The latest creation from the Italian tone laboratories of Chicco and the Gurus team, this is the Optivalve – a valve (tube) optical compressor/limiter in pedal form. This is based partly on the circuit design of the legendary LA2A studio compressor and we’re very excited about it.

After the awards and reviews garnered by their last two pedals – the Echosex 2 and the 1959 Double Decker – it’s great that they have brought the same expertise and quality to a compressor pedal. We expect this unit to quickly become a fixture on many pedalboards, but like their previous two releases it also has clear applications for other instruments, and in the studio as outboard.

Can be used both as a standard compressor, or as a limiter to obtain maximum clean volume from your amp without adding crunch. The simulated “magic eye” (OK, it’s just green LEDs through the valve, but it looks cool) gives you a feel for the compression level. Superb build quality and a design that matches the other units in the range..

Please note that there’s no power supply included with the pedal: it takes a standard 9 or 12 volt centre negative supply (290mA max); we have available in our store