a pro for a single day of my life, but I've learnt a things or two.
lost ? stolen ? I'd buy it again in a breeze.
you need a compressor to play like the record you like, and IMHO, this is the best you can get.
this is not a Honeymoon review, I had it for almost 2 years, and I carried it around europe.
I had the MXR dyna comp -nice, the boss CS2 -nice
but the mini-bi-comp leaves them behind in second gear.
I don't use the OS side a lot, maybe I could have bought the single comprossor, I dunno.
if you like compressed guitar sound, get it.
