We just did a review of the Lightning Boy Op-2 Compressor, but just a few days ago, I received an email from Mike Congilosi II, letting me know that they made some last minute changes to the compressor before it’s official release. Curious, I wanted to learn more, so I checked out their site and they broke down the updates….
I have been working closely with Cyrus from Ovnilab to make improvements to the design of Op-2 Comp. Â He has been playing with the pedal and gave me some valuable recommendations for improving the product. Â I did not take what he said lightly. Â Since Op-2 Comp hasn’t been released yet, I made all the changes he suggested. Â Here’s the list of changes:
- The pedal will sell for just under $380 instead of $400, but the first run will be sold for $360 each. Â Read on to learn more about that.
- The pedal now runs on 12v at 400mA instead of 9v at 1270mA. Â Less current draw is a big plus, but the added voltage was much needed to create more headroom. Â This change also created more volume, more compression, and a cleaner tone.
- The on/off power switch is no more. Â The unit powers on as soon as you turn on/plug in your power supply. Â The on/off switch is still on the pedal, but now it does something different. Â Its called “Turbo.” Â When the turbo switch is engaged, it gives you more “Tube tone” and more volume. Â Technically what it does is increase the THD slightly, it modifies the frequency response super slightly, and it boosts the volume. Â Basically it sounds thicker and warmer.
They also put out a very informative comparison video between the 2 versions…
Let me know what you think by commenting below!
