This diode compressor is by Jonny Reckless on DIY Stompboxes. An original design of his – it’s a really cool sounding compressor, I like it a lot. You can definitely hear it working, this is not one of those compressors that you aren’t sure if it’s on or not – great for clean sounds on a strat.
He used to be a designer for Gallien-Krueger (I think, something like that anyway), so he has some idea as to what he’s doing.
There’s not much out there in terms of diode based compression, without getting into expensive studio or vintage gear, so this is kind of unique in that sense – it’s not another Orange Squeezer in a different wrapper, and for me at least, I think it has a different sound and feel to an optical compressor (which I also quite like).
JONNY RECKLESS DIODE COMPRESSOR – VERO LAYOUT
Slightly smaller vero layout – unverified, as I have not built it. It should work, as it’s a variation on the one above, which I have built.
And another smaller one.
This was made using the narrow layout, but with a few extra rows added either side to allow for proper mounting.
