Keeley Electronics GC-2 Limiting Amplifier Compressor Pedal - (Re-Loved)

Product Description

Bring true studio-quality dynamics control to your pedalboard with the Keeley GC-2 Limiting Amplifier Compressor. Built around the renowned THAT Corporation 4320 VCA, the GC-2 delivers exceptionally transparent compression with the precision and headroom normally found in professional rack-mounted studio equipment.

Unlike traditional stompbox compressors, the GC-2 offers clean, musical compression that preserves your instrument's natural tone while providing outstanding control over dynamics. Whether you're adding subtle sustain, tightening clean passages, controlling aggressive peaks, or using it as a transparent clean boost, the GC-2 responds with impressive clarity and low noise.

Designed for guitarists, bassists, keyboard players, and other musicians, this versatile compressor provides a wide frequency response, adaptive attack and release characteristics, and intuitive controls that make it easy to dial in everything from gentle compression to hard limiting.

Key Features

• Studio-grade VCA compressor using the THAT Corporation 4320 circuit
• Transparent, high-fidelity compression with ultra-low noise
• Variable compression from 1:1 through hard limiting
• Independent Compression, Threshold, and Gain controls
• Adaptive attack and release for natural dynamics
• +30dB output gain for clean boost applications
• Wide bandwidth exceeding 20kHz
• Suitable for guitar, bass, keyboards, drum machines, and more
• Dual LED threshold indicator
• True bypass switching
• Compact pedalboard-friendly enclosure

Controls

• Compression – Adjusts the compression ratio from virtually no compression to hard limiting.
• Threshold – Sets the level at which compression begins.
• Gain – Restores output level after compression or provides up to +30dB of clean boost.

Specifications

• Effect Type: Compressor / Limiting Amplifier
• Circuit: THAT Corporation 4320 VCA
• Power Supply: 9V DC (center negative)
• Current Draw: 50mA
• Input Impedance: 1MΩ
• Output Impedance: 100Ω
• Maximum Output Gain: +30dB
• Frequency Response: Greater than 20kHz
• Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.1%
• Noise Floor: -95dBV
• Indicator: Dual LED Threshold Indicator
• True Bypass: Yes