Maxon 9-Series CP-9 Pro+ Compressor Pedal

Our Take:

Compressors are oftentimes overlooked when adding to a pedalboard - but the Maxon CP-9 Pro+ should be the exception. It may look like a relatively simple pedal, and it is; but inside its simplicity is an incredibly smooth and powerful compression circuit that has an unbelievable variety of uses. Whether you need unlimited sustain, a more dynamic response, or a simple clean boost - the CP-9 Pro+ can deliver, with absolutely massive headroom so you never need to worry about squashing your sound. 

Maxon's Take:

The CP-9 Pro+ is that rarity of rarities – a compressor with tons of squash that does not color your guitar tone or create excessive noise.

The CP-9 circuit provides a very smooth, transparent, almost “glassy” compression with an extremely low noise floor, even at maximum settings.  Your guitar sounds like your guitar, only with a smoother, more balanced dynamic response - Notes jump off the fretboard with stunning clarity and limitless yet controlled sustain.

The CP-9’s internal voltage doubler provides massive headroom with full-range frequency reproduction.  It can be used with any instrument and for a variety of applications – send into an amp’s front end, place in a loop, or use as an outboard processor for home recordings.

With up to +30 dB of clean Gain, the CP-9 Pro+ can also be used as a straight clean booster or as a volume attenuator to clean up an already dirty amp by reducing input level.

The CP-9 Pro+ provides studio-grade compression in a portable stompbox format – you’ll wonder how you ever played without it!