Dedalo FX Launches the Gorila GOR-4 Bass Compressor

April 22, 2021 · 3 sources

Dedalo FX launched the new, updated Gorila GOR-4, an optical bass compressor pedal that takes its inspiration from the classic LA-2A studio unit. The design pairs the LA-2A-inspired optical circuit with a separate stage of analog limiting, and the pedal was aimed squarely at bass players, with parallel compression and what GuitarBomb's Jef Stone called "everything you need for a solid low-end thump"¹².

The Gorila GOR-4 is an analog pedal built around optical technology and a studio-grade opamp, and it was designed, in the maker's words, "to bring recording studio quality to the pedal format"³. It ships in a compact yellow stompbox enclosure with true bypass switching and a compression indicator LED that shows when the circuit is working¹.

Its control set covers the full compression job:

• Compression sets the amount of compression applied.
• Blend is a clean-signal blend control, so the uncompressed low end can be mixed back in for parallel compression.
• Tilt EQ is centered at 250 Hz; with the knob in the middle position the EQ is flat, and it is applied to the already compressed signal.
• Gain works as makeup gain, bringing the compressed signal up to match the level of the bypassed signal.
• Attack shapes how quickly the compressor responds.
• Limit, a mini control on the top corner of the unit, handles the separate analog limiting stage¹.

GuitarBomb's reviewer found the layout straightforward: "All controls do exactly what you would expect and it looks nice and easy to operate, which I think is always a good" sign for a pedal of this kind¹. Each pedal comes with a two-year warranty, and the launch price was set at USD 140 plus shipping, available to buy direct from the maker's site¹³.

The full Gorila Compressor GOR4 product page carries the complete specifications, and the maker's English-language manual is available as a PDF from Dedalo FX³.